{"id":2600,"date":"2020-03-12T16:04:45","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T23:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/?page_id=2600"},"modified":"2026-03-09T09:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:57:25","slug":"driver-licenses-identification-cards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver&#8217;s Licenses &#038; Identification Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"callout-bock full-width full-width--slant\">\n\n\t<div class=\"container container--wide horiz\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-bock__col-small\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading heading-2 txt--bold\">\n\t\t\t\tIn This Section\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"xmedium\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/assets\/images\/illustrations\/real_id_2.svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Real ID 2\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Obtenga su REAL ID<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As of the new\u00a0May 7, 2025 deadline, you will need a REAL ID if you want to use your license to board domestic flights or enter federal facilities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/es\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/real-id\/\">Apply for a REAL ID<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Renew Your License or ID<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s important to renew\u00a0driver\u2019s licenses, ID cards, and provisional\u00a0instruction\u00a0permits before they expire. The expiration date is noted on the card.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/es\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/renew-your-driver-license-dl-or-identification-card-id\/\">Renew your license or ID<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Replace Your License or ID<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your\u00a0driver\u2019s license, ID card, or commercial driver\u2019s license has been lost, stolen, or damaged, you may request a replacement.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/es\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/replace-your-driver-license-or-identification-dl-id-card\/\">Replace your license or ID<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Update Info on Your License or ID<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Change is inevitable, we know\u2026which is why we\u2019re committed to making it easy for you to ensure your\u00a0driver\u2019s license\/ID card accurately reflects who (and where!) you are.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/es\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/updating-information-on-your-driver-license-or-identification-dl-id-card\/\">Update info on your license or ID<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Permits<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The DMV issues permits that allow people to drive for certain reasons, like learning to drive, operating a commercial vehicle, or testing autonomous vehicles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/es\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/permits\/\">Learn more about permits<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Identification Cards<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Identification (ID) cards are used to prove your identity or age (like driver\u2019s licenses) but they do not allow you to operate a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/es\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/identification-id-cards\/\">Learn more about IDs<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>AB 60 Driver&#039;s Licenses<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AB 60 driver\u2019s licenses are for individuals who are unable to provide proof of legal presence in the United States (U.S.), but who meet California DMV requirements and are able to provide proof of identity and California residency.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/es\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/assembly-bill-ab-60-driver-licenses\/\">Learn more about AB 60 driver&#8217;s licenses<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Commercial Driver&#039;s Licenses<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It takes special skills, training, and aptitude to safely operate large trucks and buses. We issue commercial driver\u2019s licenses to ensure that drivers meet our high standards for operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/es\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/commercial-driver-licenses-cdl\/\">Learn more about commercial driver&#8217;s licenses<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Preparing for Knowledge &amp; Drive Tests<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before you can get a California driver\u2019s license of any kind, you will need to pass knowledge and driving tests. 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