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DOCUMENTS

DRIVER’S LICENSE AMENDMENT (U.S.)
These are the requirements, state by state, for
amending gender markers on driver’s licenses.
In most states, “surgery” can be defined as hysterectomy,
breast reduction, and /or phalloplasty and vaginoplasty
or orchiectomy. Some states include FFS, breast augmentation
and/or vasectomy.


• Alabama: Proof of surgery and letter from surgeon or physician who has knowledge of surgery.

• Alaska: Proof of surgery and letter from surgeon.

• Arizona : Documentation from a licensed medical or osteopathic physician attesting to applicant’s irrevocable commitment to the amendment.

• Arkansas: Proof of permanent gender altering surgery or court order.

• California: DL 328 must be completed by a licensed physician or psychologist certifying that applicant’s gender disposition is consistent with amended gender marker.

• Colorado: DR 2083 must be completed by licensed physician who verifies applicant’s gender identity and fulltime gender identification.

• Connecticut: According to Connecticut Women’s Legal &
Educational Fund (CWEALF), applicant needs a letter from a
healthcare provider verifying that they are actively in treatment
and living full time according to the requirements mandated
by the HBIGDA (WPATH) Standards of Care.

• Delaware: Applicant needs a court order for name change, an affidavit from a licensed physician, and to have one year real experience in appropriate gender presentation.

• Florida: Applicant must have had surgery and either a copy of an amended birth certificate or a letter from a licensed physician certifying proof of surgery.

• Georgia: At the discretion of the Department of Motor Vehicles and upon provision of letter from a licensed physician certifying proof of surgery.

• Hawaii: Applicant needs note from a physician to amend birth certificate and driver’s license.

• Idaho: NCTE’s website states that surgery is required; another source says either a court order or therapist’s or physician’s letter. Wikipedia states that Idaho will not amend a gender marker.

• Illinois: Medical report, physician’s statement or psychiatrist’s report attesting to correct gender identity; in conjunction with the sex change, any applicant who requests a name change, whether applying for an original, duplicate, or corrected driver's license/ID card, must present acceptable identification which confirms the new name being requested, as well as establish an acceptable link between the old and new names

• Indiana: Acording to NCTE, no written policy…court order needed, no requirements specified. Another source states that surgery is required. One resident who had the gender marker changed reports “There is a policy on the issue: one needs a letter from their doctor stating that they're transgender, and that their gender needs to be flipped. Present that to an attendant at the BMV, and the marker is changed, no court order necessary. The big trick of the matter is finding a doctor who a) knows this requirement and b) is willing to give you the letter.”

• Iowa: Amended birth certificate or court order, no requirements specified.

• Kansas: No written policy…documentation needed proving a change of gender.

• Kentucky: Certified copy of amended birth certificate; proof of surgery needed to get amended birth certificate.

• Louisiana: A medical statement signed by a physician stating that this person has undergone an operation for a sex change and that the sex or gender change has been successfully made. Additionally, applicant must have a court order which may require an amended birth certificate.

• Maine: According to NCTE, “Medical documentation of gender change” is needed.

• Maryland: Documentation packet including comprehensive treatment and a letter of request needed from a psychotherapist attesting to RLE, HRT, etc.

• Massachusetts: Gender Designation Change form along with documentation from medical or social service provider attesting to applicant’s gender.

• Michigan: According to NCTE, “Applicant must provide an original doctor’s statement or court order certifying that the applicant has completed the medical treatments necessary to change their gender”. Another source is similar, but implies that documentation may not be necessary, merely a statement to the effect that they want to change gender on their driver’s license. The form used is T-34.

• Minnesota: According to a Minnesotan with recent experience: A "petition for variance" (form available on the web) must be completed and sent to the Driver and Vehicle Services in the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. The petition must be accompanied by a letter from a physician attesting to ongoing hormone therapy. The DVS will then approve the petition via a letter, which the individual must then take to a local registrar's office to apply for the new license.”

• Mississippi: Proof of surgery by performing surgeon.

• Missouri: Proof of irreversible surgery.

• Montana: According to NCTE, applicant needs amended birth certificate and court order. Another source states “To change the gender marker, requires an applicant must provide a physician's letter stating that the applicant is in active treatment. Upon renewal, follow-up documentation is needed ‘to see that transition has been completed.’”

• Nebraska: Documentation proving a gender change has occurred..

• Nevada: Documentation proving gender change as well as court ordered name change, if applicable.

• New Hampshire: Documentation proving surgery. One respondent wrote “I had the gender marker changed to an F, in 1986. All I needed was a court ordered change of name.” Current status would be appreciated.

• New Jersey: Applicant must submit a “Declaration of Change of Sex Designation” form and statement from a social work or medical provider who has skills in all areas dealing with gender identity issues stipulating the applicant’s treatment.

• New Mexico: No written policy, but generally, court order and amended birth certificate. One resident was told by the state Vital Records office “In order to have your Birth Certificate amended you must have the SRS done.”

• New York: Applicant must submit form MV-44 and proof of gender as stipulated by a physician, psychiatrist or psychologist certifying that one gender predominates.

• North Carolina: From the NC Driver’s License Examiner’s Manual “If a customer desires to change the gender code on driver’s license or ID card, a court order or a physician’s statement verifying procedure must be presented and comments entered indicating what documentation was accepted.”

• North Dakota: No written policy, documentation needed.

• Ohio: Applicant must submit BMV “Declaration of Gender Change” form, signed by a physician, psychologist or therapist.

• Oklahoma: Proof of irreversible and permanent sex change and court ordered name change, if applicable.

• Oregon: Applicant needs letter from qualified therapist indicating that applicant is living full time in desired gender and documentation for name change, if applicable.

• Pennsylvania: Proof of surgery or court order, stating that applicant is living full time in desired gender and is under treatment.

• Rhode Island: Proof of surgery. According to NCTE, applicant must document that they are anatomically correct.

• South Carolina: Proof of surgery and court order.

• South Dakota: Proof of surgery and court ordered name change, if applicable.

• Tennessee: Proof of surgery and court ordered name change, or amended birth certificate, if applicable

• Texas: No written policy, documentation of surgery needed.

• Utah: Letter from therapist verifying transgender transition, documentation for name change, if applicable.

• Vermont: In lieu of a physician’s letter verifying proof of surgery, applicant may submit letter from certified professional, on letterhead, stating that customer is committed to gender change.

• Virginia: 2 prongs: transitional and permanent; transitional requires one year RLE and must supply a letter requesting amendment, proof of name change, if applicable, a letter from physician, a court order and a medical report. If applicant has had surgery, then letter from surgeon or attending physican, or court order.

• Washington: Applicant must request amendment from agency and supply all pertinent information, including status of treatment, as well as a letter from medical or osteopathic physician or psychologist. Court ordered name change needed if applicable.

• West Virginia: Applicant needs a court order specifically stating that gender change is complete

• Wisconsin: Applicant must complete form MV3001and provide an affidavit from a physician or a director of an institute specializing in gender change.

• Wyoming: NCTE states policy is documentation from a physician or surgeon indicating surgery is complete. My other source indicates a “therapist or doctors letter verifying living as male full-time and undergoing treatment and copy of name change order”

• District of Columbia: Applicant must submit a complete gender designation form averring that this is for DL/ID and not in any way fraudulent. Form also must be signed by a medical or social provider and indicate that current gender presentation is expected to continue.

I have no specific information regarding which, if any, surgeries are required by individual states. There is also sparse information regarding what is required to get court orders and/or amended birth certificates.

For specifics, here is a link to NCTE’s gender marker amendment info:

http://nctequality.org/Resources/DL/DL_policies.html

And another source:

http://www.thetransitionalmale.com/dlchange

Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_aspects_of_transsexualism_in_the_United_States

Several letters from helpful individuals and organizations
were used in changes made above.
This is an ongoing process and changes, comments or updates are welcomed.


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