Florida Driver's Handbook 2008

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1. Your License

• 1.1. Classified Driver Licenses
• 1.2. Licensing Information
• 1.3. Identifying Yourself
• 1.4. Non US Citizens
• 1.5. Examination Information
• 1.6. Appointments
• 1.7. License Renewal
• 1.8. Identification Card
• 1.9. Fees
• 1.10. Organ Donor Program/Voluntary Contributions

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Application for Driver License or Identification Card

Each application must include the following information:

• Statement from applicant swearing to or affirming that the information and statements on the application are true;
• Full name (first, middle or maiden, and last);
• Gender;
• Social security card number;
• County of residence;
• Country of birth;
• Mailing address;
• Legal proof of date of birth;
• Whether the applicant has previously been licensed to drive, and, if so, when and by what state, and whether any such license or driving privilege has ever been disqualified, revoked, or suspended, or whether an application has ever been refused, and, if so, the date of and reason for such disqualification, suspension, revocation, or refusal;
• May include fingerprints and other unique biometric means of identity
• Consent to release driving record information, entitling the department to request, receive, and exchange such information with other jurisdictions.

Identifying Yourself

Florida law requires identification, proof of date of birth and social security number (if issued) from all customers before a driver license or identification card can be issued. Each application for an original (first-time) driver license or identification card MUST present one primary and one secondary identification.

PRIMARY IDENTIFICATION

1. Any person who holds a license or identification card from the District of Columbia, United States Territories or one of our 50 states (with the exception of those listed below) may present his/her license or ID card as primary identification document. An approved secondary identification document is also required.
   
   Important Note: Driver licenses from Canada, United States territories, United States possession, and the following states are acceptable as secondary identification ONLY and to reciprocate driving privileges.

   Alaska	Iowa	North Carolina	Utah
   Connecticut	Michigan	Oregon	Vermont
   Hawaii	Minnesota	Rhode Island	Virginia
   Illinois	Nebraska	Tennessee	Washington
   Indiana	New Jersey	Texas	Wisconsin

2. An original or certified copy of a United States birth certificate
3. A United States passport
4. A naturalization certificate issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security
5. An alien registration receipt card (green card)
6. An employment authorization card issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security
7. Proof of nonimmigrant classification provided by the United States Department of Homeland Security, for an original driver's license. In order to prove nonimmigrant classification, an applicant may produce the following documents, including, but not limited to:
   1. A notice of hearing from an immigration court scheduling a hearing on any proceeding.
   2. A notice from the Board of Immigration Appeals acknowledging pendency of an appeal.
   3. A notice of the approval of an application of adjustment of status issued by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service.
   4. Any official documentation confirming the filing of a petition for asylum status or any other relief issued by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service.
   5. A notice of action transferring any pending matter from another jurisdiction to this state issued by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service.
   6. An order of an immigration judge or immigration officer granting any relief that authorizes the alien to live and work in the United States, including, but not limited to, asylum.

Presentation of any documents listed under 6. and 7. entitles the applicant to a driver's license or temporary permit for a period not to exceed the expiration date of the document presented or 1 year, whichever occurs first.

SECONDARY IDENTIFICATION

1. School record stating date of birth, which must contain the registrar's signature
2. Transcript of the birth record filed with a public officer charged with the duty of recording certificates
3. Baptism certificate, which shows date of birth and the place of baptism
4. Family Bible record or birth announcement in a baby book
5. An insurance policy on the customer’s life, which has been in force for at least two years and which has the month, day and year of birth
6. A military or military dependent identification card
7. Florida or out of state driver license, valid or expired (may also serve as a primary item)
8. Florida license record or identification card record
9. Selective Service Registration (Draft Card)
10. Florida Vehicle Registration certificate (HSMV 83399, owner's copy) obtained from department, a tax collector’s office, or an authorized tag agent where the customer’s vehicle was registered, Florida or out-of-state registration certificate, if name and date of birth are shown
11. Florida or out of state non-driver identification cards (may also serve as a primary item)
12. Receipt copy of your last Florida driver license issuance
13. Immigration Form I-571
14. Federal Form DD-214 (military record)
15. Marriage certificate
16. Court order, which includes legal name
17. A Florida voter registration card, which has been issued in the past 3 months
18. Personal identification by an examiner or by a person well known to the examiner
19. Social Security Card
20. Parent consent form of minor, signed by the parent or legal guardian
21. Government issued out-of-country passport, driver license, or identification card
22. Concealed weapons permit

NOTE: Effective April 10, 2002, United States Military ID cards with an officer rank will be accepted as proof of citizenship only, not as proof of primary identification.

If you have legally changed your name by marriage or court order, you must submit the original or a certified marriage certificate or court order.

No photocopies will be accepted unless certified by the issuing authority.

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