Changed Your Name? Check The Status of Your Drivers License

When the federal government passed the Federal Real ID Act in 2003, the Georgia Drivers Services Department began checking drivers license names against the Social Security Administration's database. If your name did not check against your name with the SSA (according to your social security number), then your drivers license was canceled. The Drivers Services Department would send you a letter, at your last known address, to tell you that you could clear up the discrepancy within 120 days.

Many individuals, particularly married women, have been hard hit when they find out, sometimes years later, that their drivers licenses were canceled. So if you have changed your name for any reason, including marriage, divorce, adoption, please check with the Drivers Services Department to make sure your license is valid.

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You can contact the Driver Services Department at 678-413-8400 and the Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213.