Adult Original Driving Privilege Card (DPC)
1 – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
A person who would need to obtain a Utah driving privilege card (DPC):
- Individuals living in Utah who are legally paroled in the U.S. (not eligible for a REAL ID document.)
- Individuals living in Utah who are unable to establish legal/lawful presence.
To legally drive while living in Utah, you must possess a Utah learner permit or valid driving privilege card (DPC.) This driving privilege card cannot be used as a means of identification by any Utah government entities.
Driving privilege card holders are not eligible for a commercial driver license (CDL) or identification card.
Step 1: Apply for your Utah learner permit if you do not have a driving privilege from another state or country.
Step 2: Complete the Traffic Safety and Trends exam and pass with 100%. Do not take this exam until you have been issued your learner permit (you need your learner permit number to register for the exam.)
Step 3: After you have met the learner permit requirements, you will schedule your driving skills test or DPC appointment below.
If you have a driving privilege from another state or country you will schedule your appointment below to apply for your DPC.
Testing
Required to test in English
You must pass a 25-question open-book written knowledge test if you have been previously licensed in another state or country.
If your out-of-state or out-of-country license has been expired for more than five (5) years you will also be required to take a driving skills test. If you have never been licensed, you will be required to pass a 50-question close-book test and a driving skills test.
2 – WHAT IS THE PROCESS
- Fill out an online application and schedule an appointment to visit a driver license office.
- When you arrive for your scheduled appointment, have your confirmation number ready to check in, and then you will take a photo.
- After your photo, you will have a seat; when your number is called, you will present your documents to the examiner, take an eye test, and pay the non-refundable fee of $25.00 for fingerprint processing and non-refundable fee of $32.00 for a DPC.
- You will then take the 25-question or 50-question written knowledge test.
3 – WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING TO YOUR APPOINTMENT
- Bring your Utah learner permit or evidence of a driving privilege from another state or country.
- Bring proof of identity (name and date of birth.)
- If you need to have your documents translated into English, click here for an approved translator list.
- Bring your social security card or individual tax identification number (ITIN.)
- Bring two (2) documents providing proof of Utah address.
- Bring a completed fingerprint card and photograph from a local agency.
- If you completed driver education, the information will be electronically submitted to the Driver License Division.
Has Your Name Changed
If the name on your driver license or identity card is different than the name on your identity document (e.g., birth certificate, amended birth certificate, or passport), it must be accompanied by legal documentation authorizing the name change. These include a certified state marriage certificate, divorce decree, updated passport, amended birth certificate, adoption paperwork, citizenship/naturalization certificate, or court documents indicating the name change sealed by the court.
4 – COMPLETE THE APPLICATION AND SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT
5 – WHEN DO I GET MY DRIVING PRIVILEGE CARD
- After all requirements for a DPC have been completed, you will receive a temporary no-privilege document that is a receipt only.
- The completed DPC will expire on the birth date in the first year from the date the card was issued and will then be mailed to you in approximately 4-6 weeks.
Note: By law, you may not possess more than one REAL ID compliant certificate at a time (e.g., a Utah driver license and a Colorado ID.)