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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 18. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
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Chapter 18-1. ISSUANCE OF DRIVER LICENSES |
Section 18-110. RENEWAL OF DRIVER LICENSES
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110.1Unless the Director provides otherwise, the initial term of a driver’s license issued after August 16, 2008 and the next renewal term of any driver’s license issued before that date, shall expire on the licensee’s birth date occurring in the eighth (8th) year of the license term, and may thereafter be renewed for up to an eight (8)-year period ending on the licensee’s birth date.
110.2The Director is authorized to issue a motor vehicle driver's license valid for a period of less than the maximum periods provided for in Subsection 110.1 whenever the Director finds, on the basis of medical or psychiatric evidence, that a periodic determination is required as to the physical or mental qualification of an applicant to operate a motor vehicle safely.
110.3The Director may extend the validity of a driver’s license without an additional fee for such additional period or periods as the Director, in his or her discretion, may; provided, that such additional period or periods shall not exceed eight (8) years in the aggregate.
110.4The Director may require any person applying for renewal of a driver's license to take and successfully pass a test of the applicant's eyesight and knowledge of the traffic laws of the District.
110.5The Director may require any applicant to take and successfully pass any additional test(s) as he may find reasonably necessary to determine the licensee's qualifications according to the type or general class of license applied for, and such examination may include any or all of the other tests required or authorized upon original application under the provisions of this chapter.
110.6The Director may defer the expiration of the license of a resident of the District who is on active duty away from the District in the Armed Forces or Merchant Marine of the United States and who, at the time of leaving the District, was the holder of a valid driver's license for a period not to exceed six (6) years upon such terms and conditions as the Director may prescribe. In the event that such driver's license is lost, mutilated, or badly worn, the Director may issue a replacement without charge and indicate the extended expiration date on the replacement license.
110.7A license may be renewed at any time in advance of expiration of a current license to take effect on the day following the expiration of the current license; Provided, that if the application for renewal is dated more than sixty (60) days prior to expiration of the current license, the renewed license shall be dated as of the day of issuance.
110.8Any person applying for renewal of a driver’s license who owes the Department at least $ 250 in outstanding unpaid fines and penalties may be eligible to participate in the Director’s deferred payment plan, as provided in § 3007.5.
110.9An applicant for the renewal of a driver license is required to renew a license in person at least once every other renewal period and, on alternate renewal periods, the applicant may apply by mail or through the internet provided the applicant meets the following requirements:
(a) The applicant is not subject to re-examination pursuant to Subsection 110.4 or Section 111 of this chapter;
(b) The applicant certifies that the applicant meets the visual requirements of Section 105 and there has been no change in the applicant's vision;
(c) The driver license has not been expired in excess of three hundred and sixty five (365) days;
(d) The applicant is renewing for an eight (8) year period of time;
(e) Since the prior issuance, there has not been a material change in any personally identifiable information, as set forth in § 103.4(a) and (b). If there has been a material change in any personally identifiable information, the applicant will be required to seek renewal in-person and establish the change through the presentation of a verifiable original source document that can be verified by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
110.10 In person renewal of a driver license shall be conducted as follows:
(a) For a valid full-term driver license, an applicant must appear in-person no less frequently than every sixteen (16) years at which time an updated photograph shall be taken;
(b) In-person renewal of temporary or limited-term driver license pursuant to § 107.4(c) and (d):
(1) The applicant must present valid documentary evidence verifiable through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that the status by which the applicant qualified for the temporary or limited-term driver's license or identification card is still in effect, or
(2) The applicant presents valid documentary evidence verifiable through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that he or she continues to qualify for lawful status in the United States.