Replacing or Correcting a Driver's License

Replacing a Lost or Stolen Driver's License - In State
If your standard or enhanced driver's license is lost or stolen, you may visit any Secretary of State office to apply for a replacement. You will need to present identification to substantiate your identity. A lost or stolen enhanced license is immediately canceled and cannot be used for border-crossing purposes.

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Replacing a Lost or Stolen Driver's License - Out of State
If you are traveling in the U.S. and lose your standard or enhanced license, contact the Department of State Out-of-State Resident Services Unit at (517) 322-1473 to request a replacement or obtain a temporary extension permit. You will need to fill out an application with your first, middle and last name, date of birth, driver's license number, valid Social Security number and out-of-state address.

If you are replacing a standard license and do not have a Social Security number, you must provide a letter of ineligibility from the Social Security Administration and proof of either U.S. citizenship or legal presence.  (You must be a Michigan resident, U.S. citizen and have a valid Social Security number to obtain a replacement enhanced license.)

For more information please contact:

Michigan Department of State
Out-of-State Resident Services Unit
7064 Crowner Drive
Lansing, MI 48918
Phone: (517) 322-1473
Fax: (517) 322-5438

Replacing a Lost or Stolen Driver's License - Outside of the U.S.
Standard license: Contact the Out-of-State Resident Services Unit for assistance in obtaining a duplicate license.
Enhanced license: Contact the U.S. Embassy in the country you are visiting or U.S. Customs and Border Protection when you arrive at your U.S. port. The enhanced license is one of the federally accepted travel documents for re-entering the U.S. by land or sea from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean.

Correcting a Driver's License
Be sure to bring your license. There is no fee for a change of address. Other corrections, such as a change in your name or date of birth, or to add or drop endorsements and commercial driver license group designations, will be charged based on the license type.

Change of Address
Standard license: At any branch office or by mail when renewing
Enhanced license: At any branch office or by mail when renewing

Name and Date of Birth Changes
Standard license: At any branch office
Enhanced license: At any branch office
 

Name Changes
If you need to change your name on your valid driver's license you must present it with proof of the name change.  Proof of your name change must be established through an official record, such as a certified marriage license, divorce decree or a legal name change document.  A fee will be charged to correct your name and a new photograph will be taken.

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Social Security Number, Endorsement, Group Designation Changes
Standard license: At any branch office
Enhanced license: At any branch office

Fees
Refer to the Driver's License Fee Chart for information about the fees
for replacing or correcting a standard license and the
Enhanced Driver's License Fee Chart for fee information for the
enhanced license.

Related content

> Standard License Fees
> Enhanced License Fees
> Documents Required for a License or ID (PDF)
> Documents Required for an Enhanced License or ID (PDF)
> Where to Apply for an Enhanced License of ID