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Driver’s license and state ID in New Jersey

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 Jersey lets you choose M, F, or X on your driver's license or non-driver ID by signing a one-page self-attestation form. No doctor's letter or court order is needed. You walk in to any MVC Licensing Center and pay $11.

Main cost
$11
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 February 2020 the Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) changes the gender on a license or ID based only on your signed Declaration of Gender Designation Change (form GENDER1), and since April 2021 it offers X ("unspecified") alongside M and F. X is available to anyone who prefers not to have a gender shown, not only nonbinary people. No medical documentation is required.

Changing your name on the card is a separate step that requires your certified court order (see the name change guide). You can do both in the same visit.

Steps

  1. Fill out and sign form GENDER1[1][5]

    Print it from the MVC website or pick one up at an MVC agency. Check M, F, or X and sign. No doctor's signature or medical records.

  2. If you are also changing your name, bring your court order and 6 points of ID[6][7]

    Optional

    Bring a certified copy (raised seal) of your Final Judgment with the Addendum, plus documents adding up to the MVC's 6 points of ID. Documents still showing your old name are accepted for the 6 points. By the name change kit's instructions, you must do this within two weeks after the effective date in your judgment.

  3. Walk in to any MVC Licensing Center[2][5][3]

    This is a walk-in transaction; no appointment is needed. Hand in the form, surrender your current card, and pay $11 for the duplicate. It must be done in person because staff verify your documents and collect your old card.

    Cost
    $11 duplicate or changed license or non-driver ID

Costs and fee waivers

No fee waiver is available for this step.[3]

The MVC's fee pages list no waiver for a duplicate license or ID.

WhatCostNotes
Duplicate or changed license or non-driver ID[1][3][4]$11

More detail

Forms1 form: GENDER1

Open a form for tips on filling it out.

GENDER1Declaration of Gender Designation Change for NJ MVC Driver License or Non-Driver Identification CardRequired

How to fill it out

  • Print your full name, address, date of birth, and license or ID number exactly as on your current card.
  • Check M (male), F (female), or X (unspecified).
  • Print your name again in the attestation line and sign and date. You are attesting under penalty of perjury that the change is to conform your legal gender to your gender identity and is not for fraud. Nothing else is required.

Open GENDER1[1]

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

One walk-in visit. Licenses are centrally issued, so the permanent card arrives by mail.

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

Your license is the ID most places check first. If you chose X, the US passport and Social Security record currently cannot show X or a changed sex marker; your New Jersey card is still valid ID, including for REAL ID and TSA.

Tips2 tips from people who have done this
  • You do not need a court order, an amended birth certificate, or a name change to change your gender marker.
  • If staff ask for medical proof, point to the form itself; it states that the self-attestation is all that is required. The NJ Division on Civil Rights takes discrimination complaints.
Laws and other guides1 law, 2 other guides

Laws and rules

Other trusted guides

Sources

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  1. Form GENDER1 (R3/21), Declaration of Gender Designation ChangeNew Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, Form. accessed
    “You must surrender your current driver license or identification card and obtain a duplicate for the standard fee of $11.00.”
  2. Gender "X" option now available for licenses/IDs in New Jersey (April 19, 2021)New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, Official page. accessed
    “This is offered not only to New Jersey residents who identify as non-binary, but for anyone who prefers that their gender not be specified on their license or ID.”
  3. License fees, restrictions, and valid time framesNew Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, Official page. accessed
    “Changes Fees: Correction/Downgrade 11; Duplicate 11.”
  4. Non-driver IDNew Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, Official page. accessed
    “The fee for renewal of the non-driver ID card is $24, the fee for a duplicate or lost ID card is $11.”
  5. Updating the gender marker on your driver's licenseState of New Jersey, Transgender Information Hub, Official page. accessed
    “This process must be done in person as your documents must be verified and you will have to turn in your current license.”
  6. Changing your name on a NJ driver's licenseState of New Jersey, Transgender Information Hub, Official page. accessed
    “It's okay if your birth name is on your 6 points documents and IDs. They will still be accepted.”
  7. CN 10551, How to Ask the Court to Change Your Name, Adults OnlyNew Jersey Courts, Form. accessed
    “You must present the Final Judgment, with the Final Judgment Addendum, in person at any Motor Vehicle Agency or Regional Service Center within two weeks after the effective date set forth in the Final Judgment.”