Change your name: Driver licenses and ID cards
REAL ID Act
Starting July 1, 2018, all standard cards will be marked with language to indicate they're not valid for federal identification purposes. You may continue to use your marked or unmarked standard card for boarding airplanes and accessing secure federal facilities until October 1, 2020. Enhanced driver licenses and ID cards meet federal Real ID requirements and won't be marked.
If you've officially changed your name and want it on your driver license, visit a driver licensing office and bring:
- Payment for the fee.
- Proof of identity:
- A stand-alone or A-list document with your new name on it.
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- One of the following documents:
- Marriage certificate or license (filed and certified by the court, not the original keepsake document)
- Court order (filed and certified by the court)
- Divorce decree (filed and certified by the court)
- Original birth certificate.
- Other court or legal actions filed and/or registered with the responsible governmental agency of the recording country, province, state, county, or city
Don't forget to update your…
Vehicle registration
You may also need to change your name on your vehicle registration. Updating your name on your driver license doesn't automatically change your name on your vehicle registration.
Good To Go! account
If you have a Good To Go! electronic tolling pass, be sure to update the contact information on your account with the Department of Transportation:
- Online: www.wsdot.wa.gov/goodtogo/
- By phone: 866.936.8246
Related information
- Change your address on your driver license or ID card
- Change your name or address: EDL/EID
- Change your name: Vehicle and boat registration
