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Licenses and IDs
Renew a driver's license$64 for 8 years. Online or at a kiosk if your notice says so. From 40 you need a recent eye exam. 3 questions.Fee $64 for 8 years · 10 min online, or 1 visitReplace a lost or stolen license$30 on myMVA or at a kiosk. No police report needed.Fee $30 · 10 min onlineGet a learner's permitFrom 15 years and 9 months. A vision test and a 25-question knowledge test; you need 22 right. $65.Fee $65 (includes the later license) · 1 visit, by appointmentTake the driving skills testBy appointment at MVA branches. Driver's ed, practice hours and a permit held 9 months (under 18) first.Fee No test fee · 1 visit, by appointmentChange your addressWithin 30 days of moving. Free on myMVA or at a kiosk.Fee Free ($30 for a new card) · 5 min onlineMoving to MarylandLicense, title and registration within 60 days, often in one 'New to Maryland' appointment.Fee License $88; car title $200, registration and the excise tax difference · 1 appointment, after a safety inspection for your carGet a REAL IDMaryland's licenses for lawful residents are REAL ID. Check yours with MVA's lookup tool.Fee No extra fee · 1 visit, if you need it
Your car
Renew car registrationFor 1, 2 or 3 years, up to 90 days early on myMVA. From $120.50 a year for most cars. 2 questions.Fee $120.50 a year for a car up to 3,500 lb (includes the $40 EMS fee) · 10 min onlineBuy or sell a carUsed cars need a Maryland safety inspection before titling. 6.5% excise tax and a $200 title. The seller keeps the plates. 3 questions.Fee $200 title + 6.5% excise tax, plus registration · 1 branch visit, after the safety inspectionEmissions test (VEIP)Every 2 years in 13 counties and Baltimore City. $30 at a station, $26 at a 24-hour kiosk.Fee $30 at a station, $26 at a kiosk · About 10 minutes, every 2 years