Washington
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Licenses and IDs
Renew a driver's licenseMost people can renew online every other time: $61 for 6 years or $81 for 8. Check in 3 questions.Fee $61 for 6 years or $81 for 8 years (enhanced: $103 or $137) · 10 min online, or 1 visitReplace a lost or stolen license$20 online, by phone or at an office. The new card is mailed to the address DOL has.Fee $20 · 10 min onlineGet a learner permitFrom 15 with a driver training course, or 15 and a half without one. $35.Fee $35 · Online, or 1 visit for a photo permitTake the drive testMostly at driver training schools and testing locations. You need 80 out of 100 to pass.Fee Set by the testing location; license $111 (6 years) or $131 (8 years) · 1 test, then 1 license visitChange your addressWithin 10 days of moving. Free online; a new card with the address is $20.Fee Free ($20 for a new card) · 5 min onlineMoving to WashingtonLicense within 30 days (by appointment), then title and register your car at a vehicle licensing office.Fee License $111 (6 years) or $131 (8 years); car title $39.50 plus tabs · 2 visits: a driver licensing office, then a vehicle licensing officeGet a REAL ID (enhanced license)A standard Washington license won't get you on a plane. The enhanced license (EDL) will: $7 a year extra.Fee $7 a year extra ($153 or $187 for a first EDL) · 1 visit, by appointment
Your car
Renew car tabsEvery year, online, by mail or at a vehicle licensing office. About $83 for a typical car, more in Sound Transit areas. 2 questions.Fee About $83 a year for a car up to 4,000 lb, plus local fees · 10 min onlineBuy or sell a carThe seller keeps the plates and files a Report of Sale. The buyer transfers the title within 15 days and pays use tax. 3 questions.Fee $39.50 title transfer, plus use tax and registration · Within 15 days of buyingEmissions testWashington ended emissions testing on January 1, 2020. No inspection is needed to renew.Fee None · Nothing to do