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STATE DRIVERS LICENSE RENEWAL LAWS INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS FOR OLDER DRIVERS
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Drivers License Renewal Laws |
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Require retest for renewals at all ages (1) |
Age at which states require older drivers to pass tests |
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| State |
Vision |
Road |
Know- ledge |
Medical |
Vision |
Road |
Know- ledge |
Medical |
Require
doctors to report medical conditions (2)
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| Alabama | |||||||||
| Alaska |
X
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(3)
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X
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| Arizona |
X
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(3)
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| Arkansas |
X
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| California |
X
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(3)
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X
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(3)
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X
(4)
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| Colorado |
X
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(3)
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(3)
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X
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| Connecticut | |||||||||
| Delaware |
(3)
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(3)
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(3)
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(3)
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(3)
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(3)
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(3)
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X
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| D.C. | |||||||||
| Florida |
X
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(3)
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(3)
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| Georgia |
X
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(3)
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X
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| Hawaii |
X
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(3)
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(3)
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(3)
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(3)
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| Idaho |
X
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(3)
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(3)
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| Illinois |
(5)
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X
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(3)
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75+
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| Indiana |
(3)
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(3)
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| Iowa |
(3)
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(3)
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(3)
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| Kansas |
X
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(3)
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X
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| Kentucky |
(3)
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(3)
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| Louisiana |
X
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(3)
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X
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| Maine |
40,
62+(6)
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| Maryland |
X
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(3)
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(3)
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(3)
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| Mass. | |||||||||
| Michigan |
X
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(3)
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X
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(3)
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| Minnesota |
X
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X
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| Mississippi |
(3)
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(3)
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| Missouri |
X
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| Montana |
X
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(3)
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| Nebraska |
X
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(3)
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(3)
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| Nevada |
X
(7)
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(3)
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(3)
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(7)
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70+
(8)
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X
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| N. Hampshire |
X
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75+
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| New Jersey |
(9)
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X
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| New Mexico |
X
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| New York |
(3)
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(3)
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(3)
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| North Carolina |
X
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(3)
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X
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(3)
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| North Dakota |
X
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(3)
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(3)
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| Ohio |
X
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(3)
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(3)
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(3)
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| Oklahoma |
(9)
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| Oregon |
50+
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X
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| Pennsylvania |
(10)
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(8)
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45+(11)
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45+(11)
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| Rhode Island |
X
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(3)
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(3)
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| South Carolina |
X
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(3)
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(3)
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(3)
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| South Dakota |
X
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| Tennessee |
(12)
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| Texas |
X
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(3)
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| Utah |
(3)
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(3)
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X
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65+
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X
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| Vermont | |||||||||
| Virginia |
X
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(3)
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| Washington |
(3)
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(3)
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(3)
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X
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| West Virginia |
X
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| Wisconsin |
(3)
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(3)
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| Wyoming |
X
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(3)
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(3)
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(1) Periodic retests. Some
states will waive vision retests for mail renewal or clean-record drivers.
(2) Physicians must report physical conditions that might impair driving
skills. (3) Retesting only for cause, e.g., after specific number of
accidents or other points and infractions, for specific physical conditions;
sometimes at examiner’s discretion. (4) Specifically requires doctors
to report a diagnosis of dementia. (5) 8-year vision re-examination.
(6) Vision tests are required at first renewal at age 40; at every second
renewal after age 40; at every renewal after age 62. (7) Except for
in-state renewals by mail, unless applicant is over 70. (8) Renewing
by mail. (9) Ten percent of all renewals are screened. (10) Ten percent
of drivers at or over 45 randomly chosen for medical and/or vision test. (11) Random re-examination at
specified age. (12) Will retest at renewal for non-specified cause. |
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