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Preston DMV

Auto & Driver License Bureau in Southeast Minnesota

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Standard: Driver’s License, ID and CDL

At Preston DMV we can assist you with your Standard Driver’s License and ID.

Beginning May 7, 2025, every air traveler 18 years and older will need a REAL ID, Enhanced Driver’s License or ID, Passport or another acceptable form of ID to fly within the United States or enter federal facilities.

STANDARD
DRIVER’S LICENSE, ID and CDL

Until May 7, 2025:
✔ Acceptable for domestic air travel
✔ Acceptable to enter federal facilities
After May 7, 2025:
✔ Not acceptable for domestic air travel
✔ Not acceptable federal use
✔ Will remain valid for other ID purposes
✔ Will remain valid for driving privileges

SERVICES

✔ Renew Standard Driver’s License
✔ Renew Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)
✔ Renew Standard ID
✔ Duplicate License or ID
✔ Change of address
✔ Name changes

View Requirements for the Standard Driver’s License and ID
Download Application
Pre-Apply Online
Commercial Medical Self Certification Form

Driver’s License Fees and Requirement

Driver’s License Fees

Driver’s Licenses

Class D – Regular or under age 21$32.25
Provisional Driver’s License$19.50
Class D Provisional License Upgrade
to under age 21 driver’s license
$28.75
Class A – Regular$51.25
Class A – Under age 21$31.25
Class B – Regular or under age 21$43.25
Class C – Regular or under age 21$36.25
School Bus Processing Fee$4
Duplicate Driver’s License – All classes$17
Enhanced Driver’s License
(in addition to applicable Driver’s License card fee)
$15

Identification Cards

Under Age 65$21.50
Age 65 and Older$20.75
Physical Disability, Development Disability
or Qualified Mental Illness
$.50
Enhanced Identification Card
(in addition to applicable Driver’s License card fee)
$15

Permits & Endorsements

Class D Instruction Permit$15.50
Class A, B or C Instruction Permit$10.50
Endorsement Examination Fees$2.50
Motorcycle Instruction Permit
Endorsement Fee)
$29
Motorcycle Endorsement Renewal
2-wheel only)
$17
Standby or Temporary Custodian Designation$4.25
View All Fees

Required Documents

To apply for a Minnesota Driver’s License, ID Card or Permit, you must present either a Minnesota Driver’s License, ID Card or Permit that is current or expired for five years or less if it has a photo or one year or less if it does not have a photo. If you do not have one of these items, you must present one primary and one secondary document.

Primary Documents

  • Certified birth record issued by a government bureau of vital statistics or board of health in the United States, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico or the United States Virgin Islands
  • Certificate of Birth Abroad (FS-545 or DS-1350) issued by the U.S. Department of State
  • Report of Birth Abroad of a United States Citizen (FS-240) issued by a U.S. embassy
  • Certified adoption certificate from a U.S. court
  • Valid, unexpired U.S. passport book or card
  • Secure unexpired Minnesota tribal identification card.
  • Unexpired active duty, reserve or retired U.S. military identification card (DD-2 or Geneva Conventions Common Access Card)
  • Valid, unexpired passport from a country other than the U.S. with an unexpired I-94 form or with an unexpired I-551 stamp
  • Canadian birth or naturalization certificate with an unexpired I-94 form attached (Must be presented with a photo Secondary Document issued by a Canadian government agency)
  • One of the following valid, unexpired documents issued by the U.S. Department of Justice or U.S. Department of Homeland Security
    – Employment Authorization card with photo (I-688 or I-766 series)
    – Permanent Resident or Resident Alien card (I-551 or I-151))
    – Re-entry Permit/Refuge Travel Document (I-327, I-571)
    – Certificate of Naturalization (N-550, N-570, or N-578)
    – Certificate of Citizenship (N-560, N-561, or N-645)
    – United States Citizen Identification Card (I-179 or I-197)
    – Northern Mariana Card (I-873)
    – American Indian Card (I-872)

Secondary Documents

  • Another primary document
  • Photo driver’s license, state identification card or permit, issued by a U.S. state other than Minnesota, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands or a Canadian province or territory, that is current or expired for five years or less
  • U.S. social security card (nonmetal) or Canadian social insurance card – If you have had a name change but have not updated your name change with the Social Security Administration, you must do so prior to applying for any driver’s license or identification card type.
  • Certified birth certificate from a government jurisdiction other than the U.S., the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Certified government-issued marriage certificate
  • Certified U.S. or Canadian court order with full name and date of birth
  • Certified secondary or post-secondary school transcript containing legal full name and date of birth
  • Current secondary school (grades 7-12) student identification card with student’s name, photograph and date of birth or unique identification number (identification card must have the academic/school year or issue date printed on the card)
  • Government employee photo identification card from a jurisdiction in the U.S. or Canada
  • Current U.S. Uniformed Services Identification card (DD-1173) or certificate of release or discharge (DD-214) issued by the U.S. Department of Defense
  • Unexpired color-photo permit to carry a firearm or concealed weapon, issued by a U.S. police department or sheriff
  • Current pilot’s license issued by the Federal Aviation Administration
  • Valid Minnesota Deptartment of Corrections or Federal Bureau of Prisons ID card
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Preston DMV
Auto and Driver License Bureau

201 Fillmore Street
Preston, MN 55965

Open Monday-Friday from 8:30am – 5pm
Closed 12:00-1pm

Email
507-765-2281
Preston, MN Auto/Driver License Bureau

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