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NOTE: As of January 1, 2010 the requirements to obtain a Utah driver license have changed due to changes in legistlation.  Please click here for more information on what will be required to obtain your Utah driver license.

If you have become a resident of our state and need a Utah driver license, here is what is required:

**Note: Any or all of these steps may apply to you, depending on your individual situation.

• Completion of driver education, or have a valid license from another state or country
• Legal parent or guardian to sign for financial responsibility if under the age of 18
• Furnish 2 forms of positive identification, (All forms must be the original or copies certified by the issuing agency.)
• Payment of applicable fees
• Furnish (2) proofs of Utah residence address
• Furnish proof of your Social Security number.  
• Furnish legal presence (if applicable)
• Completion of application, medical questionnaire, and eye exam
• Completion of required written knowledge/skills tests
• Take a photo
  

When applying for a Utah driver license, your privilege to drive cannot be suspended, revoked, disqualified, or denied in another state. Your out-of-state license must be surrendered upon application for a Utah License.

For security purposes, in establishing a driver license, it is essential that information is accurate. The Driver License Division will therefore require original certified documents for an original application.

The Division requires 20/40 vision and peripheral fields (side vision) of 120 degrees in at least one eye to pass the vision test. If you fail to meet this standard with or without glasses, you will be required to get a statement from your eye doctor. The statement must be presented before your application can be completed. It should indicate specific vision problems and suggested restrictions, if any. A vision test is required on all original, lapsed, duplicate, and renewal licenses. Everyone aged 65 and older is required to pass a vision examination every five years.

The written knowledge test will be questions based upon information in the Utah Driver Handbook.  The questions will be related to your specific written test or tests for the required license and/or endorsements.  You are allowed to take two written tests in one day.  After three failures, you will be required to pay a second fee.

The examiner may require you to demonstrate your driving ability. If so, you must provide the vehicle to be used. It must be properly registered and comply with vehicle safety laws, including functioning safety belts. The vehicle may be rejected if its condition could cause harm to the examiner's person or clothes. The applicant and the examiner are the only occupants allowed in the vehicle during the road test. In addition to road rules and regulations, you will be judged on the use of proper driving techniques and other important elements of safe driving, such as your general behavior and attitude. During the road test, you will not be asked to do anything that is against the law.

The following is a partial list of items on which you may be judged during the test:

Driving posture
Proper use of lanes
Left and right turns
Starting and stopping
Parking on hills and between cars
Observance of traffic signs and signals
Backing
U-turns
Steering coordination
Attention at intersections

If you fail the road test you will be expected to practice before taking another test. You may take only one road test in a day. The failure to pass the required tests in three attempts will result in having to pay another fee. All tests must be completed within six months from the day you pay your fee. Any person may be asked to complete a road test if the examiner feels the applicant's ability to drive may be in question.

NOTE: Those applying for a Commercial Driver License should contact a CDL office for Commercial licensing information.

After all requirements for a license have been successfully completed, you will receive a temporary photo license on the same day. The completed license will then be mailed to you in approximately three weeks.