How to Renew a Montana Driver's License [2024]

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Replace or Renew Your Driver License in Montana

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In Person

You may renew your Montana driver license up to 6 months before it expires. If you don’t renew before it expires, you lose your driving privileges at midnight on the expiration date. You will be able to drive again after your renewal is processed (no later than 3 months after the license expiration).

You must renew in person at a driver license exam station if:

• You are a non-US citizen
• You renewed by mail or online during your last renewal
• You are younger than 21 or older than 67
• You need a name or address change

If you choose to apply at a rural limited-service driver license exam station, you must first pay for your license at the county treasurer’s office and present the prepaid receipt to the driver examiner.

Plan of Action:

1. Apply in person at a Montana driver license station: You may schedule your appointment online or by calling (866)450-8034 during regular business hours. You may apply at any driver licensing station, use this map to choose a station near you.
2. Present your current Montana driver license: If you do not have it on you, provide another proof of identity. If your name has changed, you must bring proper documentation to prove the change.
3. Pay the fee: $41.72 for an 8-year driver license paid by check, cash, or credit card.
4. Pass the vision test.
5. Receive your temporary license: You may drive using your temporary license until your new license arrives in the mail within 2 to 4 weeks.

If your license has been expired for more than 3 months, you must reapply as a new driver and pass written, vision, and road tests.

Schedule a driver license renewal appointment

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By Mail

You may renew by mail if you didn’t renew by mail or online last time and if any of the following is true about you:

• You are a Montana resident temporarily outside the state and you will not return before the expiration of your license.
• You live in a county that does not provide driver license services—Carter, Garfield, Golden Valley, Jefferson, Judith Basin, Madison, Petroleum, Prairie, Treasure, and Wibaux.
• You are a US citizen.

Plan of Action:

1. Download instructions and application form: You should get the instructions page and Mail-in Renewal Standard License (form 21-1900A).
2. Enclose a check or money order: It should be made payable to MVD. Use the age you will be on the expiration date.
3. Send the packet: Mail it to: DOJ-MVD ATTN: Mail-In DL P.O. Box 201430 Helena, MT 59620-1430

For express mailing use the physical address in place of the P.O. Box: DOJ-MVD ATTN: Mail-In DL 302 North Roberts Helena, MT 59620

4. Receive temporary license: It will be sent within 3-10 days to the address on the application (inside the country only). Your permanent license will be sent within 2-6 weeks.

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Online

You may renew online if:

• You are a U.S. citizen.
• You are between the ages of 21 - 67.
• You are eligible for renewal (6 months prior or within 3 months after expiration).
• Your license has not been suspended or revoked in any state.
• Your prior renewal was not online or by mail.
• You don’t need a name or address change.

Plan of Action:

1. Collect documentation:

• Photocopy of two acceptable forms of identification (e.g., your current driver license and birth certificate)
• Eye Evaluation
• Medical Evaluation
• Online/Mail-in Renewal Standard Driver License

2. Begin renewal: Click the renewal button and follow the instructions.

Renew Online

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