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Driver’s license and state ID in New Hampshire

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

New Hampshire lets you choose M, F, or X on your driver's license or non-driver ID by marking it on the application. No doctor's letter or court order is needed. Book a "gender change" appointment at a DMV office and pay $10.

Main cost
$10
Apply
In person
Typical wait
up to 60 days

Draft from official sources, September 24, 2026. Not yet checked by a person. How we verify

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 1, 2020, New Hampshire law has listed three gender options on driver's licenses and non-driver ID cards: "M" for male, "F" for female, and "X" for other (RSA 263:5 and RSA 260:21). You self-identify on the application; no medical or court documentation is required.

Changing your name on the card is a separate request that requires legal proof of the new name, such as a certified copy of your Probate Division name change order. The replacement card for a name change is free. You can do both at the same appointment.

Steps

  1. Update Social Security first if your name is changing[4]

    Optional

    The DMV checks your name against Social Security records, so update your name with SSA before your DMV visit. The sex field at SSA currently cannot be changed, but that does not stop the DMV from issuing M, F, or X.

  2. Book a DMV appointment[1]

    Request an appointment for a Gender Change (and, if needed, a Name Change) through the DMV's online appointment system. Name changes are not accepted by mail.

  3. Bring your documents to the appointment[1]

    • Completed DSMV 450 (Replacement, reason "gender change," with your chosen marker).
    • Your current, valid NH driver's license or non-driver ID.
    • $10 fee.
    • For a name change too: DSMV 30 and a certified copy of your name change order.

    You hand in your old card, get a new photo, and leave with a 60-day temporary paper license.

    Cost
    $10 replacement license for a gender change

  4. Receive the new card by mail[1]

    The permanent card is mailed to you; the temporary paper license is valid for 60 days.

    Time
    up to 60 days

Costs and fee waivers

WhatCostNotes
Replacement license for a gender change[1]$10A replacement license for a name change alone is issued at no charge. A4TE lists $3 for the gender change; the DMV's own page says $10.

More detail

Forms2 forms: DSMV 450, DSMV 30

Open a form for tips on filling it out.

Forms everyone files (1)

DSMV 450Application for Driver LicenseRequired

How to fill it out

  • Check Replacement, and under Reason write "gender change."
  • In the gender field, check M, F, or X. No other documentation is needed for the marker.
  • Commercial drivers use DSMV 312 (Application for Commercial Driver License) instead.

Open DSMV 450[1]

Forms only some people need (1)

DSMV 30Record Change Request (name or address change)Sometimes required: Only if you are also changing your name.

Open DSMV 30[1]

RequirementsWhere you live, timeline
Where you live
You must hold or be applying for a New Hampshire driver's license or non-driver ID.[1][2][3][5]
How long it takes

One appointment, then the card arrives by mail (the temporary license covers up to 60 days).

After you finishYour license is the ID most places check first.

Your license is the ID most places check first. If you chose X, note that the US passport and Social Security record currently cannot show X or a changed sex marker; your New Hampshire card is still valid ID. New Hampshire birth certificates cannot show X.

Tips1 tip from people who have done this
  • You do not need a name change, a court order, or a doctor's letter to change your marker. If staff ask for one, ask for a supervisor and point to RSA 263:5.
Laws and other guides2 laws, 1 other guide

Laws and rules

Other trusted guides

Sources

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  1. Update Personal Information (read via Wayback Machine copy of 2026-09-06)New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles, Official page. accessed
    “On the application, check the box for Replacement, and under Reason, please indicate "gender change." Your current, valid NH Driver License or Non Driver Identification card. Payment of $10.00”
  2. RSA 263:5, Application for driver's licenseNew Hampshire General Court, Law. accessed
    “gender indicated by checking either "M" for "male," "F" for female," or "X" for "other"”
  3. RSA 260:21, Identification cardsNew Hampshire General Court, Law. accessed
    “gender indicated as "M" for "male," "F" for "female," or "X" for "other"”
  4. New Hampshire Identity Documents (last updated December 2025)Advocates for Trans Equality, Organization. accessed
    “You can self identify without providing a court order or medical documentation. Your DL/ID may display F, M, or X gender markers.”
  5. LGBTQ+ rightsACLU of New Hampshire, Organization. accessed
    “in 2020 when the option for a third gender marker (X) became available for state driver's licenses”