Name and address change — Arizona Permit Test

Name and address change on the Arizona permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Arizona law requires you to notify MVD within 10 days of any change to your name or address.

If MVD still has your old address, renewal notices and letters about your license go to a house you no longer live in.

You are required by law to notify MVD within 10-days of any change to your name or address.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.6

If you do not report a change of name or address, you may miss renewal notices and other mail about your license or vehicles, and you may be cited by law enforcement.

A license can lapse because the renewal letter went to the old house. An officer can also write you a ticket for not reporting the move.

If you do not report a change, you may not receive renewal notices or other correspondence concerning your driver license or vehicle records and you may be cited by law enforcement.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.6

If you want your new address printed on your license, you may apply for and buy a replacement license.

Reporting the move updates MVD’s records, but the card in your wallet still shows the old street until you get a new one.

If you wish to have your new address displayed on your credential, you may apply and purchase a replacement license.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.6

To complete a name change, you must present identification in both your new and your previous names.

MVD has to be sure the new name belongs to the same person as the old one. Papers in both names are what join the two.

You will need to present appropriate identification in both your new and previous names.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.7

On the test

How soon must you tell MVD that your name or address has changed?

Within 10 days. If MVD still has your old address, renewal notices and letters about your license go to a house you no longer live in. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.6: “You are required by law to notify MVD within 10-days of any change to your name or address.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, published by the Arizona Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-28.