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        OTHER SERVICES                    Renewal for Individuals            •  Changes (name, address, etc.) must be made

        & INFORMATION                     Temporarily Located Out             in person at a DDS Customer Service Cen-
                                          of the State of Georgia
                                                                              ter. Changes cannot be made using the mail
                                                                              method of renewal.
                                            Renewal by mail is offered for certain groups
        This Section Covers               of individuals who must be away from the State   Customers   who choose to renew their license





                                          of   Georgia at the time renewal of their license   in   this   manner will   not   receive   a   RealDL/ID.
        Renewal for Individuals Temporarily Located     is  required.  Supporting  documentation,  a   To   download   the   application   package   and

        Out of the State of Georgia....................................   14   completed application and payment of fee (if   complete  instructions,  please  visit  our  website
        License, Permit, or Identification Card     required) must be submitted to verify that the   at  dds.georgia.gov.

        Number Changes...................................................   14   applicant is eligible to renew in this manner.
        Voter Registration.................................................   14   This service is available to the following groups:  License, Permit, or

                                                                             Identification Card
                                                      stationed out of state on active
        Lost or Stolen License Replacement ..................   15   •  Customers                      Number Changes
                                            military  duty,  their  spouse  and  any  depen-

        DDS Online   Services .......................................... 15   dents  living  with  them;
                                                                              No licenses or identification cards may be
        Address Change  ..................................................... 16   •  Full-time  students  attending  school  outside    issued in Georgia with a Social Security Num-

                                                    their pouse  and any dependents
        Name Change   ......................................................... 16   Georgia,      s          ber as the document number. If your license,

                                            living  with  them;              permit or identification card number is identical
       Motor Vehicle Reports (MVR) ...............................   16   •  Customers  who  are  physically  incapacitated    to your Social Security Number, a randomly
                                            and  unable  to  visit  a  DDS  Customer  Service    generated document number will be assigned

        Selective Service Registration  ............................. 16   Center  may  be  issued  an  ID  Card  only.    to your document during the issuance/renewal

        Donations............................................................16   This service is subject to the following   process. Once your number has changed, you
                                                                             will need to ensure that any companies or enti-
                                            restrictions:                    ties using your driver’s license, permit, or identi-
                                                                             fication card number for tracking or verification
                                           •  The  renewal  will  be  granted  for  an  8-year  re-
                                            newal  period,  at  the  end  of  which  the  license    purposes,  such  as    insurance  companies,  are
                                            holder  must  appear  in  person  for  renewal;  aware of this change.
                                           •  A  driver’s  license  that  has  been  expired  for
                                            two  (2)  or  more  years  cannot  be  renewed
                                            by  mail.
     Interest in Registering to Vote

     DDS does not register customers to vote. DDS does confidentially transmit customer   information needed to begin the voter registration process to the Georgia
     Secretary of State’s Office (SOS).
     Ultimately, each county voter registrar is responsible for completing voter registration including the issuance   of a voter registration card.

     There is a voter registration section on each DDS   license/ID issuance application, as required by law. In that section, customers are notified that their


     information will be used for voter registration purposes unless they choose otherwise.   There is also a clear 'opt-out' box that the customers can check if they do
     not wish to register to vote or update their   information.
     Once the information is transmitted to the SOS, it is made accessible to the county registrars for processing and updating their voter records.
     Important points :
     •  If you do not receive your voter registration   card within 30 days, contact your

     county   voter registration office to determine the status of your application;
                                                                                  https://sos.ga.gov/index.php/elections
     •  Choosing this option does not guarantee that   your voter registration information

     will be   processed in time to meet specific election deadlines;
     •  If you want to register to vote for a particular   election, please contact your county

     voter   registration office to ensure that your most current registration information is

     recorded prior to   the applicable voter registration deadline. Visit http://sos.ga.gov/
     index.php/elections for information.









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