Appointment Information


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Renewal Appointments

You may visit an exam station in-person to renew your driver license or ID card or request a duplicate for a lost or stolen card. But why wait in line when you can schedule your visit?!

**PLEASE NOTE: The Sioux Falls Express Station is available for this service by appointment only.

To renew your driver license/ID card, you will be required to provide your federally compliant driver license/ID card and two pieces of mail proving your residential address.  Documents must show your first and last name and be less than one year old.  If you’ve lost your federally compliant license or if it has expired, you'll need to bring these required documents.

If you are a CDL holder with a medical certificate, you must bring your medical certificate in order to renew your CDL.

Non-U.S. Citizens must bring proof of legal status.

Permanent travelers with no permanent physical address must bring a receipt of proof of stay within South Dakota from within the past year and one document proving your personal mailbox (PMB) service address and box number.

 

SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT

 

Testing Appointments

Need to take a knowledge test or drive test?  You'll need to schedule an appointment for any visit requires a knowledge or drive test.  

Applicants under the age of 18 will need parental consent and a Driver’s Education Certificate, if applicable. Note that the examiner may cancel a road/drive test if the examiner considers the weather or road conditions to be unsafe.

**PLEASE NOTE: The Sioux Falls Express Station does not offer testing. Please visit the Sioux Falls One-Stop location for this service.

 

Permit Upgrade Appointments

If you have passed an approved driver education course, we recommend you schedule an appointment to upgrade your instruction permit. Find out more about permit upgrades.  

 

Locations

Need to find a driver exam station near you?  Visit our locations page.  

 

Need Further Assistance?

You can read the answers to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) below by clicking on the arrow next to the question. 

 

If you need assistance with scheduling an appointment, please call (605) 773-6883 or send us an email.

 

FAQs

Find out if you're eligible to renew online or by mail!  Click the arrow for more information.

 

If your driver license HAS NOT EXPIRED and you did not use the online or mail-in method for your last renewal, you may be eligible to renew online or by mail.  

 

Does a license expired more than 30 days require an in-person trip to the exam station?

 

  • If your driver license has been expired for more than 30 days, you are required to visit an exam station in-person and pass a knowledge test.  
  • If you have a motorcycle endorsement (Class 2 license), you will have to take the operator's knowledge test and the motorcycle knowledge test. 
  • If you are required to test to renew your driver license, you must schedule an appointment.

 

Can I schedule an appointment to visit an exam station?

 

If you prefer to renew your driver license in-person at an exam station, we assure you walk-in customers are welcome.  We would encourage you to schedule an appointment so you don't have to sit in the waiting area. 

 

You can also print and complete your application before going to the exam station (see Appointment Information Documents section below). No digital, electronic, or stamped signatures allowed on the application.

 

 

**When you click on the documents below, they will be moved into your Download folder.