Renew your driver's license in New Hampshire

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What New Hampshire law says about renewing a driver's license: the 5-year term, online renewal rules and the stated fee. The DMV's own pages could not be read.

Online or in person
Sometimes, if eligible · In person at least every other renewalState law lets the DMV director allow online renewal when you have a photo on file, need no road test and have submitted proof of vision. You can renew online only once in every other renewal cycle; the next one requires appearing in person. The law does not say here which offices or whether an appointment is needed.
Cost
$50 or $60$60 for a REAL ID compliant license, $50 for each other license (non-commercial, non-motorcycle renewal).
You leave with
Online receipt with your current licenseFor online renewals, the transaction receipt from the DMV website together with your existing license serves as the temporary license and proof of renewal.

Your plan

  1. Gather your documents

  2. Watch for your renewal notice

    The DMV says it sends a renewal notice approximately two months before your license expires; the notice says whether you can renew online. The law (RSA 263:10) sets the notice at 30 days before expiration. You will not receive a notice if your mail is forwarded, if you moved without telling the DMV, or if your license is suspended.

  3. Renew before it expires

    A license expires on the fifth anniversary of your date of birth following the date of issue. Driving on a license that has been expired for not more than 12 months is a violation; a second or later offense is a class B misdemeanor.

Common reasons people get turned away

  • You can renew online only once in every other renewal cycle; the next cycle requires appearing in person.
  • Online renewal needs a computerized image on file and no required road test under RSA 263:7.

Offices that renew driver's licenses

The DMV says you can renew online if eligible or by appointment, and an expired license (less than a year) is renewed as usual at any DMV office. Agency source.

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

Largest cities with them: Manchester (1)

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

We wrote this plan ourselves from the official pages above on the date shown. Agencies change rules without notice: the official page always wins. DMV Decoded is independent and not a government agency; we don't book appointments or take payments.