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Utah Driver License Division - Salt Lake: (801)965-4437 / Toll Free: (888)353-4224

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Obtaining a Limited-Term License or Identification Card

             

 

NOTE: Effective January 1, 2010, the Driver License Division will be issuing a Limited-Term Driver License, Limited-Term Commercial Driver License and Limited-Term Identification Card.  Please click here for a printable brochure for more information on what will be required to obtain your Limited-Term document.

 

A person who would need to obtain a Limited-Term Driver License or Identification Card would be:

• Individuals who are not U.S. citizens, but who are in the U.S. legally.  The expiration date would be the date of your legal presence document or five years, whichever is sooner.  Or one year if there is no expiration date.
• Individuals applying for a Commercial Limited-Term Driver License are required to have a Social Security Number and DOT Medical Card and provide proof.
• Refugee or Approved Asylee - click here for more information

Requirements to obtain a Limited-Term Document are:

• Evidence of a driving privilege issued in another state or country or evidence of completion of a course in driver training;
• 2 proofs of Utah residency;
• Evidence of social security number or proof of ineligibility to obtain social security;
• Evidence of Identity;
• Proof of legal/lawful presence;
• Completion of required written knowledge/skills tests

NOTE: Under Utah law, the individual driver is responsible to refrain from driving if there is any uncertainty about his/her physical mental or emotional status which may affect driving safety. If the condition persists, he/she is responsible for reporting it to the Driver License Division.  And for security purposes, in establishing a driver license record, it is essential that information is accurate. The Driver License Division will therefore require original certified documents for an original application. When applying for a Utah driver license, your privilege to drive cannot be suspended, revoked, disqualified, or denied in another state or country.

After all requirements for a Limited-Term have been successfully completed, you will receive a temporary document that is a receipt only. Once you have completed the licensing process the completed license will then be mailed to you in approximately three weeks.