Credit cards, payroll checks and third-party checks are not accepted. Fees may be paid with cash, personal check or money orders for the exact amount only. Traveler's checks will be accepted in the amount of $50 or less.

Colorado Commercial Driver's License (CDL) -- $35.00, valid for four years.

Any license with a motorcycle endorsement will have a $2.00 surcharge added to the overall fee.

 

Colorado Instruction Permit -- $14.00, valid for 1 (one) year from the date of issue unless there is a change in age group from minor to adult.

To be issued a Colorado Commercial Driver's License or Permit, you must prove the following elements: your full legal name, identity, age, and lawful presence in the United States. The Identification Requirements Chart shows the documents that you may use to prove each of these elements. In some cases, a single document may prove all four elements. However, it may be necessary for some applicants to provide multiple documents in order to prove all the required elements. All documents presented must be certified originals or certified amended originals or true copies certified by the issuing agency.

Persons turning 21 cannot renew their license prior to their birthday. Persons age 22 or older may renew their license at any time prior to the expiration date.

 Due to medical and testing requirements for CDL drivers, only a 30-day extension is available.  There is no fee for this 30-day extension. 

You may mail your request to: 

Driver Control Section
Colorado Department of Revenue
Room 164 - ROS
Denver, CO 80261-0016

OR submit by fax to:  303-205-8301

  If you have a Colorado CDL license, are in the military and are based out of the state or overseas, your license is automatically extended for up to three years per CRS 42-2-118(2) as long as a military ID or military orders are presented with the license. Please do not request an extension, no sticker will be mailed.

 If the license is expired for one year or less there is no written or drive test. Vision testing is required. If the license is expired over one year, both the written and drive tests are required and two primary forms of identification must be presented.

Colorado zero point tickets on CDL driver will be eliminated if:

• You have an active, valid CDL or permit.
• The zero point ticket was issued in the State of Colorado and is at least three years old (from the date of issue).
• You are not under restraint or have any outstanding unpaid tickets.

The department will need a written request that includes:

• Full name signed and printed
• CDL license number
• Date of birth

Or fax the request to: 303-205-5754 

Only minor zero point Colorado violations will be removed from a driving record upon your written request. Other violations, even though they may carry zero points, will not be removed.  Suspensions, revocations, and cancellations must remain as part of the record and are not subject to be removed.

You can get a copy of your driving record, sometimes called a Letter of Clearance. You can either go into a full service Driver's License office (please check the Driver's License office list to determine full service offices Colorado - Driver License Offices ) and obtain a regular, non-certified copy of the record, or you can send in a written request to this office.  In the request you will need to include your full name, date of birth, and your driver's license number if available.  A complete legible signature is required on the request. Please specify certified or non-certified copy of the driving record. Driver Services at 1881 Pierce, Lakewood, is the only office that can provide a certified driving record.

The fee for a non-certified driving record is $2.20, the fee for a certified copy of a driving record is $2.70.  We will accept a personal check or money order made out to the Department of Revenue.  It may take 10 to 14 business days after the request is received before the request for a motor vehicle record is mailed out to the requestor.

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