I use a name that is different from the name on my birth certificate. I need to renew my license, but I cannot prove my identity. What can I do?

The best way to ensure that you can renew your license is to legally change your old name to your new name.

To do that, you must:

• Go to the Courthouse and file a notarized Petition for Change of Name.
• Submit a background check with your petition.
• Ask a Clerk of Court to schedule a hearing.

At the hearing, you will need the judge to sign a Final Judgement of Change of Name.

Once you have a court order with your new name, you need to have your name changed at the Social Security office and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

You must also bring:

• Your birth certificate
• A document that proves that you are a United States citizen
• An identification card that has your old name on it