| 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 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. |
| Delaware | Title XXI § 2715 | 8 years (effective 12/11/11) | none | none | none |
| 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 | 21-2-221 | 5 or 10 years, at the option of the driver; veterans’ licenses are valid until age 65 | 5 years for people 60 and older | vision test for people 64 and older | 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 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 not available to people 70 and older and to people whose prior renewal was by mail | none |
| Maine | 29A-11-1406, 29A-11-1303 | 6 years | 4 years for drivers 65 and older | vision test required at first renewal after driver’s 40th birthday and at every second renewal until age 62; thereafter, at every renewal | none |
| Maryland | 16-115 | 5 years | none | vision test required at age 40 and older at every renewal5 | Some states’ licensing laws specifically prohibit licensing administrators from treating people differently solely by virtue of advanced age. Maryland law specifies that age alone is not grounds for reexamination of drivers; applicants for an initial license age 70 and older must provide proof of previous satisfactory operation of a vehicle or physician’s certificate of fitness. |
| 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 |
| Minnesota | 171.27 | 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. Minnesota law specifies that age alone is not a justification for reexamination. |
| 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 this year. |
| 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 | 66-5-21 | 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 | 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 | vision test 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 related12 | 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 | vision test required for people 65 and older | none |
| Vermont | 23-9-601 | 4 years | none | none | none |
| Virginia | 46.2-330 | 8 years | none | vision test 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 |
