If you don't drive, you may still obtain proof of identity. The

non-driver ID has the same security features and acceptance of a

photo driver license. Non-driver photo ID cards are available

from the Department of Motor Vehicles to any person, regardless

of age, who can provide acceptable proof of identification and

age. Parental consent is required for applicants under 16, and no

person may hold an ID card while holding a New York driver

license or learner permit. The card has the same personal

identification information, photo, signature and special

safeguards against alterations as a photo license. See our

brochure Non-Driver Photo IDs--Secure Proof for Non-Drivers for

complete information and fees. See these instructions to renew

your non-driver ID by mail.

Change Address or Name:

If you move, you must notify DMV within 10 days. You can do this

by sending a letter or by using a change of address form MV-232.

Do NOT e-mail address change requests. Write your new address on

the back of your license in the space provided. If you would like

to purchase a new driver license or non-driver ID showing your

new address, you may do so using form MV-232 or through our

Upstate Call Center.

If you change your name, you must visit your local DMV office.

Bring identification in your old name that adds up to 6 points

and the court, marriage or divorce papers, issued in the U.S., to

prove your new name. The fee to receive a new license with the

name change is $3.

If Your License, Permit or ID is Lost or Stolen:

Mail-in replacement of lost license, permit or non-driver

ID, follow these instructions to apply for a duplicate.

Or, visit your local DMV office. Bring proof of identification

that adds up to 6 points to obtain a duplicate license. The fee

for a duplicate license is $8.00.

If your license, permit or ID was lost due to a crime, obtain

form MV-78 B from a police agency. This form is available only

from police agencies, and is not available to the public from

DMV. Items will be replaced free of charge if the police report

shows they were lost due to crime.

Renew license or ID by mail even if you did not get a renewal

notice. If you do not receive a renewal notice, you may renew by

mail using these instructions, or you may visit your local DMV

office or contact your Call Center to receive instructions.

Renewal fees are found on the renewal instructions.

Renew license or ID by mail if your are currently out of state.

Follow these instructions.

Renewal notice. We will mail you a renewal notice about 45 to 60

days before your license or ID expires. Complete the renewal

application and return it with the fee in the envelope provided.

We will use your photo image and signature stored in our computer

system. Although most renewals are processed in less time, you

should allow up to three weeks to receive your new license in the

mail. It's best to complete and send your renewal application to

us as soon as possible after you receive it. If you did not

receive a renewal notice, you may renew by mail using these

instructions, or you may visit your local DMV office or contact

your Call Center to receive instructions.

Early renewal. You may renew your license up to one year before

the expiration date. You may apply by mail or in person at any

DMV office. It takes about four weeks from the date your

application is processed to receive your license in the mail.

Allow at least 10 days for a mail application to be received and

processed. Your expiration date will remain the same (your birth

date) and the fee will be the same as if you had renewed at the

normal time.

Renewing a driver permit. A permit may only be renewed if the

written test was taken within the last two years, AND the permit

has not expired. Otherwise, you must apply for an original

permit, pay all original permit/application/license fees and take

the vision and written tests at a DMV office. Since permits are

usually issued for 5 years (becoming your license when you pass a

road test), most new drivers never need to renew a permit.

If your license has expired, you may not drive. There is no

"grace period." If your license is expired for 2 years or more,

you may not renew. You must apply for an original license,

re-take vision, written and road tests, and complete a

pre-licensing course. If expired less than two years, you may

renew just as you normally would. If you are convicted of driving

with an expired license the penalties are:

* Expired less than 60 days $25 minimum fine - $200 maximum

fine (plus state and local surcharges);

* Expired more than 60 days $50 minimum fine - $200 maximum

fine (plus state and local surcharges).