Welcome to the Department of Public Safety
Our goal is to ensure the safety of all people in South Dakota. The 11 agencies within the Department work in numerous ways to serve the state and its residents.
We invite you to browse this website to learn more about us. And we encourage you to contact us if you are in need of our services.
Driver License - Appointment Scheduling
Make an appointment online:
- Online scheduling is available for renewal appointments at the Aberdeen, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls Westport Avenue, Sioux Falls Minnehaha County Administration Building, and Watertown Driver Exam Stations. Please note: You are unable to schedule renewal appointments at the Sioux Falls Westport Avenue exam station on Saturdays. Renewals at that location on Saturdays are handled on a first-come, first served basis.
- Drive test appointments can be made online for a number of driver exam locations across the state.
- Click here for more information about online scheduling.
Make an appointment over the telephone:
- You may schedule a renewal appointment at the Aberdeen, Rapid City, Sioux Falls Westport Avenue, Sioux Falls Minnehaha County Administration Building, or Watertown Exam Station by calling our Customer Service Center at 1.800.952.3696 Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM Central Time. Please note: You are unable to schedule renewal appointments at the Sioux Falls Westport Avenue exam station on Saturdays. Renewals at that location on Saturdays are handled on a first-come, first served basis.
- You can schedule a drive test appointment in Aberdeen, Brookings, Elk Point, Huron, Madison, Mitchell, North Sioux City, Parker, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Vermillion, Watertown, and Yankton by calling our Customer Service Center at 1.800.952.3696 Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM Central Time.
- Click here for more information.
For updated wait times at Sioux Falls Driver Exam locations, follow SDDriverLicense on Twitter, or click here to read our posted tweets.
Documents Needed to Obtain a SD Driver License or ID card
Click on the link above for a list of documents you'll need to take with you to the driver exam station to obtain or renew a South Dakota driver license or photo ID card.
Department Social Media Sites
The Department of Public Safety and Highway Patrol are on Facebook and Twitter. Click the links below to find us online!
Mailing Address • 118 West Capitol Avenue • Pierre, SD 57501