See information below on how to update information with the DMV or correct (fix) errors on your records.
For information on how to change your address on DMV documents and records, see change address [1].
To change your email address, use the email reminders service [2].
Change information on your license [3]
Change information on your registration and title [4]
You must visit your local DMV office [5] and bring proof of the change.
We recommend you come to the DMV now to get an Enhanced or REAL ID, and avoid a second office visit later. 1 Learn about Enhanced, REAL ID and Standard documents [6].
Complete this guide to make sure you have to correct proofs of identification you need. Also bring any additional information needed for your specific change listed below.
Find the documents you need to get a REAL ID or enhanced permit, license, or non-driver ID [7]
If you have a Standard license, permit or non-driver ID
Please note: If you have a EDL or REAL ID [8], see instructions further down the page.
You can change or update your legal name on your Standard document by mail and order a new DMV document if
To change by mail
Example of a (good) signature within the box:
Example of a (bad) signature that crosses the edge of the box:
Mail to
NYS DMV – Utica Processing Center
207 Genesee Street, 15th Floor
Utica, NY 13501
If you have a REAL ID or EDL license, permit or non-driver ID (or if you are not eligible to mail your Standard, CDL or CLP)
When you change your name on your REAL ID or EDL license, permit or non-driver ID, you must also update your photo.
To update a legal change of name on DMV records, bring these items to DMV office [5]
If your date of birth is not correct, bring to your local DMV office proof of your age as listed on proofs of identity and date of birth for NY State driver license, learner permit or non-driver ID [12].
You can change the gender on your license or ID card online [13] or by completing the Application for Permit, Driver License or Non-Driver ID Card (PDF) [10] MV-44 and visiting an office.
Beginning May 27, 2022, in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act, DMV began processing applications at all DMV Offices to allow existing applicants to update their NYS photo documents to reflect an “X” gender option and new applicants to apply for a NYS photo document with an “X” gender option. This can be done by completing the Application for Permit, Driver License or Non-Driver ID Card (PDF) [10] MV-44 or you can update your sex identifier online [13]. DMV’s crash records system was also updated in May 2022. DMV’s traffic ticketing systems will be updated to allow a gender X option in the summer of 2023.
If we made an error on your document, use the Ask DMV a Question [14] service to request a correction. We may be able to correct it without you coming to a DMV office. There is no fee for a correction.
You must go to a DMV office.
When you renew
When it is not time to renew
Bring to a DMV office
For amended permit or license: $12.50
For amended non-driver ID card: $5.00 4
We will give you a temporary non-photo driver license, learner permit or non-driver ID at the DMV. You will receive your new document in the mail in about 2 weeks.
If your loved one has passed away, please mail a copy of the death certificate and a photo copy of their license or ID (if you have it) to the DMV. This will prevent further mailings or identity theft.
DMV License Production Bureau
P.O. Box 2688 ESP
Albany, NY 12220-0668
To update your legal name, bring these items to your local DMV office
Print this checklist [19]
There are special instructions to change the name on a title after lease buyout [20].
For information on how to change your mailing and residence addresses on DMV documents and records, see change address [1].
You must visit your local DMV office.
To update your gender, bring
If we made an error on your document, use the Ask DMV a Question [14] service to request a correction. We may be able to correct it without you coming a DMV office. There is no fee for a correction.
There is no fee to change your name on your registration documents and title certificate.
We will give you new registration documents immediately when you apply. Allow 60 to 90 days for your new title to arrive in the mail.
If your license, permit, or ID was issued before October 30, 2017 and is not Enhanced, you have a Standard document.
Newly issued Standard documents state: 'NOT FOR FEDERAL PURPOSES'.
Regardless of the genders of you and your spouse, if your marriage certificate shows both your spouse's surname and your former surname, you may
Regardless of the genders of you and your spouse, if your marriage certificate shows both your spouse's surname and your former surname, you may