If your residence address changes (even though you may not have moved) you are required by state law to notify the Department of Safety within ten (10) days of this change.
Sometimes addresses are changed without people actually moving. For example, if your area installs an emergency "911" system, your address may be changed with the Post Office. But simply notifying postal authorities will not provide the information to us. By failing to notify us, you could miss the renewal date of your license, or even have your driving privileges suspended or revoked unnecessarily. The law does not require the address to be changed on your actual license, just on our files.
If you want to have your record updated, write to us and give us your name (as it appears on your license); date of birth; and, of course your driver license number. You may do this by letter, by picking up a change of address form at any driver license station, or, if the change does not involve a name change, by e-mailing the Department of Safety with the following information:
After we receive your information, we will update your driving records within the next 10 - 15 business days. This changes your driving record only, not your actual license. If you want a new license issued that reflects this change, you must go to a driver license station, pay the appropriate fees (duplicates are $8, $16 for commercial driver license), and have a new license issued. Your license must show your legal resident address: a house, and/or apartment number and the street or, a route and box number. The city along with the correct zip code is also required. A post office box alone will not be accepted as a residential mailing address.
