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Driver’s license and state ID in Puerto Rico

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.
YesF or M with a letter from a provider

You can change the gender on your Puerto Rico driver's license or ID to F or M by filing form DTOP-DIS-324 at a CESCO office. Attach a birth certificate or passport that already shows the change, or have any licensed health or behavioral health professional who treats you sign Part B. There is no X option.

Main cost
$8
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

DTOP (Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas) processes driver's licenses and ID cards through its CESCO offices (Centros de Servicios al Conductor). Its form DTOP-DIS-324, "Solicitud para el cambio de género de personas transgénero", lets you ask for a license or ID card showing female or male.

You sign a statement under penalty of perjury that the request matches the gender you identify with and is not for fraud. Then you attach one of:

  • a birth certificate showing the change,
  • a passport showing the change, or
  • Part B of the same form, signed by a clinical professional who has a relationship with you: psychologist, therapist, social worker, physician, case manager, or counselor, with their license number.

You do not need surgery or a court order.

Changing your name is a separate part of the same visit. You need your certified court resolution (or a birth certificate showing the new name) and an updated Social Security record.

Steps

  1. Get your supporting document[1]

    Bring a birth certificate or passport that already shows your gender, or ask your clinician to complete and sign Part B of DTOP-DIS-324. If your name is also changing, update Social Security first and bring the certified court resolution.

  2. Make a CESCO appointment[3][2]

    Request an appointment at the CESCO of your choice through cesco.turnospr.com. Bring DTOP-DIS-324, the license or ID application, your current card, a photo ID, proof of address from the last 2 months, and your Social Security card.

  3. Pay with internal revenue stamps[2]

    CESCO fees are paid with Hacienda internal revenue stamps (sellos) and vouchers (comprobantes), which you can buy at collection offices or online. Ask CESCO which amount applies to a gender or name change; the duplicate fees are shown below.

    Cost
    $8 driver's license duplicate; $7-$8 iD card duplicate

Costs and fee waivers

No fee waiver is available for this step.[2]

We found no general fee waiver for licenses or ID cards on CESCO's page.

WhatCostNotes
Driver's license duplicate[2]$8$6 internal revenue stamp (code 5120) plus $2 voucher (code 0842). Add $17 (code 2028) the first time you validate REAL ID. The CESCO page does not list a separate fee for a gender change.
ID card duplicate[2]$7-$8$5 stamp for a regular card or $6 for REAL ID (code 5120), plus a $2 voucher (code 0842).

More detail

Forms3 forms: DTOP-DIS-324, DTOP-DIS-256, DTOP-DIS-137

Open a form for tips on filling it out.

Forms everyone files (1)

DTOP-DIS-324Request for gender change for transgender people (driver's license or ID card)Required

How to fill it out

  • Part A: your name, Social Security number, license or ID number, addresses, phone, and email. Check "licencia de conducir" or "tarjeta de identificación", then check Femenino or Masculino.
  • Sign the perjury statement and date it (day/month/year).
  • Part B only if you are not bringing a birth certificate or passport that already shows the change. Your clinician (psychologist, therapist, social worker, physician, case manager, or counselor) fills in their name, title, address, phone, and license number (theirs or their supervisor's), checks F or M, and signs.

Open DTOP-DIS-324[1]

Forms only some people need (2)

DTOP-DIS-256Driver's license application (renewal, duplicate, or name change)Sometimes required: For a driver's license. Use DTOP-DIS-137 instead for an ID card.

Open DTOP-DIS-256[2]

DTOP-DIS-137ID card application for people 16 and olderSometimes required: For an ID card instead of a driver's license.

Open DTOP-DIS-137[2]

RequirementsWhere you live, age, timeline
Where you live
For people who hold or are applying for a Puerto Rico driver's license or ID card.[1][2]
Age
Adult ID cards start at 16; applicants under 18 need a parent or legal guardian. The gender form itself does not set an age limit.
How long it takes

Usually one CESCO visit.

After you finishYour license or ID is often the easiest document to change first.

Your license or ID is often the easiest document to change first. With it you can ask the Registro Demográfico to change the gender on your birth certificate (it accepts a license that shows the change). The U.S. passport and Social Security record currently cannot show a changed sex marker; your Puerto Rico card is still valid ID.

Tips3 tips from people who have done this
  • A case manager or counselor can sign Part B, as long as they give a license number (theirs or their supervisor's). You do not need a psychiatrist or endocrinologist.
  • For REAL ID, CESCO accepts only the Puerto Rico birth certificate version issued since 2010.
  • If staff refuse the form, ask for a supervisor and show the DTOP-DIS-324 printed from CESCO's own forms page. The ACLU de Puerto Rico can help if you are turned away.
Laws and other guides1 other guide

Other trusted guides

Sources

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  1. DTOP-DIS-324, Solicitud para el cambio de género de personas transgénero (rev. 18 mayo 2025)Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas, Form. accessed
    “Deberá presentar este formulario acompañado de uno de los siguientes documentos: Certificado de nacimiento, el pasaporte o certificación emitida por un profesional de la salud o profesional de la conducta que tenga relación con el solicitante.”
  2. Solicitudes y formulariosCESCO, Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas, Official page. accessed
    “Licencia de Conducir - Duplicado ... Sello de Rentas Internas por el valor de seis (6) dólares, código 5120. Comprobante de Rentas Internas por valor de dos (2) dólares, código 0842.”
  3. Directoría de Servicios al Conductor (CESCO)Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas, Official page. accessed