Safe Driver Renewal

The Safe Driver Renewal program enables drivers with clean records to renew their drivers' licenses from the convenience of home and visit a driver services facility only once every eight years.

Between January 1997 and April 2002, more than two million Safe Drivers had taken advantage of this convenient program.

To be eligible for Safe Driver Renewal, a driver must be between the ages of 22 and 74 with a clean record. Motorists with drunk driving arrests are not eligible. Also excluded would be school bus drivers, truck drivers and others who hold commercial drivers' licenses.

Drivers who qualify for "Safe Driver Renewal" receive a notice in the mail detailing how to complete the renewal process by Internet, telephone or mail.

After renewing from the comfort of home, Safe Drivers receive a renewal sticker by mail within ten business days of their renewal.

Safe Drivers, Renew Online Now. Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express credit cards are accepted. Personal checking account is accepted. There is a $1.75 payment processor fee. If your address has changed, you must use the mail-in renewal option.

Safe Drivers who renew by phone can use a Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express credit card. There is a $1.75 payment processor fee.

There is no payment processor fee charged for mail-in renewals.

"It's quick, it's easy, and it's an appropriate reward for drivers with clean records," Secretary of State Jesse White said. "Illinois motorists want government to be more efficient, they want us to make better use of modern technology, and they don't want to wait in line at a drivers facility when there is no reason for them to be there."