Connecticut - Replace your Driving License, Learner's permit or Non-Driver ID

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Procedure

• Apply for the procedure at any DMV office. Driver's Licenses and non-driver IDs can also be replaced at AAA offices. Note: All Commercial Driver's Licenses, Commercial Driver Instruction Permits (CDIPs), and Motorcycle Learner's Permits must be replaced at a DMV office.
• Complete an Application for Duplicate of Current Driver's License or Permit (Form 1-B)
• If you are temporarily located out of state, please follow these instructions: replace your driver's license, non-driver ID or learner's permit through the mail.

Note: No new picture will be taken and your replacement will be printed using the image on file.

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Required Documents

• One acceptable form of identification. Acceptable Forms of Identification

PRIMARY document list

US Born:

• US Birth Certificate or Registration of Birth (Government Issued; Hospital issued are not acceptable)
• US Passport or Passport Card

Non-US Born:

• Foreign Passport w/ supporting documents
• Certificate of Naturalization
• Certificate of Citizenship
• Permanent Resident Card
• Consular Report of Birth Abroad

FULL LEGAL NAME

• By law, the full name shown on the Primary document is your legal name and will be printed on your card.

SECONDARY document list

• Out of State US photo driver license
• US Territory or Canadian photo driver license
• Out of State US or Canadian issued photo learner permit
• Connecticut issued non-driver identification card, driver license or learner permit (Your driver license or ID may be required to be surrendered)
• US Military ID or dependent card with photo
• Connecticut State Permit to Carry Pistols or Revolvers
• Military discharge/separation papers (DD-214)
• Court Order: Must contain full name and date of birth (i.e. name change, adoption, marriage or civil union dissolution) Does not include abstract of criminal or civil conviction
• Marriage license or Civil Union Certificate (certified copy issued by town/city)
• Pilots license (issued by the US DOT Federal Aviation Administration)
• School record/transcript (must be certified; school photo ID not acceptable)
• Social Security Card (Not laminated or metal. 16 and older must sign)
• CT State Department of Social Services issued photo public assistance card
• CT Department of Corrections original certificate of identification (not available from DOC unless issued when discharged)
• Baptismal certificate or similar document
• State or Federal Employee Identification with signature and photo and/or physical description with or without date of birth

SOCIAL SECURITY: By law, you must present one of the following to prove your Social Security number. The 1099 or W-2 is only for proof of Social Security number, not identity.

• Social Security card (Not laminated or metal)
• W-2 form (issued within 5 years)
• 1099 (issued within 5 years)

Non-US Citizens not eligible for a Social Security number must present proof of ineligibility from the Social Security Administration.

CONNECTICUT RESIDENCY: You must provide two (2) different pieces of mail or electronic mail from two different sources to prove your home is located in Connecticut. The documents do not need to include a postmarked envelope and may have been sent to a P.O. Box or by email. Both documents must:

- Show your name and your Connecticut residence address - Be dated within 90 days (unless stated otherwise below) - Be computer generated (typed)

• Bill from a bank or mortgage company, utility company, credit card company, doctor or hospital
• Bank statement or bank transaction receipt showing the banks name and mailing address
• Pre-printed pay stub showing your employers name and address
• Property or excise tax bill, or Social Security Administration or other pension or retirement annual benefits summary statement and dated within the previous 12 months
• Medicaid or Medicare benefit statement
• Current valid homeowners, renters policy or motor vehicle insurance card or policy dated within the previous 12 months
• Current motor vehicle loan statement for a motor vehicle registered in your name
• Residential mortgage or similar loan contract, lease or rental contract showing signatures from all parties needed to execute the agreement and dated within the previous 12 months
• Postmarked mail (If postmarked, address may be handwritten)
• Connecticut voter registration card
• Change-of-address confirmation from the United States Postal Service showing your prior and current address (Form CNL107)
• Survey of your Connecticut property issued by a licensed surveyor
• Official school records showing enrollment
• Parents or legal guardian of minor may provide any two of the foregoing documents addressed to the parent residing at same address to prove minor residency, or use their own CT driver license or ID which shows the same address as one of the two required.

LEGAL PRESENCE: (non-U.S. Citizens) Legal status will be verified using Systematic Alien Verification of Eligibility (SAVE) which may take 10 business days or more.

• I-94 and US Visa
• I-551 Stamp in foreign passport
• Permanent Resident card or Resident Alien card
• Employment Authorization card
• Refugee Travel document
• B1/B2 requires Employment Authorization Card and verified Adjustment of Status Application
• F1 requires I-20 or Employment Authorization Card
• J1 requires DS2019

Non-US Citizens not eligible for a Social Security number must present proof of ineligibility from the Social Security Administration and are not qualified for a verified driver license or ID card.

If length of legal presence is unknown or expires before a full six (6) year term, the applicant is not qualified for a verified driver license or ID card.

Office Locations & Contacts

Department of Motor Vehicles
60 State Street
Wethersfield, CT 06161
Phone: 860-263-5700
Website
DMV Hub offices

AAA License Renewal Locations http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=808&q=244578

Bridgeport - DMV Hub Office

Bridgeport Office

95 Sylvan Avenue

Bridgeport, CT 06606

(For GPS devices, use this address: Bridgeport, CT, 60 North Avenue)

Website: http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=808&q=244580

Cheshire - Knowledge testing by appointment only through DMV's online service.

Cheshire Testing Center

1625 Highland Avenue

Cheshire, CT 06410

Website: http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=808&q=504934

Danbury - DMV Hub Office

Danbury Office

2 Lee Mac Avenue

Danbury, CT 06810

Website: http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=808&q=244582

Derby - Photo License Center

12 Main Street

Railroad Station

Derby , CT 06418

Website: http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=808&q=244584

Enfield - Limited Service Office

Enfield Office

4 Pearson Way

Enfield, CT 06082

Website: http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=808&q=244588

Hamden - DMV Hub Office

Hamden Office

1985 State Street

Hamden, CT 06517

Website: http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=808&q=244590

Hartford Regional Market - Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Skills Testing Site Only Website: http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=805&q=244726

Middletown Photo License Center

Main Street Market

386 Main Street

Middletown, CT 06457

Website: http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=808&q=244592

Milford - Photo License Center

Milford Office

Parson's Government Center

70 West River Street

Milford, CT 06460

Website: http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=808&q=244594

New Britain - Limited Service Office

New Britain Office

85 North Mountain Road

New Britain, CT 06053

Website: http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=808&q=244596

Norwalk - DMV Hub Office (Road testing not offered in Norwalk.)

Norwalk Office

540 Main Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06851

Website: http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=808&q=244600

Norwich - Limited Service Office

Norwich Office

173 Salem Turnpike

Norwich, CT

Website: http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=808&q=244604

Old Saybrook - Limited Service Office

Old Saybrook Office

7 Custom Drive

Old Saybrook, CT

Website: http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=808&q=244606

Putnam - Limited Service Office

Putnam Office

165 Kennedy Drive

Putnam, CT 06260

Website: http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=808&q=244608

Waterbury - DMV Hub Office

Waterbury Offi

Eligibility

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Fees

• Replace a driver's license, Commercial Driver's License (CDL), or non-driver photo ID: $30.00
• Replace a learner's permit: $19.00
• Replace a motorcycle learner's permit: $16.00
• Convenience fee for DMV transactions processed at AAA offices: $3.00
• Replace a Commercial Driver Instruction Permit (CDIP): $10.00

Acceptable forms of payment in different DMV offices

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Application for Duplicate of Current Driver's License or Permit (form 1-B)

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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Instructions

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Required Information

• Applicant Name
• Social Security Number
• Date of Birth
• Sex
• Race
• Height, Weight, Hair color, Eye color
• County
• Social Security Number
• Mailing address
• Residence address

Need for the Document

Following are procedures on how you can replace your driving license, learners permit or non-driver ID.