Address Change

[wo5m]

Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. I’ve started a new job and just finished moving. I’m just now getting back in the habit.

I do have a question. I moved from Fort Worth to Dallas and received my updated DL and CHL today. I was actually impressed as it took less than a week. Form what I remember form class, anytime I change my address I have to mail the old license back to the state unless it’s expired. Is this correct?

The new license didn’t come with anything other than the license. There were no instructions about returning the old license and I just looked up §411.181 and §411.182 and didn’t see anything pertaining to returning old license.

Am I confusing this with some other part of the CHL provision? If not, where do I need to send my old license.

Thank You
Randy Mclean (wo5m)

[MrDrummy]

I didn't mail mine in when I moved, and that was 6 months ago. Hopefully I'm not doing something wrong. No black cars sitting outside my apartment. Yet, anyway.

My instructor here in Lubbock said that he'd heard of the DPS asking for them back before, but he'd also not been asked to mail his in when he changed addresses.

[carlson1]

Wo5m welcome back. I am in the same boat as MrDrummy because I did not send mine back either. That was a little over 7 years ago now. I have since renewed.

[txinvestigator]

It is not required to send you old addressed CHL back to DPS. Don't carry it with you new one though.

The only requirement for sending one back is when you modify your license by changing from NSA to SA.

[minutesofangle]

How did you go about changing your address? Who did you have to call or write to get a new CHL with the new address on it? I am moving soon and I want to have everything updated. Thanks.

[txinvestigator]

http://www.texasonline.com

Follow the link "more online services"

[wo5m]

txinvestigator nailed it! I only might add that I still had to fill out and mail the following form ftp://ftp.txdps.state.tx.us/forms/cr-70.pdf

I paid online and mailed the form with my a copy of my online receipt the next day. Within a week I had the new license.

The law says you have 30 day before you have to notify the state that you moved. Not sure what constitutes the day you "move". Is it the day you make the first payment, first night stay, or the date you update your drivers license. Any comments?

How did you go about changing your address? Who did you have to call or write to get a new CHL with the new address on it? I am moving soon and I want to have everything updated. Thanks.

[txinvestigator]

txinvestigator nailed it! I only might add that I still had to fill out and mail the following form ftp://ftp.txdps.state.tx.us/forms/cr-70.pdf

I paid online and mailed the form with my a copy of my online receipt the next day. Within a week I had the new license.

The law says you have 30 day before you have to notify the state that you moved. Not sure what constitutes the day you "move". Is it the day you make the first payment, first night stay, or the date you update your drivers license. Any comments?

There is no particular "date". You have 30 days to change both your DL and CHL.

If it is just a simple address change you should be able to do it online, with no forms to print out or mail in, or at least I didn't have to in 03.