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Change Your Name or Address

Change Your Name

Driver's License or Learner's Permit

If your name has changed due to marriage, divorce or another reason, or if you need to change your address, you will need to complete one of the following forms: 

  • Commercial Driver's License: DL-80CD (PDF), or if expiring in the next 6 months: DL-143CD (PDF) to renew.
  • Learner's Permit: DL-31 (PDF)
  • Non-Commercial Driver's License: DL-80 (PDF), or if expiring in the next 6 months, use DL-143 (PDF) to renew.
  • Photo ID Card: DL-54B (PDF)

A name change for a driver's license or photo ID must be completed in person at a Driver License Center.

If you desire to use your birth name, you must present your state issued birth certificate with a raised seal. If your name changed by permission of court, you must present a Certified Copy of the Court Order. If you desire to use your spouse’s surname, you must present your marriage certificate. If you desire to use another name, you must present your Social Security Card, together with two other sources issued in the desired name such as: Tax Records, Selective Service Card, Voter Registration Card, Passport, any form of Photo I.D. issued by a governmental agency, banking records, or baptismal certificate.

Please Note:  ORIGINAL documents must be presented, such as a court order, marriage certificate, or divorce decree.

Note: Name changes cannot be made for Non-U.S. Citizens unless the primary source ID document(s) reflect that name. The source ID document(s) are considered the most recently issued Department of Homeland Security immigration document(s), not a Passport, Visa, or Marriage Certificate.

Vehicle/Trailer Registration and Title

If your name has changed due to marriage, divorce or another reason, you will need to complete form MV-41A (PDF). Side A of the form should be completed if you are only requesting an updated vehicle/trailer registration card. Side B should be completed if you are requesting an updated vehicle/trailer title.

Change Your Address

Driver's License or Learner's Permit

You can change your address on your non-commercial driver's license or PA photo ID card at any time online, except if you are moving out of state. If you are moving out of state and qualify for a residency exemption for a change of address to your driver's license, please fill out Form DL- 82 (PDF), "Out of State Exemption" and mail it to the address indicated on the form. PennDOT may not issue driver license products to an out-of-state address, except in the case of an employee of federal or state government, armed forces personnel or their families, who workplace is located outside of Pennsylvania. Upon updating your address for your non-commercial driver's license, learner's permit or PA photo ID card,  you will receive a free address update card within 10 days after the change has been made online. This card MUST be carried with your driver's license, identification card, or learner's permit at all times. 

You may also choose to obtain a duplicate non-commercial license or Photo ID for a fee at the time of your address change. Your duplicate product will be issued with the corrected address. Duplicate fees are only applicable when applying for an updated physical product.

Vehicle/Trailer Registration and Title 

You can change your address on your vehicle/trailer registration at any time online or by filling out form MV-63 (PDF), "Change of Address", except if you are moving out of state. To record a change of address on your vehicle registration information, please fill out Form MV-8 (PDF), "Self Certification for Proof of Residency" and mail it to the address indicated on the form.

NOTE: When completing the MV-63, a customer’s voter registration will automatically be updated with the Department of State unless the customer opts out by checking the box in Section D. If a customer is not registered to vote, a voter registration application will automatically be sent to them by the Department of State in the weeks following their submission of Form MV-63.