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Driver’s license and state ID in Delaware

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 or F with a letter from a provider

You can change the sex on a Delaware driver's license or ID to M or F with form MV2020, signed by a licensed physician, therapist or counselor, or social worker. Surgery is not required. You must go to a DMV office in person. An X marker is not currently offered on the standard form.

Main cost
$20
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

Delaware's DMV changes the gender designation on a license or ID when you bring form MV2020, Request for Gender Change on Driver License/Identification Card. Section C must be completed by a medical or social service provider licensed anywhere in the United States (physician, therapist/counselor, or social worker) who states that your gender identity is male or female. You do not need to have had surgery, and no court order is required.

The DMV forms page also lists a separate "Request for Gender X" consent form. Official DMV procedures, national guides, and a 2026 bill all say X is not yet available, so call the DMV before relying on that form.

To change your name on the card, bring a certified copy of your court order. Update Social Security first.

Steps

  1. Have a licensed provider sign MV2020[2][1]

    Download MV2020, fill in Sections A and B, and ask a licensed physician, therapist or counselor, or social worker to complete Section C. Any US state license works.

    Form
    MV2020

  2. Go to a DMV office[1][5]

    MV2020 is not processed by mail or online. Bring the completed form, your current license or ID, and, if your name is also changing, a certified copy of the court order (update Social Security first). A DMV representative verifies the form and processes the change; you get a new photo card.

    Cost
    $20 duplicate driver's license; $10 duplicate photo ID card; $10 change of name on a driver's license

  3. Name change only[6][5]

    If you are changing only your name, update Social Security first, then bring the certified court order and your current card to a DMV office. A4TE advises doing this within 30 days of the order.

    Cost
    $10 change of name on a driver's license

Costs and fee waivers

No fee waiver is available for this step.[5]

The DMV fee page lists no fee waiver for duplicate licenses or ID cards.

WhatCostNotes
Duplicate driver's license[5]$20The DMV does not list a separate gender-change fee; expect the duplicate card fee. Confirm at the counter.
Duplicate photo ID card[5]$10
Change of name on a driver's license[5]$10

More detail

Forms2 forms: MV2020, Gender X consent form

Open a form for tips on filling it out.

Forms everyone files (1)

MV2020Request for Gender Change on Driver License/Identification CardRequired

How to fill it out

  • Section A: your license or ID number, name, date of birth, phone, and which card(s) you have.
  • Section B: check Male or Female.
  • Section C (your provider fills this in): a physician, therapist/counselor, or social worker licensed in any US state enters their name, organization, license number, and address, checks your gender, and signs under penalty of perjury. They do not have to describe any treatment, and surgery is not required.
  • Section D: you sign, certifying the request reflects your gender identity and that you are a Delaware resident.
  • Leave Section E blank; a DMV supervisor signs it.

Open MV2020[2][1]

Forms only some people need (1)

RequirementsWhere you live, age, timeline
Where you live
You must be a Delaware resident; you certify this on MV2020.[1][2]
Age
The DMV procedure sets no age limit. For an applicant under 18, ask the DMV whether a parent must also sign.
How long it takes

One DMV visit once you have the signed MV2020.

After you finishYour license is the ID most places check, so update it soon after Social Security.

Your license is the ID most places check, so update it soon after Social Security. The US passport and Social Security record currently cannot show a changed sex marker; your Delaware card is still valid for REAL ID purposes, flying, and voting.

Tips2 tips from people who have done this
  • You can change your gender marker without changing your name, and the reverse.
  • If staff ask for surgery proof or a court order, point to the DMV's own procedure, which says surgery is not required and that MV2020 Section C is enough.
Laws and other guides1 other guide

Other trusted guides

Sources

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  1. Gender Designation Changes on Driver Licenses and Identification CardsDelaware Division of Motor Vehicles, Official page. accessed
    “The customer is not required to have completed gender reassignment surgery. Instead, Section C must be completed by a medical or social service provider licensed in the United States certifying the customer's gender is either male or female. ... Form MV2020 will not be processed via mail or on line.”
  2. Form MV2020, Request for Gender Change on Driver License/Identification CardDelaware Division of Motor Vehicles, Form. accessed
    “I am a licensed: Physician, Therapist/Counselor, Social Worker”
  3. Gender Designation Change Consent Form (listed as Request for Gender X)Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, Form. accessed
    “request to have my gender designation changed from M/F/X to M/F/X on my driver license or identification card”
  4. Forms and ManualsDelaware Division of Motor Vehicles, Official page. accessed
  5. DMV FeesDelaware Division of Motor Vehicles, Official page. accessed
    “Duplicate License $20.00; Change of Name $10.00; Photo Identification Card $40.00; Duplicate Photo ID Card $10.00”
  6. Delaware Identity DocumentsAdvocates for Trans Equality, Organization. accessed
    “Delaware driver's licenses and ID cards can display a gender of either F or M. There is currently no option for an X gender marker in Delaware.”