Renew your driver's license in Alabama

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Renew an Alabama driver license or ID card online through ALEA, or by mail with form DL-100 if you cannot visit an office; the mail form allows renewal up to 180 days before expiration.

Online or in person
Yes, ALEA offers online renewal · Not if you renew onlineThe ALEA driver license offices page has a Renew Your DL Online button. The agency pages read here do not list who qualifies online or what it costs. The mail form is for Alabama residents unable to visit an issuing office and some people out of state, if they got an Alabama license or ID with picture and signature in the last four years (some exceptions may apply).
Cost
$36.25Classes D, C and ID renewal fee on the DL-100 mail form. Class B is $56.25 and Class A is $66.25. Senior non-driver ID (62 and over) is $5.50. ALEA's fees page says credit card payments carry a 4% convenience fee.
You leave with
Temporary license or ID by email (mail renewal)The DL-100 form says your temporary license/ID will be emailed if you give an email address. Card delivery time is not stated on the pages read.

Your plan

  1. Gather your documents

    • Show accepted documents
      • Alabama residence street address (no P.O. boxes)
      • Signature and date
    • Show accepted documents (bring 1)
      • Money order
      • Cashier's check
    • Show accepted documents (bring 1)
      • Military: military orders and military picture ID card
      • Student: current full-time enrollment verification
      • Employee: letter on employer letterhead verifying temporary out-of-state assignment; offer letters are not accepted
      • Missionary: letter on church or sponsor letterhead
      • Doctor's care or caring for a relative: letter on the doctor's letterhead or notepad
    • Show accepted documents
      • Photocopies of legal name change documentation
      • Updated Social Security card

  2. Check the timing

    Form DL-100 says a renewal license may be applied for up to 180 days before the current expiration date.

  3. Pick the one that fits you:

    1. Option 1: Renew online

      ALEA's driver license offices page has a Renew Your DL Online button.

      Driver license offices (ALEA) ↗

    2. Option 2: Renew by mail

      If you cannot visit an office, complete form DL-100, attach any needed copies and payment, and mail it to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Driver License Division, PO Box 1471, Montgomery, AL 36102.

      Form DL-100 (PDF) ↗

    3. Option 3: Renew at an office

      ALEA lists its driver license offices by county, with addresses and phone numbers.

      Driver license offices ↗

Common reasons people get turned away

  • Mail renewal needs a picture and signature on file from an Alabama license or ID obtained in the last four years (some exceptions may apply).
  • If you do not qualify for issuance by mail, or documents or fees are missing, your application is returned by mail.
  • A STAR ID cannot be added by mail: a first STAR ID requires a visit to an ALEA Driver License Office.
  • Applicants whose Alabama license has been expired for over three years must pass the required driver examination.

Offices that renew driver's licenses

ALEA offers renewal online and by mail (form DL-100). Its pages read here do not say which offices handle in-person renewal. Agency source.

No office's own service list mentions driver's license renewal, and the agency doesn't name the office types that issue it.

76 more offices may be able to renew your license, but neither the office's service list nor the agency says so. They show in the search below, labelled; call before you go.

Results show offices where you can renew your license or may be able to, nearest first, each labelled.

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Sources · checked October 30, 2026

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