Driver's License Address Change β€” All 50 States

Every state requires you to update your driver's license address after moving. Deadlines range from 10 days (California, New York) to 60 days (Georgia, North Carolina). Find your state below.

⚠️

Your vehicle registration deadline may differ from your license deadline

In many states, vehicle registration and driver's license have separate deadlines. Always check both. The table below shows the license deadline β€” see each state's full guide for registration specifics.

Filter by deadline:
StateLicense DeadlineVehicle Reg.PenaltyOnline?
California10 days10 daysUp to $250βœ…
Texas30 days30 daysMoving violationβœ…
Florida30 days10 days$30–$60 late feeβœ…
New York10 days10 daysSuspension riskβœ…
Pennsylvania15 days15 days$25 citationβœ…
Illinois10 days30 daysUp to $100βœ…
Ohio30 days30 daysMinor misdemeanorβœ…
Georgia60 days30 daysCitation possibleβœ…
North Carolina60 days60 days$50 late feeβœ…
Michigan19 days10 daysCivil infractionβœ…
Arizona10 days30 daysFine up to $100βœ…
Colorado30 days30 days$50 fineβœ…
Washington30 days30 daysCitationβœ…
Virginia60 days30 days$100 fineβœ…
Massachusetts30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
Tennessee30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
Indiana30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
Missouri30 days30 daysCitationβœ…
Maryland10 days30 days$70 fineβœ…
Wisconsin30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
Minnesota30 days30 daysPetty misdemeanorβœ…
South Carolina30 days45 daysFine possibleβœ…
Alabama30 days20 daysFine possibleβœ…
Louisiana30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
Kentucky10 days15 daysFine possibleβœ…
Oregon30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
Oklahoma30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
Connecticut10 days48 hoursFine possibleβœ…
Nevada10 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
Arkansas30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
Iowa30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
Kansas30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
Utah60 days60 daysFine possibleβœ…
New Mexico60 days60 daysFine possibleβœ…
Nebraska30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
West Virginia30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
Idaho30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
Hawaii30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
New Hampshire30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
Maine30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
Delaware60 days60 daysFine possibleβœ…
Rhode Island30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
Montana30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
South Dakota30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
North Dakota30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
Alaska30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
Vermont30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
Mississippi60 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
New Jersey10 days60 daysFine possibleβœ…
Wyoming30 days30 daysFine possibleβœ…
πŸ’‘

Full state guides available for top 10 states

California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, and Michigan each have a dedicated guide with exact steps, required documents, portal links, and FAQs. Click the linked states above.

Informational only. Deadline and fee data compiled from state DMV statutes as of 2025. Requirements change β€” always verify at your state's official DMV website before acting.