CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) announced the launch of consecutive online renewal options for state ID cards, allowing eligible customers to renew online for a second time without an in-person visit. This final provision of Senate Bill 245, signed into law by Gov. Josh Stein on Sept. 30, completes a series of enhancements that have allowed nearly 80,000 additional transactions to be completed online in the nine weeks since they were made available.
Effective immediately, North Carolinians with a non-REAL ID state ID card can renew online two times in a row. A REAL ID state ID card can be renewed online a second time in a row if the customer has had an in-person transaction since their last renewal. For many people, that in-person transaction was to get a REAL ID, but it could also have been for a name change, or an in-person address change or duplicate for a lost ID.
This online service expansion, projected to enable up to 400,000 additional online transactions annually, has been rolled out in phases over the last couple of months:
- On Oct. 7, NCDMV announced non-REAL ID driver licenses could be renewed online two times in a row.
- On Oct. 20, NCDMV announced that REAL ID driver license could be renewed online two times in a row if the customer has had an in-person transaction since their last renewal.
- On Nov. 4, NCDMV announced that teen drivers could upgrade from a Level 2 Limited Provisional License to a Level 3 Full Provisional License entirely online.
Together, these expansions have streamlined services for nearly 80,000 customers in just nine weeks, while also freeing up resources for those requiring in-person assistance.
