Renew your driver's license in Alaska

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Renew an Alaska driver license: online renewal, the turning-21 alcohol awareness test, the stated $20 and $40 renewal fees and what to do if it expired more than a year ago.

Your situation

Which describes your license?
Which card?
Online or in person
Yes, online · Not if you renew online or by mailThe DMV says you can renew your license online. For ID cards it says online renewal is open from 1 year before to 1 year past expiration if you renewed in-office last time; if you renewed online last time, visit a local DMV. Mail renewal is offered only if you are over 22, your personal information has not changed and you did not renew by mail last time; the DMV encourages online renewal. If you have no local DMV, it points to the renewal section of its Guide to Rural Driving Information.
Cost
$20Renewal of a non-commercial driver or motorcycle license (classes D, M1, M2, M3), standard. The fee table says to add $1 if renewed by mail.
You leave with
Paper temporary license, then the card by mailThe DMV says the paper temporary license is emailed a week after you apply online (same day in person) and the card should arrive in about 2-4 weeks. Track it with Track My Card.

Your plan

  1. Gather your documents

    Nothing to bring: on this route the agency checks the documents it already has.

  2. Renew online

    Start your renewal with the DMV's online service. If your license is set to expire within the next year, the DMV says to start the renewal process.

    Renew online (Alaska DMV) ↗

  3. If you are out of state

    If you are out of state and not eligible to renew online, you can apply online for a temporary non-commercial license extension letter ($5.00 fee for the out-of-state temporary paper license). Not available for CDLs or for licenses expired more than one year.

    Duplicate / out-of-state options (Alaska DMV) ↗

  4. Track your card

    The card is mailed to the mailing address on your application; make sure it is a deliverable address, even if out of state.

    Track My Card ↗

Common reasons people get turned away

  • Alaska does not offer a grace period once a license has expired, and driving with an expired license is illegal.
  • A license expired for over a year, or acquired from another state, cannot be renewed online.
  • If you turn 21, your license expires 90 days after your birthday and you must pass the alcohol awareness test to renew.
  • Commercial driver licenses (CDLs) cannot be extended with the temporary license extension letter.

Offices that renew driver's licenses

The DMV encourages online renewal and offers mail renewal if you qualify. Its renewal pages 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.

31 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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