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How to

Apply for or renew an Identification Card

How to Find Driver License Number. Your driver license contains several pieces of info that are needed to complete some applications and for driver license renewals. The driver license number is eight digits long and should not be confused with the audit number, which is on the side of your picture or near the bottom of the driver license. Jun 24, 2013 Look at your license. The audit number is at the very bottom, tiny, you might need glasses to see the numbers like me. I'm not precisely sure on how many numbers, I think more or less 20. I don't think you need the letters proceeding it, but then again, I don't know what you are needing the number for. Source(s): Texas driver.

Miscellaneous

The audit number is a key piece of information on every Texas license, used to prove the validity of the license. On the 'new' style which began to be issued in the mid-2000s, it's the bottommost line numbered '5'.

Social Security Number Requirement

Frequently Asked Questions

How to apply for a driver license if you are over 18

If you are a visitor in California over 18 and have a valid driver license (DL) from your home state or country, you may drive in this state without getting a California DL as long as your home state DL remains valid.

If you become a California resident, you must get a California DL within ten (10) days. Residency is established by voting in a California election, paying resident tuition, filing for a homeowner's property tax exemption, or any other privilege or benefit not ordinarily extended to nonresidents.

To apply for an original DL if you are over 18, you will need to do the following:

Complete a Driver License or Identification Card Application.
Visit a DMV office (appointments are recommended).
Provide your social security number (SSN). It will be verified with the Social Security Administration while you are in the office.
Verify your Identity. If your current name no longer matches the name on your Identity document, see 'True Full Name' and 'How to Change Your Name' for more information.
Present your acceptable residency document if you have never had a California DL or California identification (ID) card.
Pay a nonrefundable application fee.
- The fee is good for 12 months. (If all requirements are not met within 12 months, the application will no longer be valid and you must reapply.)
- Allows you three (3) attempts to pass each of the required knowledge tests. (If you fail the same knowledge test three (3) times the application will no longer be valid and you must reapply.)
- Allows you three (3) attempts at the driving test.
  Important: If you fail the driving test, you must pay a retest fee of $7 for subsequent test(s) and schedule the driving test for another day. If you fail the driving test three (3) times, the application will no longer be valid and you must reapply.
Give a fingerprint scan.
Have your photograph taken.
Pass the knowledge test(s).
If applying for a REAL ID DL or ID card, you must provide proof of your Identity, SSN, and residency from the list of acceptable REAL ID document options.

You will then be issued an instruction permit if you have never been licensed before. When you practice, you must have an accompanying adult who is 18 years of age or older, with a valid California DL. This person must be close enough to you to take control of the vehicle if necessary. It is illegal for you to drive alone.

If you have a DL from another country, you will be required to take a driving test. If you have a DL from another state, the driving test may be waived.

To take your driving test, you will need to:

Make a driving test appointment. (Driving tests are not given without an appointment.) You may also call 1-800-777-0133 during the regular business hours of 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon., Tues., Thurs., and Fri. and between 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays (excluding holidays), to make a driving test appointment.
Provide proof of financial responsibility that meets or exceeds California Insurance Requirements.

After you pass your driving test you will be issued an interim DL valid for 90 days until you receive your new photo DL in the mail. Double check your address and DL classification, including endorsements and restrictions, before you leave DMV. Notify the DMV representative if you have moved or if your information is incorrect. If you have not received your DL after 60 days, call 1-800-777-0133 and they can check on the status for you. Have your interim DL with you to provide information when requested.

How to apply for a commercial driver license

A commercial driver license (CDL) is a license issued in accordance with Federal Regulations that allows an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV). Federal regulations require that an applicant be 18 years or older to apply for a CDL and be issued a commercial learner's permit (CLP).

Note: If you apply to upgrade or add an endorsement to your driver license (DL), you must complete the process within 12 months. Otherwise, you may not receive your renewal notice in the mail.

You may drive for hire within California if you are 18 years of age or older and do not engage in interstate commerce activities. (VC §12515) (VC §12516) You must be at least 21 years old to drive a CMV in interstate commerce or transport hazardous materials or waste.

If applying for a REAL ID CDL, you must provide proof of your Identity, social security number (SSN), and residency from the list of acceptable REAL ID document options.

10 Year History Record Check

The Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999, and applicable Federal Regulations require all commercial driver license (CDL) applicants including renewal applications to disclose whether they have been issued a driver license (DL) in the same or different name to operate any type of motor vehicle in another state or other jurisdiction within the previous ten (10) years. If the answer is 'Yes' to the ten (10) year history record question, a 10 Year History Record Check form (DL 939) should be completed and submitted with the Commercial Driver License Application.

TSA's Process

Federal regulations require a person who is applying for a California commercial driver license (CDL) with an original or renewal Hazardous Materials (HazMat) endorsement to undergo a security threat assessment. The USA Patriot Act requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to complete a security threat assessment (background records check) before the DMV issues a HazMat endorsement.

Start the TSA background records check after you apply for your CDL at DMV and successfully complete all appropriate knowledge tests. Go online to https://universalenroll.dhs.gov/ or call 1-855-347-8371 to make an appointment with a TSA agent. You must submit the applicable federal fee(s) and any additional required information to the designated TSA agent. The TSA agent will advise you of the fingerprint requirements. You must also provide the TSA agent with a DMV issued Commercial Learner’s Permit (CLP) and one (1) of the following identification documents (ID):

A California driver license (DL) and/or California ID card

California Driver License Audit Number