Name and address changes — Illinois Permit Test

Name and address changes on the Illinois permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

A legal name change must be reported by applying for a corrected driver’s license or ID card within 30 days.

A license that names somebody you no longer are proves nothing at a traffic stop. Thirty days is the window Illinois gives to put it right.

If you have legally changed your name, you must apply for a corrected driver’s license/ ID card. This must be done within 30 days of the name change.

Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, p.6

An address change must be reported to the Secretary of State’s office within 10 days of the move.

Renewal notices and suspension letters go to the address on file. A stale one turns a letter you never saw into a suspension you did not know about.

You must notify the Secretary of State’s office of an address change within 10 days of any move by:

Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, p.6

A driver only receives an updated license showing a new address by visiting a facility, proving residency and paying the fee.

Telling the state online moves the record, not the card in your wallet. A new card means going in with a document that shows where you live.

You will not receive an updated DL/ID reflecting the address change unless you visit a facility, present acceptable documents to prove residency, including a valid mailing address (see page 106), and pay the appropriate fee.

Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, p.6

On the test

Within how many days of a legal name change must an Illinois driver apply for a corrected license?

30 days. A license that names somebody you no longer are proves nothing at a traffic stop. Thirty days is the window Illinois gives to put it right. Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, p.6: “If you have legally changed your name, you must apply for a corrected driver’s license/ ID card. This must be done within 30 days of the name change.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, published by the Illinois Secretary of State, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-21.