Section: 18-103

APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER LICENSE, LEARNER PERMIT, OR PROVISIONAL PERMIT (Rename History)

Most recent version of the final adopted rule codified in the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)


Effective Date : 5/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

Authority : Sections 1825 and 1826 of the Department of Motor Vehicles Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-175; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-904 and 50-905), Sections 6, 7 and 8a of the District of Columbia Traffic Act, 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1121; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-2201.03, 50-1401.01 and 1401.03), and Mayor’s Order 2016-077, dated May 2, 2016.

Source : Regulation No. 72-13, effective June 30, 1972, 32 DCRR §§ 2.206, 2.207, 2.601, Special Edition; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 20 DCR 517 (January 7, 1974); as amended by § 501 of the Omnibus Budget Support Act of 1994, effective June 14, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-128; 41 DCR 2096 (April 22, 1994); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 10819 (December 19, 2003); as amended by D.C. Act 15-704 published at 52 DCR 1700 (February 25, 2005); as amended by the Department of Motor Vehicles Service and Safety Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 14, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-279; 54 DCR 903 (February 2, 2007)); as amended by the Department of Motor Vehicles Driver License, Special Identification Card, and Vehicle Inspection Amendment Act of 2008, effective August 16, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-219; 55 DCR 7598 (July 18, 2008)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 5243 (June 18, 2010); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 5697 (July 8, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 6938 (August 12, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 8513 (August 15, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 1128 (January 23, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 1130 (January 23, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 10222 (August 5, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 9515 (August 7, 2020); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 9740 (August 14, 2020); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 009535 (July 29, 2022); Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 006391 (May 24, 2024).

Editor's Note :

Rulemaking notices were published in the D.C. Register(DCR) and Adopted Rules were codified into the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)

  Notice ID Register Category Heading Notice/
Adopted Section 		Register Issue/
Effective Date
R0054502 Adopted Rule APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER LICENSE, LEARNER PERMIT, OR PROVISIONAL PERMIT View Text Effective:
5/24/2024
N136179 Final Rulemaking Motor Vehicles, Department of – Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 18 DCMR Ch. 1, etc. – Person’s Weight View Text 5/24/2024
Vol 71/21
N134702 Proposed Rulemaking Motor Vehicles, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 18 DCMR Ch. 1 and 13 - Person's Weight View Text 2/2/2024
Vol 71/5
R0052066 Adopted Rule APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER LICENSE, LEARNER PERMIT, OR PROVISIONAL PERMIT View Text Effective:
7/29/2022
N124600 Final Rulemaking Motor Vehicles, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - 18 DCMR Ch. 1 - Residency Documents View Text 7/29/2022
Vol 69/30
R0042338 Adopted Rule APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER LICENSE, LEARNER PERMIT, OR PROVISIONAL PERMIT View Text Effective:
8/14/2020
N0096321 Final Rulemaking Motor Vehicles, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Address Confidentiality View Text 8/14/2020
Vol 67/34
R0042334 Adopted Rule APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER LICENSE, LEARNER PERMIT, OR PROVISIONAL PERMIT View Text Effective:
8/7/2020
N0096170 Final Rulemaking Motor Vehicles, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Real ID requirements View Text 8/7/2020
Vol 67/33
N0087947 Proposed Rulemaking Motor Vehicles, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Confidentiality View Text 1/10/2020
Vol 67/2
N0087700 Proposed Rulemaking Motor Vehicles, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - REAL ID Requirements View Text 12/20/2019
Vol 66/52
R0019075 Adopted Rule APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER LICENSE, LEARNER PERMIT, OR PROVISIONAL PERMIT View Text Effective:
8/5/2016
N0059821 Final Rulemaking Motor Vehicles, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Documents for establishing residency View Text 8/5/2016
Vol 63/33
N0058602 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Motor Vehicles, Department of - Notice of Emergency & Proposed Rulemaking - Application for driver license, learner permit or provisional permit-REAL ID View Text 5/6/2016
Vol 63/20
R0016870 Adopted Rule APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER LICENSE, LEARNER PERMIT, OR PROVISIONAL PERMIT View Text Effective:
1/23/2015
N0051243 Final Rulemaking Motor Vehicles,Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - REAL ID Amendment View Text 1/23/2015
Vol 62/4
N0051244 Final Rulemaking Motor Vehicles, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - NCDL Driver Instruction & Motorcycle Demonstration Course View Text 1/23/2015
Vol 62/4
N0050703 Proposed Rulemaking Motor Vehicles, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - NCDL Driver Instruction & Motorcycle Demonstration Course View Text 11/28/2014
Vol 61/49
N0050704 Proposed Rulemaking Motor Vehicles, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - REAL ID Amendment View Text 11/28/2014
Vol 61/49
R0016400 Adopted Rule APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER LICENSE, LEARNER PERMIT, OR PROVISIONAL PERMIT View Text Effective:
8/15/2014
N0049281 Final Rulemaking Motor Vehicles, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Compliance with federal regulations regarding licenses and identification cards View Text 8/15/2014
Vol 61/34
N0048683 Proposed Rulemaking Motor Vehicles, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Compliance with federal regulations regarding licenses and identification cards View Text 7/11/2014
Vol 61/29
R0010797 Adopted Rule APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER LICENSE, LEARNER PERMIT, OR PROVISIONAL PERMIT View Text Effective:
8/12/2011
N0014043 Final Rulemaking Knowledge test View Text 8/12/2011
Vol 58/32
N0012013 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Knowledge Test View Text 7/8/2011
Vol 58/27
R0008803 Adopted Rule APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER LICENSE, LEARNER PERMIT, OR PROVISIONAL PERMIT View Text Effective:
6/18/2010
N0003586 Final Rulemaking Driver's Licenses, Revocation, Title & Registration, Inspections, Safety, Adjudication and Definitions View Text 6/18/2010
Vol 57/25
N0002272 Proposed Rulemaking Driver's Licenses, Revocation, Title & Registration, Inspections, Safety, Adjudication and Definitions View Text 5/7/2010
Vol 57/19
R0002745 Adopted Rule APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER LICENSE, LEARNER PERMIT, OR PROVISIONAL PERMIT View Text Effective:
1/1/1900
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