Tips for getting a license or an ID card.
Do you still need a drivers license if you’re not driving anymore? Will an expired license work as an ID? How do you change from a license to an ID?
We see lots of these questions in our Parenting Aging Parents group, so we went to an expert for the state of Texas.
Drivers License Division Chief Sheri Gipson at the Texas Department of Public Safety talks with Kim and Mike Barnes of Parenting Aging Parents about using a drivers license or an ID, the possibility of getting someone from DPS to come to you an older adult isn’t mobile, and the documents needed to switch to an ID.
Another Tip: When converting from a DL to an ID, it is important to select yes to the voter registration question to ensure that the Secretary of State is provided with the new ID Card number.
Some helpful links:
Voter ID requirements – Welcome to VoteTexas.gov
Assistance/accommodation for appointments Driver License | Department of Public Safety (texas.gov), click assistance for people with disabilities
General questions Customer Service – Contact Us about applying for, renewing, updating Licenses/ID cards! (texas.gov)
How to apply for an ID How to Apply for a Texas Identification Card | Department of Public Safety
Every state chooses how to handle drivers licenses and identification cards.
Here is a list of the department that handles it in each state:
Alabama – Department of Public Safety
Alaska – Division of Motor Vehicles
Arizona – Department of Transportation
Arkansas – Office of Driver Services
California – Department of Motor Vehicles
Colorado – Division of Motor Vehicles
Connecticut – Department of Motor Vehicles
Washington, D.C. – Department of Motor Vehicles
Delaware – Division of Motor Vehicles
Florida – Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Georgia – Department of Driver Services
Hawaii – Department of Transportation
Idaho – Division of Motor Vehicles
Illinois – Office of the Secretary of State
Indiana- Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Iowa – Department of Transportation
Kansas – Division of Vehicles
Kentucky – Driver Licensing Division
Louisiana – Office of Motor Vehicles
Maine – Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Maryland – Motor Vehicle Administration
Massachusetts – Registry of Motor Vehicles
Michigan – Office of the Secretary of State
Minnesota – Division of Driver and Vehicle Services
Mississippi – Department of Public Safety
Missouri – Missouri Department of Revenue
Montana – Department of Justice’s Motor Vehicle Division
Nebraska – Department of Motor Vehicles
Nevada – Department of Motor Vehicles
New Hampshire – Division of Motor Vehicles
New Jersey – Motor Vehicle Commission
New Mexico – Motor Vehicle Division
New York – Department of Motor Vehicles
North Carolina – Department of Motor Vehicles
North Dakota – Department of Transportation
Ohio – Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Oklahoma – Department of Public Safety
Oregon – Department of Motor Vehicles
Pennsylvania – Department of Transportation
Rhode Island – Division of Motor Vehicles
South Carolina – Department of Motor Vehicles
South Dakota – Department of Public Safety
Tennessee – Driver Services Division
Texas – Department of Public Safety
Utah – Department of Public Safety
Vermont – Office of the Secretary of State
Virginia – Department of Motor Vehicles
Washington – Department of Licensing
West Virginia – Division of Motor Vehicles
Wisconsin – Division of Motor Vehicles
Wyoming – Department of Transportation