Renew your driver's license in Ohio

Online or in person

Yes, if not expired · Not required if you renew onlineThe BMV says a license that is current or expired less than six months can be renewed at a deputy registrar or online at any time before the expiration date. Otherwise renew at any deputy registrar license agency. The BMV's page does not say whether a REAL ID compliant card can be renewed online.

Cost

$30.25 (4-year) or $59.40 (8-year)Renewal operator license fee on the BMV fee page. The BMV says the compliant and standard cards cost the same.

You leave with

Interim paperwork, card by mailAfter a deputy registrar visit the BMV says the card is mailed within 10 business days. The interim paperwork is not ID and is carried until the card arrives.

Your plan

1. Gather your documents

   • Your current license
     The BMV says that if the license isn't presented, you must prove the items below.
     Show accepted documents (bring 1)

     • Current Ohio driver license
   • If you can't present your license: proof of full legal name, date of birth, Social Security number (if assigned), Ohio residency and citizenship or legal presence · all that apply
     The BMV says a Standard card does not require additional identity documents at renewal unless it is a first-time issuance. See the Acceptable Documents page.
   • Proof of your name change
     Required if your current legal name differs from the name on your birth certificate, passport or U.S. Department of Homeland Security documents. Bring an original or certified copy of a marriage certificate or license, a divorce, dissolution or annulment decree, or a court-ordered name change.

2. Check your age and expiration date

   You can renew if the license is current or expired less than six months. If it expired more than six months ago, the BMV says you must get a temporary permit and pass all required testing before a new license is issued. Drivers turning 21 can't renew more than 30 days before their birthday.

3. Pick the one that fits you:

   1. Option 1: Renew online

      Available before the expiration date and not for drivers 65 or older. You can choose a four- or eight-year term if you qualify.

      DL/ID renewal on BMV Online Services ↗

   2. Option 2: Renew at a deputy registrar

      Visit any deputy registrar license agency in Ohio. Choose a Compliant (REAL ID) or Standard card; each needs different documents.

4. Wait for your card

   You get interim documentation from the deputy registrar. The BMV says to contact it if you have not received your new card after 28 days.