You may be able to renew your South Dakota driver’s license online once every ten years with our easy online renewal system!
Create a login and password for the SD.gov site. You will use it to conduct all of your online business with other state agencies (for example, getting a fishing or hunting license, making camping reservations, etc.).
You cannot complete the online driver license renewal process without creating a login identity on the SD.gov site.
Once finished with your online application, your license will be mailed to you in 3-4 weeks. If you are mailing your proof of address of vision statement documents (instead of uploading them electronically), it may take longer for your license to arrive.
All information from your online transaction will be secure. A payment processing fee of $2.00 will be charged in addition to the renewal fee. If you’re having difficulties using this site, email us or call (605) 773-6883.
Requirements & Documentation Needed
- You must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
- You must currently have an unexpired, federally compliant driver’s license/ID card with a gold star in the upper right corner.
- You’ll need to provide your driver’s license/ID card number, date of birth and the last four digits of your Social Security number.
- You’ll need to upload, email, fax (605-773-3018), or mail two documents to prove your residential/physical address (cannot be handwritten documents). Documents must show your name and must be less than one year old. Active military personnel and dependents may use two documents proving their out-of-state residential address or APO/FPO address (if stationed overseas). If you are a full-time traveler or use a personal mailbox service and hold a South Dakota driver license or ID card, click here for additional required documents you'll need to provide for your online renewal.
- Parent or guardian mail is acceptable for use by minor under the age of 18
- If you’re 65 or older, a vision statement less than one year old is also required. Scores must be recorded on our vision statement form.
- Drivers who wear bioptic lenses aren’t eligible for online renewal.
- We accept Visa or MasterCard for payment.
You need to visit a driver exam station if:
- You have not applied in person in the last ten years.
- You wish to change your name.
- You wish to change your license class, CDL class, or endorsements.
- You are required to take a driving test. Appointment required for drive tests - click here to make appointment
- You wear bioptic lenses.
- You have updated your status with USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.)
You can schedule an appointment or walk into any Driver License Exam Location. You may print and complete the application and take it with you to the exam station. No digital, electronic, or stamped signatures are allowed on the application.
If you have been issued a driver's license or ID card in another state, your South Dakota license or ID card is inactive, and you are not eligible for online renewal.
FAQs
Am I eligible to renew online?
If your driver license HAS NOT EXPIRED and you did not use the online or mail-in method for your last renewal, you may be eligible to renew online or by mail. Read the page below for additional information.
Can I renew online if my license or ID card expired more than 30 days ago?
If your driver license has been expired for more than 30 days, you are required to visit an exam station in-person and pass a knowledge test. If you have a motorcycle endorsement (Class 2 license), you will have to take the operator's knowledge test and the motorcycle knowledge test.
You must schedule an appointment to take test.
What if I am a full-time traveler who uses a mail forwarding service?
If your license or ID card has not yet expired and you did not use the online or mail-in method 5 years ago (the last time you renewed or replaced), then you may be eligible!
- If you plan to visit South Dakota to renew or replace your South Dakota driver license or ID card, it may be helpful to schedule an appointment at the Driver Exam Station you plan to visit. To schedule an appointment, please click here. We recommend you schedule your appointment well in advance so you can time the appointment to coincide with your visit to South Dakota.
- Walk-in customers are welcome at all South Dakota Driver Exam Stations if you prefer not to schedule an appointment. Find a location here.
- In addition to the application, fees, and standard renewal documents, you'll also need to provide:
- A completed Residency Affidavit. If applying online or by mail, your signature on his form must be notarized by a public notary. California public notary page must specify the accompanying document being signed for.
- A receipt from a South Dakota hotel/motel, campground or RV park to prove one night of stay within the last year. The receipt must include your name and South Dakota address.
- One document (no more than one year old) proving your personal mailbox service address. This document could include a receipt from the personal mailbox business or a piece of mail with your personal mailbox address on it. It cannot be handwritten. Virtual addresses or virtual postal addresses will not be accepted.
If you have friends or family in South Dakota and plan to use their address, you must complete the Consent for Use of Address form.
If you have questions about these requirements, please email us or call (605) 773-6883.
Can active military or military dependent renew online?
Military personnel and their dependents stationed overseas may use two address documents proving their APO/FPO address. Military personnel and their dependents stationed in another state may provide two address documents proving their out-of-state residential address. Click here to learn about the other required documents.
If you have any questions about these requirements or renewing your South Dakota Driver License or ID card, please email us or call (605) 773-6883.
Do I need to provide a vision statement?
If you are renewing your driver license online or by mail are are 65 years old or older, you must provide a vision statement along with the other required documents.
The form must be completed by an eye doctor and be dated within one year of the date you apply to renew your license. Your vision scores must be recorded on our vision statement form. You may print the form and take it with you for your eye exam or ask your eye doctor to print and complete the form for you.
If you have any questions, please email or call us at (605) 773-6883.
| RENEW ONLINE DOCUMENTS |
| Consent for use of Address | Driver License and ID Card Application - Spanish |
| Document Requirements | Residency Affidavit |
| Driver License and ID Card Application - English | Vision Statement |