Last Updated 29th of March, 2010
Are the steps for renewing a IL permit the same as drivers license renewal? Illinois
Actually, Illinois doesn’t provide too many details about renewing a learners permit.
We’re guessing this is because a drivers permit – which is available once you turn 15 – is valid for two whole years. Given that you can apply for your regular driver license (with restrictions) once you turn 16, there really isn’t any time for your permit to expire.
(Even if you wait until you turn 17 to apply for your license, you’ll still be within the two-year period.)
Simply put, during those two years you’re moving through the state’s Graduated Driver License (GDL) program and most likely you won’t hold on to any one permit or license long enough to worry about which renew license method to use because you won’t have an expired license on your hands.
Now, after you turn 21 – the age at which every single age-related sanction disappears and you have nothing left but a straight IL driver license – you’ll follow the same license renewal process as other drivers.
Visit your nearest IL SOS office with the $5 fee, proof of your written signature, and one of the following:
We’re guessing this is because a drivers permit – which is available once you turn 15 – is valid for two whole years. Given that you can apply for your regular driver license (with restrictions) once you turn 16, there really isn’t any time for your permit to expire.
(Even if you wait until you turn 17 to apply for your license, you’ll still be within the two-year period.)
Simply put, during those two years you’re moving through the state’s Graduated Driver License (GDL) program and most likely you won’t hold on to any one permit or license long enough to worry about which renew license method to use because you won’t have an expired license on your hands.
Now, after you turn 21 – the age at which every single age-related sanction disappears and you have nothing left but a straight IL driver license – you’ll follow the same license renewal process as other drivers.
Replacing a Drivers Permit
If you need to replace your learners permit, you’ll follow the same steps as someone replacing a drivers license.Visit your nearest IL SOS office with the $5 fee, proof of your written signature, and one of the following:
- Proof of your date of birth.
- Proof of your Social Security number.
- Proof of your residency.
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