Name and address change — Idaho Permit Test

Name and address change on the Idaho permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

To change the name shown on your license or ID card you apply for a duplicate, or make the change at renewal if you are eligible.

The name on the card has to match the name on the record, and a duplicate is how the card catches up.

you must apply for a duplicate or, if you are eligible, you may make the change as you renew your driver's license
July 2026 Idaho Driver's Handbook, p.29

Your name must be updated with the Social Security Administration before you apply for the duplicate.

The county checks the number against the federal record, and a name that does not match there fails the check.

your name must be updated with the Social Security Administration prior to applying for a duplicate
July 2026 Idaho Driver's Handbook, p.29

You must notify ITD within 30 days when your address changes.

The address is where a suspension notice is sent. One that never arrives is still served.

You must notify ITD within 30 days when your address changes
July 2026 Idaho Driver's Handbook, p.29

Your record must show your actual physical address, though a post office box or a rural route may be given as a mailing address.

Where you can be found and where mail reaches you are two different facts, and the record wants both.

Your record must show your actual physical address
July 2026 Idaho Driver's Handbook, p.29

To get a new address printed on the card itself you apply for a duplicate, unless you are eligible to renew.

Telling the department is one thing and changing the card is another; only the second costs a duplicate.

you will need to apply for a duplicate, unless you are eligible to renew the driver's license or ID card
July 2026 Idaho Driver's Handbook, p.29

On the test

How does an Idaho driver change the name shown on their license?

By applying for a duplicate, or changing it at renewal. The name on the card has to match the name on the record, and a duplicate is how the card catches up. July 2026 Idaho Driver's Handbook, p.29: “you must apply for a duplicate or, if you are eligible, you may make the change as you renew your driver's license”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against July 2026 Idaho Driver's Handbook, published by the Idaho Transportation Department, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.