Changing Your Address

Colorado allows a 10-day grace period to notify the DMV of an address change, and the ensuing process is free of charge and pretty simple:

• Jot down your new address in the space provided on the back of your existing license.

• Print out or stop by a driver license office and pick up a Change of Address Form (DR2285).

• When completing the form, make sure, if you are a voter, to fill in and sign the appropriate boxes to ensure your voter registration address is switched to the new district.

• Mail the finished copy to the address listed below, or drop it off at any driver license office.

• Division of Motor Vehicles

• Driver Control Section

• Denver, CO 80261-0016

Change of Name

Changing your name on a Colorado license is a bit more labor-intensive. It requires an appearance at a driver license office and certified and original (no photocopies) documentation of the name change. Acceptable forms of documentation include:

• Marriage certificate

• Divorce decree, with a case number and official signature

• Court order of name change, with case number and official signature

• Valid military identification

• Valid tribal identification card

• Out-of-state license or identification card

Furthermore, a name change entails the purchase of a new driver license or ID card at the standard fees.