Florida Driver's Handbook 2009

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1. Your License

• 1.1. Classified Driver Licenses
• 1.2. Licensing Information
• 1.3. Identifying Yourself
• 1.4. Non US Citizens
• 1.5. Examination Information
• 1.6. Appointments
• 1.7. License Renewal
• 1.8. Identification Card
• 1.9. Fees
• 1.10. Organ Donor Program/Voluntary Contributions

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Appointments

NOTE: AN APPOINTMENT WILL SAVE YOU TIME! All customers who must visit one of our offices to renew, replace, or file a change of address to their driver license or identification card are urged to secure an appointment prior to their visit. Connect via Internet at http://www.flhsmv.gov/oasis for an appointment to greatly reduce the length of the visit. Then link to the online pre-application at https://www6.hsmv.state.fl.us/dlcheck/AppStart and complete it before coming to one of our offices.

OUR OFFICE SCHEDULE: Driver license offices in Florida are open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Testing guidelines, that continue to provide excellent customer service, call for the start of the last oral examination and CDL test to begin each day at 3:30 p.m. The last written examinations and driving tests begin each day at 4:30 p.m. Please check our website at http://www.flhsmv.gov/offices/ for the most up-to-date information on office locations and schedules.

Appointments are recommended for any of the services provided by the driver licenses offices. Appointments can be made by using Online Appointment Services and Information System, (OASIS), https://www8.hsmv.state.fl.us/Oasis/web/pages/onlineAppointments.jsp

A listing of driver licenses offices is located on our homepage at www.flhsmv.gov. Schedule your appointment in advance and report at least five minutes before your scheduled time.

Change of Address

You must obtain a new license within 10 days of any change to your mailing or residential address. You may change the address on your driver license or identification card by:

1. By mail: be sure to include your complete name, new address, driver license number, and date of birth. Mail to Division of Driver Licenses, Mail Stop 92, Post Office Box 5775, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-5775. Include a $10 check or money order payable to DHSMV. You will receive the appropriate corrections by mail. Please allow 30 days for processing.
2. Visiting your local driver licenses office.
3. Internet at: http://www.gorenew.com. There is a $10 license fee.
4. After your request is processed, you will receive a new license. Drivers with a digital license will receive a new license. Florida law requires that you destroy your old driver license after receiving the new license.

Non-immigrants will need to go to a driver license office to change the address on a driver license or identification card.

If you fail to report a change of address you may not receive your motor vehicle registration renewal or your driver's license renewal. If you are pulled over by law enforcement and the address on your driver license is incorrect, you may receive a citation.

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