Title And Registration

How to Renew Your Registration

Renewal with Notice  |  Renewal with Address Change  |  Renewal with Name Change  |  Renewal without Notice  | Renewal with Vehicle Information Change

Renewal with Notice

All the information on the renewal notice is correct and you do not have changes to your registration:

• If you are eligible to renew online, a Renewal Code and Personal Identification Number (PIN) will be printed on your renewal notice. Accepted forms of payment include credit card, including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, or Diner's Card or you may use a personal check. A $1.75 convenience fee will be added to your transaction if you use a credit card.
• Use the touch tone phone system. Call 1-866-545-9609. You will need your Renewal Code and Personal Identification Code numbers located on your renewal notice. Accepted forms of payment include Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover credit cards. A $1.75 convenience fee will be added to your transaction.
• By mail. Make your check payable to the Illinois Secretary of State, sign your name on the bottom portion of your renewal notice, and mail in. You must allow 30 days for delivery of your renewal sticker.
• In person. Visit your nearest Secretary of State facility, currency exchange or participating bank. Bring your renewal notice and payment. Acceptable payments include cash, check, traveler's check and Discover credit card. A $2 convenience fee will be added to your transaction if you use a Discover credit card.

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Renewal with Address Change

• By mail. Mark the Address Change box on the front of the renewal notice (bottom section) and make changes in the Address Change section on the back of the notice. Make your check payable to the Illinois Secretary of State, sign your name on the bottom portion of your renewal notice, and mail in. You must allow 30 days for delivery of your renewal sticker. You may also submit a letter indicating your license plate number, name, old address and new address to:
  Secretary of State
  Vehicle Services Department
  501 S. 2nd. St., Room 011
  Springfield, IL 62756-6666.

  There is no fee to change an address unless a corrected ID card is requested, which costs $3.

• Online. You may update your legal Illinois residence address when you renew your registration. To change your address outside of your renewal period, you may use the online Address Change Notification. There is no fee to change an address unless a corrected ID card is requested, which costs $3.
• In person. Visit your nearest Secretary of State facility. Bring your renewal notice, documentation to prove your changes, including your title for vehicle changes, and payment. Acceptable payments include cash, check, traveler's check and Discover credit card. A $2 convenience fee will be added to your transaction if you use a Discover credit card.

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Renewal with Name Change

To change a name on a registration, you must change the name on the title first. An application for corrected title must be completed and submitted along with the original title, the fee of $65, and proper documentation. Proper documentation includes a copy of a marriage certificate, a driver's license (with corrected name) or other court document.

• By mail. Make your check payable to the Illinois Secretary of State, include corrected title and documentation, sign your name on the bottom portion of your renewal notice, and mail in. You must allow 30 days for delivery of your renewal sticker.
• In person. Visit your nearest Secretary of State facility. Bring your renewal notice, documentation to prove your changes, and payment. Acceptable payments include cash, check, traveler's check and Discover credit card.

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Renewal without Notice

The renewal notice is sent out as a courtesy reminder and it is the motorist's responsibility to ensure that vehicle registration is current. If you have lost or did not receive your notice, you have several options.

By mail, submit:

1. a letter indicating your name, address, license plate number, and vehicle information (including make, model year and VIN)
2. a copy of your current registration card (if available)
3. Secretary of State
   Vehicle Services Department
   501 S. 2nd. St., Room 011
   Springfield, IL 62756-6666

Or in-person at one of the Secretary of State facilities.

Currency exchanges and participating banks also process registration renewals, and some will accept last year's registration card in lieu of the renewal form.

Standard processing time is 30 days.

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Renewal with Vehicle Information Change

• By mail. If information on your renewal notice is incorrect, make changes on the renewal notice. Cross out wrong vehicle information with a single line and write the corrected information above the line.

  If vehicle information is incorrect because you recently bought a new vehicle, make the changes and attach a copy of the transfer ID, which is sent by the dealer four to six weeks after the purchase. If you have not received the transfer ID card, you may go ahead and mail in the registration form as is with your fee. When the transfer ID card arrives, attach it to the new registration card that you will receive with your renewal sticker.

Make your check payable to the Illinois Secretary of State, sign your name on the bottom portion of your renewal notice, and mail in. You must allow 30 days for delivery of your renewal sticker.

• In person. Visit your nearest Secretary of State facility. Bring your renewal notice, documentation to prove your changes including your title, and payment. Acceptable payments include cash, check, traveler's check and Discover credit card.

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