State | Applicable Code Section(s) | Length of regular
renewal cycle | Accelerated renewal | Other provisions | Notes |
Alabama | 32-6-1(b), 32-
6-3 | 4 years | None | None | None |
Alaska | 28.15.101,
28.15.091 | 5 years | None | Mail renewal is not available to people 69 and older and to people whose prior renewal was by mail.. | None |
Arizona | 28-3171, 28-3172 | until age 65 | None | None | In Arizona, the license is valid until age 65. Any person 65 years and older who is renewing by mail must submit a vision test verification form, provided by the department, or verification of an examination of the applicant’s eyesight. The vision test or examination must be conducted not more than 3 months before. |
Arkansas | 27-16-901 | 4 years | None | None | None |
California | Vehicle Code §§ 12814, 12814.5 | 5 years | None | At age 70, mail renewal is prohibited; no more than two sequential mail renewals are permitted, regardless of age. | None |
Colorado | 42-2-118 | 10 years | 5 years for people 61 and older | People 66 and older cannot renew electronically, but they can renew by mail if a licensed physician or optometrist certifies that they passed a vision exam given within the prior six months; no one may renew by mail or electronically whose prior renewal was by mail or electronic. | None |
Connecticut | 14-41, 14-41a | 4 years or 6 years | None that are safety related | None that are safety related | In Connecticut, people 65 and older may choose a 2-year or 6-year renewal cycle. A personal appearance at renewal generally is required. Upon a showing of hardship, people 65 and older may renew by mail. |
District of Columbia | 50-1401.01 | 5 years | None | At age 70, or nearest renewal date thereafter, a vision test is required and a reaction test may be required; applicant must provide a statement from a practicing physician certifying the applicant to be physically and mentally competent to drive. | The District of Columbia specifically states that an applicant shall not be required to retake the written or road test based solely on advanced age. |
Florida | 322.121, 322.18 | 8 years | 6 years for people 80 and older | Renewal applicants 80 and older must pass a vision test administered at any driver’s license office or if applying by mail or electronically must pass a vision test administered by a licensed physician or optometrist. | Florida allows only two successive renewals may be made electronically or by mail, regardless of age.. |
Georgia | 21-2-2213 | 5 or 10 years, at the option of the driver; veterans’ licenses are valid until age 65 | 5 years for people 60 and older | A vision test for people 64 and older is required. | None |
Hawaii | 286-106 | 8 years | 2 years for people 72 and older | None | None |
Idaho | 49-319 | 4 years | Drivers ages 21-62 have the choice of a 4- or 8-year license; drivers 63 and older will receive a 4-year license. | None | None |
Illinois | 625 ILCS 5/6
115, 625 ILCS
5/6 109(c) | 4 years | 2 years for drivers ages 81-86; 1 year for drivers 87 and older | Renewal applicants 75 and older must take a road test. | None |
Indiana | 9-24-12-1, IC
9-24-12-5 | 6 years | 3 years for drivers 75 through 84; 2 years for drivers 85 and older | Mail or electronic renewal is not available to people 70 and older and to people whose prior renewal was electronic or by mail. | None |
Iowa | 321.196 | 5 years | 2 years for drivers 70 and older | None | None |
Kansas | 8-247 | 6 years | 4 years for drivers 65 and older | None | None |
Kentucky | 186.4101 | 4 years | None | None | None |
Louisiana | R.S. 32:412 | 4 years | None | Mail renewal is not available to people 70 and older and to people whose prior renewal was by mail. | None |
Maryland | 16-115 | 5 years | None | A vision test is required at age 40 and older at every renewal. | |
Massachusetts | I-XIV-90-8 | 5 years | None | Renewal applicants 75 and older must apply in person. | None |
Michigan | 257.314 | 4 years | None | None | None |
Mississippi | 63-1-47 | 4 or 8 years, at the option of the driver | None | None | None |
Missouri | 302.177.1 | 6 years | 3 years for drivers 70 and older and 21 and younger | None | None |
Montana | 61-5-111 | 8 years, 4 years if by mail, or on 75th birthday, whichever occurs first | 4 years for drivers 75 and older | None that are safety related | Montana allows only two successive renewals may be made electronically or by mail, regardless of age. |
Nebraska | 60-490 | 5 years | None | People 72 and older may not renew electronically. | None |
Nevada | 283-380 | 4 years | None | None that are safety related | Some states’ licensing laws specifically prohibit licensing administrators from treating people differently solely by virtue of advanced age. Nevada law specifies that age alone is not a justification for reexamination. In Nevada, applicants for mail renewal age 70 and older must include a medical report. |
New Hampshire | 263-10,263- 7 (where road test requirement used to be) | 5 years | None | None | Provision stating “Renewal applicants age 75 and older must take a road test” was removed. |
New Jersey | 39:3-10f | 4 years | None | A person 70 years of age or older may elect to have a license issued for a period of 2 or 4 years. | None |
New Mexico | 66-05-21 | 4 or 8 years, at the option of the driver | 4 years for drivers who would turn 75 in the last half of an 8- year renewal cycle | None | None |
New York | Vehicle and Traffic 5-19-
503 | 8 years | None | None | None |
North Carolina | 20-7 | 8 years | 5 years for drivers 66 and older | None that are safety related | In North Carolina, people 60 and older are not required to parallel park in the road test. |
North Dakota | 39-06-19 | 6 years | 4 years for people 78 and older | None | None |
Ohio | 4507.09 | 4 years | None | None | None |
Oklahoma | 47-6-115 | 4 years | None | None that are safety related10 | In Oklahoma, the license fee is reduced for drivers 62-64 and is waived for drivers 65 and older. |
Oregon | 807-130 | 8 years | None | A vision screening is required every 8 years for drivers 50 and older. | None |
Pennsylvania | 67 Pa. Code § 73.4 | 4 years | None | None | None |
Rhode Island | 31-10-30 | 5 years | 2 years for drivers 75 and older | None | None |
South Carolina | 56-1-210 | 10 years | 5 years for drivers 65 and older | A vision test is required for people 65 and older. | Beginning 10/01/08, every licensee will be required to submit to a vision test every 5 years. |
South Dakota | 32-12-42 | 5 years | None | None | None |
Tennessee | 55-50-337 | 5 years | None | None that are safety related. | In Tennessee, fees are reduced for drivers 60 and older and licenses issued to people 65 and older do not expire. |
Texas | 521.271,
521.2711 | 6 years | 2 years for drivers 85 and older | Mail or electronic renewal not available to people 79 and older. | None |
Utah | 53-3-205 | 5 years | None | A vision test is required for people 65 and older. | None |
Vermont | 23-9-601 | 4 years | None | None | None |
Virginia | 46.2-330 | 8 years | None | A vision test is required for people 80 and older. | None |
Washington | 46.20.181 | 5 years | None | None | None |
West Virginia | 17B-2-1 | 5 years | None | None | None |
Wisconsin | 343-20 | 8 years | None | None | None |
Wyoming | 31-7-119 | 4 years | None | None | None |
Delaware | Title XXI § 2715 | 8 years | None | None | None |
Maine | 29A-11-1406A, 29A-11-1303 | 6 years | 4 years for drivers 65 and older | A vision test required at first renewal after driver’s 40th birthday and at every second renewal until age 62; thereafter, at every renewal. | None |
Virginia | 46.2-330 | 8 years | None | A vision test is required for people 80 and older. | None |
Washington | 46.20.181 | 5 years | None | None | None |
West Virginia | 17B-2-1 | 5 years | None | None | None |
Wisconsin | 343-20 | 8 years | None | None | None |
Wyoming | 31-7-119 | 4 years | None | None | None |
