Change of address and name — Alabama Permit Test
Change of address and name on the Alabama permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
After changing your address within Alabama, you have 30 days to notify the Driver License Division of the new address.
Notices about your license, such as a suspension, are mailed to the address on file, and a stale address means you never see them.
After changing your address within Alabama, you have 30 days
An Alabama license holder may update the address on their state driver record without charge, but a new license will not be reissued.
The record is what the state mails to, so updating it is what matters even if the card itself is not replaced.
An Alabama citizen with a driver license or identification card may update their address without charge on their state driver record.
To change the name on your license, present proper documents such as a marriage certificate or court order with an updated Social Security card; a duplicate fee is charged for the corrected license.
The name on the license has to match your legal records, so the change must be backed by the document that made it.
If you wish to change your name, you should present proper documents (marriage certificate or court order with updated social security card) to your probate judge, license commissioner, or any ALEA Driver License office (must visit an ALEA office if you have a STAR ID).
On the test
You move within Alabama. How long do you have to tell the Driver License Division your new address?
30 days. Notices about your license, such as a suspension, are mailed to the address on file, and a stale address means you never see them. Alabama Driver Manual, p.14: “After changing your address within Alabama, you have 30 days”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Alabama Driver Manual, published by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AL.pdf (Alabama Driver Manual, November 2024, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Driver License Division, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AL.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- https://www.alea.gov/dps/driver-license/driver-license-manuals
- https://www.alea.gov/dps/driver-license/driver-license-information (read 2026-10-04; states no count or mark)
- https://www.alea.gov/dps/driver-license/license-and-id-cards/graduated-driver-license (read 2026-10-04; "Must complete the written examination and receive a passing grade.")
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/alabama/Ala-Admin-Code-r-760-X-1-.13 (read 2026-10-04; requires the examination, sets no figure)