Notify the DMV

If you change your name, you will need to update the information on your driver's license (or ID card), vehicle registration, and title. You can make a name change at any full-service DMV office.

On Your Driver's License or ID Card

You must fill out a Change of Name Request, show your current driver's license or ID card, and present certified documents that show your name change, such as a marriage license or divorce decree. Photo copies and religious certificates are excluded. The service is free.

On Your Registration Card

For a name change on a registration, you must fill out a Registration Affidavit. You also will be asked to show certified documents with your new name. The service is free.

On Your Title

If you want to change your name on a vehicle title, you need to complete and sign a Request for Registration and Certificate of Title. Take the form, along with the original title, to a DMV branch office. Write your new name on the title's reverse side and sign it as the vehicle owner.

You also need to take:

• Your vehicle registration card.

• Marriage license, divorce decree, or other certified documents showing the name change.

• Your updated Connecticut Insurance Identification Card that has your new name.

• Your updated driver's license that has your new name.

If you have a non-titled vehicle―manufactured before 1981―a Supplemental Assignment of Ownership forms needs to be filled out.

The fee is $25.

Have a Lien?

If you are still making car payments, there is an additional step. You need to obtain a release for name change only from your lender, and bring it to the DMV along with the other documents.

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