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Driver’s license and state ID in Connecticut

Update your name
YesAfter your legal name change
Gender markerThe sex or gender field (M, F, or X) printed on an ID document or stored in an agency's record.
YesM, F, or X with your own signed form

Connecticut lets you choose F, M, or X on your driver's license or non-driver ID by signing form B-385. No doctor's letter, court order, or proof of surgery is needed. You make the change in person at a DMV office and pay $30.

Main cost
$30
Apply
In person

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On this page
  1. How it works
  2. Steps
  3. Costs and fee waivers
  4. Forms
  5. Requirements
  6. After you finish
  7. Tips
  8. Laws and other guides
  9. Sources

How it works

Since January 2020, the Connecticut DMV has used a one-page self-attestation form, B-385 (Gender Designation on a License or Identification Card). You check Female (F), Male (M), or Non-Binary (X) and sign under penalty of false statement. DMV staff are told not to ask for more gender-related information or about your medical history.

You surrender your current card, get a new photo, and pay the fee for an updated card. You can change your name at the same visit, but that needs a court order or other legal name document and your Social Security record must already show the new name.

Steps

  1. If you are changing your name, update Social Security first[2]

    The DMV checks your name against Social Security. Update your name with SSA using your court order, then wait up to 48 hours before your DMV visit. Skip this step if you are only changing your gender marker.

  2. Fill out B-385 (and E-78 for a name change)[1][2][5]

    Print and complete B-385, choosing F, M, or X. For a name change, also complete E-78 and bring your original certified court order (Probate or Superior Court, or an order from another state). Photocopies are not accepted.

    Forms
    B-385, E-78, 2D

  3. Make a DMV appointment[2]

    Name updates are done by appointment only at DMV hub offices or DMV express offices (including some AAA and credit union locations, which may add up to an $8 convenience fee). Walk-ins are not available at every office and never on Saturdays.

  4. Go to the DMV, surrender your card, and get a new photo[1][2]

    Bring the forms, your current license or ID, and payment. The DMV takes your old card, gives you a temporary paper card, and takes a new photo. Your new card is mailed to the address on file.

    Cost
    $30 updated driver's license or non-driver ID (name or gender change)

Costs and fee waivers

WhatCostNotes
Updated driver's license or non-driver ID (name or gender change)[4][2]$30The DMV lists $30 for making any change to a driver's license and $30 for a replacement non-driver ID. Express offices may add up to $8.

More detail

Forms3 forms: B-385, E-78, 2D

Open a form for tips on filling it out.

Forms everyone files (1)

B-385Gender Designation on a License or Identification CardRequired

For any change of the gender shown on your license or ID.

How to fill it out

  • Fill in your name exactly as it appears on your current license, plus license or ID number, date of birth, Social Security number, and address.
  • Check one box: Female (F), Male (M), or Non-Binary (X).
  • Sign and date. No notary and no medical signature are needed.
  • Minors: the parent or guardian signs the parental consent section at the DMV, or attach a notarized form 2D.

Open B-385[1]

Forms only some people need (2)

E-78Change of Name or Name Correction RequestSometimes required: Only if you are also changing your name.

Only if you are also changing your name. Bring the original certified court order.

Open E-78[2][3]

2DCertificate of Parental Consent (notarized)Sometimes required: For a minor whose parent or guardian cannot come to the DMV to sign the B-385.

Open 2D[1]

RequirementsWhere you live, age, timeline
Where you live
You must hold or be applying for a Connecticut driver's license, learner's permit, or non-driver ID.[1]
Age
Any age. For a minor, a parent or guardian must come along and sign the B-385, or the minor brings a signed and notarized parental consent form 2D.
How long it takes

One DMV visit. You leave with a temporary paper card; the permanent card arrives by mail.

After you finishYour Connecticut license is often the easiest document to update and a good first step for daily life.

Your Connecticut license is often the easiest document to update and a good first step for daily life. The DMV notes that other agencies may not accept a marker that differs from your birth certificate or passport. Update your birth certificate (if born in Connecticut) with DPH. Passport and Social Security sex markers cannot currently be changed at the federal level; name changes still go through.

Tips2 tips from people who have done this
  • Do the name change and gender change at the same appointment so you pay once and get one new photo.
  • An X marker on a Connecticut REAL ID is issued by the state; some federal agencies and other states may not recognize it.
Laws and other guides2 other guides

Other trusted guides

Sources

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  1. Form B-385, Gender Designation on a License or Identification Card (New 1-2020)Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, Form. accessed
    “Employees shall not request additional gender-related information beyond that required on the applicable forms or otherwise inquire about the applicant's private medical history or records.”
  2. Update a driver's license, learner's permit, or non-driver IDConnecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, Official page. accessed
    “A new license or non-driver ID will be issued indicating the changes made, there is a $30 fee to change your name on your driver's license or non-driver ID card.”
  3. Form E-78, Change of Name or Name Correction RequestConnecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, Form. accessed
  4. DMV feesConnecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, Official page. accessed
    “Making any change to your driver's license ... $30”
  5. ID Documents, ConnecticutGLAD Law, Organization. accessed
    “You must also submit a name change order from a court (NOTE - It doesn't need to be from a Connecticut court).”