Donor Information

At this very moment, more than 86,000 people in the United States are anxiously awaiting an organ transplant. On average, 17 of these people will not live to see the next day. These are sobering figures, especially when you consider that just one organ, tissue, or eye donor can amazingly rescue as many as 75 people.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), in conjunction with the Department of Health, helps increase the donor pool by allowing you to register as an organ donor when applying for a driver's license or ID card.

The process is fast and simple. When you visit a PennDOT Photo Licensing Center to have your picture snapped for your driver's license or ID card, complete an organ donor card and hand it to the clerk. The clerk will then have the words "Organ Donor" printed underneath your photo for free. If you are under 18, you will need a signature from your parents or guardians.

If you change your mind, PennDOT will allow you to remove this designation from your card at any time for a fee of $10. To do so, you must resubmit whichever of the following forms applies to you and be sure to have it notarized:

• Noncommercial Driver's License Application for Change/Correction/Replacement

• Commercial Driver's License Application to Replace/Correct

• Nondriver Photo ID Card Application for Change/Correction/Replacement