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Nine states in the South (Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, and Tennessee) have special requirements for older drivers seeking to renew their licences.
State |
Length of renewal cycle
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Restrictions
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| Alabama |
4 years
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None
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| Arkansas |
4 years
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None
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| Florida |
6 years with clean record; 4 years otherwise
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Those 80 and older must pass a vision test; only two successive renewals may be made electronically or by mail, regardless of age.
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| Georgia |
Drivers choose 5 or 10 years; veterans' licenses valid until age 65
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Those 64 and older must renew in person and take a vision test.
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| Kentucky |
4 years
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None
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| Louisiana |
4 years
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Those 70 and older must renew in person; a vision test is given.
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| Maryland |
5 years
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Drivers 40 and older must pass a vision test. Applicants for an initial license age 70 or older must provide proof of previous satisfactory operation of a vehicle or doctor's certificate of fitness.
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| Mississippi |
4 years
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None
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| Missouri |
6 years
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Those 70 and older, or 21 and younger, must renew every 3 years.
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| North Carolina |
8 years
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Drivers 54 and older have to renew every 5 years.
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| Oklahoma |
4 years
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None that is safety-related; vision test is required only at a doctor's discretion. License fee reduced for drivers 62-64 and waived for drivers 65 and older.
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| South Carolina |
10 years
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Those 65 and older have to renew every five years and take a vision test. Beginning Oct. 1, 2008, every license holder will have to take a vision test every 5 years.
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| Tennessee |
5 years
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None
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| Texas |
6 years
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None
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| Virginia |
5 years
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Vision test required for drivers 80 and older.
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| West Virginia |
5 years
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None
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