TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reminds customers seeking a new or renewed Florida driver license or identification card to be prepared to provide proof of their residential address and social security number. Driver licenses and ID cards now show the customer’s residential address. A customer’s mailing address, such as a Post Office Box number, will no longer be shown on driver licenses and ID cards. Customers visiting a driver license office must bring proof of their residential address.

Examples of acceptable documents include:
• deed
• monthly mortgage statement
• residential rental/lease agreement
• utility hook-up (or work order) dated within 60 days of the application

Customers must also provide proof of their social security number. Examples of acceptable documents include:
• Social Security card
• tax return
• W-2 form
• pay check stub
• DD-214 (military discharge document)
• school record

The document must include the customer’s Social Security Number to be accepted.
The Department provides a list of acceptable documents online at www.flhsmv.gov/ddl/address.html.
To verify identity, customers are reminded that they must still present two forms of identification.

To help customers prepare them for their next office visit, DHSMV provides frequently asked questions and answers related to the new documentation requirements online at www.flhsmv.gov/ddl/newslaws_Oct2008.html.

The changes are a part of the Department’s preparation for implementation of the Federal Real ID Act. Recent changes in Florida law will move the state toward compliance by January 2010. The Real ID Act is part of a nationwide effort to improve the integrity and security of state-issued driver licenses and ID cards and reduce fraud. For Real ID information, visit www.flhsmv.gov/realid/.