Acceptable Identification Documents
Driver License Rules & Regulations
Ohio Administrative Code Section 4501:1-1-19, 21, 22
SEE ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTS LIST (Form
BMV 2424 - English & Spanish version)
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In order to obtain any Ohio driver's license, commercial driver's license (CDL),
identification (ID) card or duplicate of any of these items, the
customer, and any co-signer for a minor applicant must present a
primary and a
secondary
document satisfactory to prove both: (1) Name and Date of Birth and (2)
Social Security Number
(SSN), if ever assigned. (Ohio Administrative Code Sections 4501:1-1-19, 21,
22). Additionally, non-U.S. citizens are required to provide
proof of legal
presence before an Ohio driver's license or identification card can
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NOTICE:
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Effective November 19, 2007,
individuals who are renewing a current Ohio driver license, Ohio commercial
driver license (CDL), or Ohio identification (ID) card will no longer be
required to present a Social Security card at an Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
(BMV) license agency for verification at the time of renewal, as long as the
card is presented at the time of renewing.
An Ohio driver license, Ohio CDL,
or Ohio ID card, which is current, or has been expired for less than six months,
is acceptable without further proof of the applicant's Social Security number if
it has been previously verified in the BMV's records.
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Only original documents or a copy
bearing an original certification by the issuing authority are acceptable.
Uncertified copies or copies of certified documents are not acceptable. Failure
to provide two (2) acceptable documents to prove both the name and date of birth
and the
Social Security Number,
if ever assigned, shall result in denial of the application.
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The
primary
document must contain the
full name and date of birth and must be verifiable. The
Social Security Number
must
appear on either the
primary
document or the
secondary
document. The name on
the documents must match the person's current name unless a change of name is
established by a court order, Marriage Certificate, Marriage License or Divorce
Decree. The court order may be a
primary or
secondary
document. |
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At least one
primary
and one
secondary document
must be provided by the applicant.
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primary
must contain the full name and date of birth and must be verifiable.
Social Security Number (if one has ever been assigned) must be on either the
primary or
secondary documents.
Name on documents must match the person's current name unless a change of
name is established by court order, marriage certificate or marriage license.
A copy bearing an original certification by the issuing authority is
acceptable.
Uncertified copies of certified documents are unacceptable.
Failure
to provide 2 acceptable documents shall result in the denial of the application.
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