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Replacing a Driver License or Permit
If your driving privileges are not currently suspended or revoked in Oregon or another state, DMV will issue a replacement (Non-Commercial Class C) driver license or an instruction permit if any of the following conditions are true:
  • Your license or permit is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed;
  • Your residence address changes and you choose to get a new card;
  • You have a name change;
  • You wish to change, add or delete any description, notation, photo or signature on the license or permit;
  • You are exchanging a valid-without photo license for a driver license with a photograph;
  • You are a former Oregon licensee returning from another state and still have a valid expiration on your previous Oregon license;
  • You are replacing a license issued with an error;
  • You are obtaining a license after reinstatement of a suspension; or
  • You are replacing a license confiscated by law enforcement or the courts.

How to Apply
Go to a regular or full-service DMV office. There you will be asked to:
After you meet all of the requirements, you will be issued an interim card to use until you receive your license in the mail.
 
Out-of-State/Out-of-Country?
If you are temporarily outside of the state and cannot come to an Oregon DMV office, you may be eligible for a Valid With Previous Photo Driver License.  Call DMV at (503) 945-5000, send an online request or write DMV requesting information.

Replacing an Address Sticker
If your address sticker is mutilated or has become illegible and you still reside at the same address, you can request a replacement sticker at no cost by calling DMV at (503) 945-5000 or by filling out the general DMV Driver-related Question Form and specifying your request in Step 4 of the form.
 
If you are only requesting a replacement address sticker do not complete another "Change of Address Notice."

Related Information
Additional information that may be relevant includes:

 
Page updated: August 08, 2008

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