Iowa driver's license or identifcation (ID) card name or address changes

Address change

You must notify the Iowa DOT within 30 days when your mailing address has changed. This may be done by:

• Appearing in person at any Iowa driver's license station. You will be issued a new driver's license or ID card for $1.
   
• In writing by completing and mailing or faxing  Change of Address Notice.  Your written request must include your full name, driver's license number, new mailing address, and your signature. You will not be issued a new driver's license or identification card. Send your written request to:
  
  Office of Driver Services
  Iowa Department of Transportation
  P.O. Box 9204
  Des Moines, Iowa 50306-9204
  Fax:  515-239-1837

Name change

Changing your name on an Iowa driver's license or ID must be done in person at any Iowa driver's license station. There is a $1 charge. Applicants must provide proof of any name change. Photocopies and faxes of documents will NOT be accepted:

Acceptable items are:

• Certified copy of a court order that grants and orders the name change.
• Certified decree of divorce that grants and orders the name change.
• Certified copy of a marriage certificate that reflects the name change.

A certified copy is one that contains the original seal and certificate of the court or registrar, rather than a simple file or date stamp.