Renew your driver's license in Utah

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Renew a Utah driver license or ID card up to six months before it expires: if you are eligible to renew online, a letter with a PIN should arrive 90 days before expiration; otherwise book an appointment at a Driver License office.

Your situation

What are you renewing?
Are you 65 or older?
Online or in person
Yes, if eligible · Only if you can't renew onlineYou should receive a letter with a PIN 90 days before expiration if you are eligible to renew online. If you lost the letter, call customer service at 801.965.4437 or 888.353.4224. If you are ineligible to renew online you schedule an appointment at a Driver License office. Not eligible online: citations, suspensions or revocations; you renewed online last time; expired more than one year; indication of medical impairment; a hold from another state.
Cost
$52.00 in officeOnline renewal fee $42.00. The renewed license has an expiration date of eight years. Fees are non-refundable.
You leave with
Temporary license, card by mailA temporary license will be issued on the same day. The completed license will be mailed in approximately 4-6 weeks.

Your plan

  1. Gather your documents

    • Show accepted documents
      • A certified marriage certificate from the state
      • A divorce decree
      • An updated passport
      • A new birth certificate
      • Adoption papers
      • A citizenship or naturalization certificate
      • Court papers showing the name change, sealed by the court

  2. Look for your renewal letter

    You can renew up to six months before the expiration date. If you are eligible to renew online, a letter with a PIN arrives 90 days before expiration.

    Regular driver license renewal ↗

  3. If you can't renew online, apply and schedule an appointment

    Submit the application for in-person renewal and book a visit to a Driver License office.

    Regular driver license renewal ↗

  4. Vision test

    An eye test is required on all original, renewal, lapsed and replacement licenses. If you need a vision test for your online license renewal, schedule a vision appointment. If you fail the standard you need a Certificate of Visual Examination from your eye doctor.

    Vision requirements ↗

  5. At your appointment

    Check in with your confirmation number, take a photo, take a number, present documents to the examiner, complete the eye test and pay the fee.

  6. Written knowledge test, if required

    If required because of suspensions, an expiration of more than one year, or multiple citations, you take the written knowledge test (a 25-question open-book test).

Common reasons people get turned away

  • You may not possess more than one REAL ID-compliant certificate at a time (for example a Utah license and a Colorado ID).
  • Document approval may take more than one day and require an additional visit.
  • Photocopies, faxed copies, laminated birth certificates and hospital certificates are not accepted as documents; fees are non-refundable.

Offices that renew driver's licenses

In-person renewal is at a Driver License office, by appointment. The Driver License Division is a separate agency from the Motor Vehicle Division (DMV offices), which handles vehicle title and registration. Agency source.

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

Largest cities with them: Salt Lake City (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.