If your driver’s license is lost or destroyed, you can get a duplicate license online.

You cannot request a duplicate driver’s license online if any of the following scenarios are true for you:

• Your name has changed since you got your last license. Learn how to change your name on your driver’s license.
• You have a drive only license. Please make an appointment to request a duplicate drive only license in person.
• You have a commercial driver’s license (CDL). Please make an appointment to request a duplicate commercial driver’s license in person.
  
  If you cannot request your duplicate license online, please replace it in person instead.

Step 1: Gather what you’ll need

• Your first and last name exactly as it appears on your current driver's license
• Your date of birth
• Your street address
• Your driver’s license number
• Your social security number
• A credit or debit card

Step 2: Request a duplicate driver’s license online

Get Started

 

Step 3: Get your driver’s license in the mail

Your license will arrive through the mail within 20 business days. For more information, please see Central Issuance.

 

Track the delivery of your new card to see when it will arrive.

 

Fee to request a duplicate driver’s license

• Fee to request a duplicate driver’s license: $30.00
• Refunds will not be given unless permitted under law

Are you looking to access a receipt for a previously completed online transaction? Receipts can be requested online for transactions processed after 5/24/2021. Click here to get your receipt.

 

If your driver’s license is lost or destroyed, you can get a duplicate license.

 

If your name or address has changed since you got your last license, there are additional steps to update your address on your new license. Learn how to change your address.

Step 1: Print and complete the required form

• Complete an Application for Duplicate of Current Driver's License or Permit (form 1-B).
  
  

Step 2: Make an appointment

When replacing a driver’s license, please make an appointment at a DMV office.

You may also make an appointment at a AAA location, Milford and North Haven Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union. These locations charge a convenience fee up to $8.00 per DMV transaction.

 

 

Make an appointment

Step 3: Get your driver’s license in the mail

You will get a temporary license at your appointment. Your permanent driver’s license card will arrive through the mail.

 

Your new license will only be mailed to the mailing address on file with the DMV. If you have mail forwarding, you will NOT receive your new driver’s license.

 

For more on this, please see Central Issuance.

 

After visiting an office, you can track the delivery of your new card to see when it will arrive.

 

Fee to request a duplicate driver’s license

• Fee to request a duplicate driver’s license: $30.00
  
  

Additional fees
 

• AAA offices, Milford and North Haven Nutmeg Financial Credit Union and West Haven City Hall may charge a convenience fee of up to $8.00 per DMV transaction.

 

See acceptable forms of payment.

If your driver’s license is lost or destroyed, you can get a duplicate license.

If your address has changed since you got your last license, there are additional steps to update your address on your new license. Learn how to change your address.

You cannot request a duplicate driver’s license by mail or email if any of the following scenarios are true for you:

• Your name has changed since you got your last license. Learn how to change your name on your driver’s license.
• You have a drive only license. Please make an appointment to replace your drive only license in person.

If you cannot request a duplicate license by mail or email, please replace it in person instead.

To request a duplicate driver’s license by mail:

• Complete a REQUEST FOR A CONNECTICUT DRIVER'S LICENSE/IDENTIFICATION CARD BY MAIL (form B-350).
• Provide a check or money order for $30.00 made payable to “DMV,” or you can pay the fee by credit card over the phone (please see instructions below). All checks must be drawn on a United States Bank and made payable in United States funds.
• Mail form and payment to:
  
  Department of Motor Vehicles
  60 State Street
  Wethersfield, CT 06109
  Attention: Central Issuance Operations Unit
• Your duplicate credential will be mailed directly to the address on file and you will receive it within 20 days.
  
  

To request a duplicate driver’s license by email:

• Complete a REQUEST FOR A CONNECTICUT DRIVER'S LICENSE/IDENTIFICATION CARD BY MAIL (form B-350).
• E-mail completed form(s) to DMV.CIU@ct.gov.
• To pay for your request, a link will be emailed to you within two (2) business days.
• If there are any issues with your request, we will notify you via email.
• Your duplicate credential will be mailed directly to the address on file and you will receive it within 20 days.
  
  

Fee to request a duplicate driver’s license 

• Fee to request a duplicate driver’s license: $30.00

 

See acceptable forms of payment.