Renewal by Mail

To renew your license by mail the eligibility requirements are the same as online renewal except there is no age limit.

You must complete Form DL-63 and mail it to DMV with the appropriate fees and an eye examination certificate obtained within the last 12 months from a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist. The fee for a five-year driver's license is $12.50.  

Renewal in a DMV Office

If you visit your local DMV office to renew your license, you will be issued a ten-year license if you are under the age of 65. If you are 65 or older, you will be issued a five-year license. To renew your South Carolina driver’s license in a DMV branch office:

1. You must pass a vision-screening test or provide an eye examination certificate obtained within the last 12 months from a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist.
2. You must provide your vehicle insurance information.
3. You must pass a knowledge test if you have five or more points against your driving record in the last two years. 
4. Persons under the age of 65 can renew their license every ten years if they appear in person at a DMV office to process their renewal.  Ten-year driver's licenses will not be issued by mail or online.
5. Persons who are 65 years of age or older must renew their driver' license every five years.

The fee for a 10-year renewal is $25.00.  The 5-year renewal fee is $12.50. 

Driver's License Renewals

To renew your South Carolina driver's license you may apply online, by mail or in person at a DMV office. 

Depending on how you choose to renew your driver's license, you may obtain a five-year or ten-year driver's license. International customers are not eligible to renew online or by mail. If you are a not a United States citizen, you must renew your license at one of the sixteen DMV offices that process international customers applications.

Please read about all renewal options and requirements before you take steps to renew your license.

Online Renewal using the DMV Web Site

You may be eligible to renew your driver's license online using the  Public Services site.  All licenses renewed online are for a five-year renewal period. The fee for a five-year driver's license is $12.50.  You are eligible to renew your driver's license online if you meet the following requirements:

1. You are a United States citizen.
2. Your driver's license has not been expired more than nine months.
3. You have not received violations totaling more than five points in the last two years.
4. Your license is not suspended or subject to be suspended.
5. You did not renew your license by mail or online during the previous renewal period.
6. You must provide your vehicle insurance information.
7. You are less than 65 years of age.