Renew your driver's license in Kentucky

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Renew a Kentucky driver's license online, by mail or in person: fees for 4- and 8-year terms, the vision screening, and when a Regional Office visit is required.

Your situation

Do you want to upgrade to a REAL ID while renewing?
Online or in person
Yes, if eligible · Not required for eligible renewalsEligible licenses can be renewed online through a myDrive account linked to your credential, or by mail. Online payment is by card. Most driver services can be completed online or by mail. Vision screening is required: free at a Regional Office, or upload or attach form TC 94-202.
Cost
$21.50 (4-year) or $43.00 (8-year)Standard driver's license renewal fee.

Your plan

  1. Gather your documents

    • Show accepted documents (bring 1)
      • Free screening at any Regional Office at renewal (No extra appointment needed.)
      • Form TC 94-202, signed by a vision specialist or KYTC-credentialed medical provider

  2. Check your timing

    You may renew up to six months before the expiration date. If your license has been expired for less than five years, no retesting is required.

    Renewal rules ↗

  3. Pick the one that fits you:

    1. Option 1: Renew online

      Create a myDrive account and link it to your license with a Letter ID from a KYTC document dated on or after June 6, 2026 and issued within the last 60 days. Choose a 4-year or 8-year term.

      myDrive portal ↗

    2. Option 2: Renew by mail

      Complete the mail-in renewal form and attach your vision screening form and any documents for changed information.

      Mail-in renewal form (TC 94-192) ↗

    3. Option 3: Renew at a Regional Office

      Appointments can only be scheduled online. Walk-ins are first come, first served.

      Find an office ↗

Common reasons people get turned away

  • If your driver's license has been expired for more than five years, you must reapply as a new driver.
  • If you are under 21, your license expires 90 days after your 21st birthday and cannot be renewed before your 21st birthday.
  • A REAL ID upgrade cannot be done online or by mail.
  • Without a valid Letter ID from a recent KYTC document you cannot use online driver services until your credential is linked to myDrive.

Offices that renew driver's licenses

Eligible licenses can be renewed online through myDrive, by mail, or in person at a Driver Licensing Regional Office. Agency source.

35 offices where you can renew your licenseSee them on a map, search by county or show the ones open now

Largest cities with them: Louisville (5) · Lexington (2)

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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