Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Edition DL-14A (Rev. 8/2025) 2 pages Texas

Form DL-14A — Texas Driver License or Identification Card Application

Get the Texas DPS application for adults ready before your driver license office visit, then sign it in ink when the employee asks.

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Form DL-14A · Texas Driver License or Identification Card Application
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What is Form DL-14A?

Form DL-14A is the Texas Department of Public Safety application for a driver license or identification card for adults, meaning applicants 17 years 10 months of age and older. The same form covers an original card, a renewal, a replacement, a modification and an address or name change, and the license classes A, B and C with or without a motorcycle endorsement.

Page 1 collects who you are (names, Social Security number, date of birth, sex, height, weight, eye and hair color, race, ethnicity, place of birth and your parents' names), your residence and mailing addresses and phones, optional emergency contacts, and the questions every applicant answers: citizenship and voter registration, veteran fee waiver and designators, a health condition that may impede communication with a peace officer, organ donation, and six optional donations. Page 2 is for license applicants: medical history questions, and for first-time Texas license applicants, driving history and vehicle registration and insurance questions. It ends with a certification of your residence type.

FileIt shows only the questions that apply to what you're applying for, places your Social Security number between the dashes printed on the form, and prints everything on DPS's own PDF (DL-14A, Rev. 8/2025). The form says an original ink signature is required and not to sign until a notary or driver license employee tells you to, so FileIt leaves the signature blank and doesn't offer eSignature. You bring the printed application to the office yourself.

Who uses it
Texas driver license and ID card applicants aged 17 years 10 months or older.
Covers
Original, renewal, replacement, modify, and address or name change; Class A, B or C and motorcycle.
Where it goes
A Texas driver license office, in person.
Signature
Original ink signature, signed when the driver license employee or notary instructs you.
Good to know
The form says applications are held for 90 days and DPS can't refund payment once it's submitted.
Edition
DL-14A (Rev. 8/2025)

Who needs to fill out Form DL-14A?

  • New Texas residents getting their first Texas driver license or ID card.
  • Texans renewing, replacing or updating a license or ID card in person.
  • Adults getting a license for the first time, or adding a motorcycle endorsement.
  • Veterans who want a Veteran or Disabled Veteran designator, or a fee waiver.
  • Anyone changing their name or address on a Texas license or ID.

When to use Form DL-14A

  • Before your appointment at a Texas driver license office, so you arrive with the application filled in.
  • When you move to Texas and need to replace another state's license.
  • When you renew or replace a card in person, or change your name or address.
  • When you want to add or change something on your card, such as a Veteran designator or organ donor status.

What you need before you start

  • Your full legal name, any birth (maiden) surname, date of birth and Social Security number.
  • Your height, weight, eye and hair color.
  • Where you were born (city, state, county, country) and your father's last name and mother's maiden name.
  • Your Texas residence address and county, and a mailing address if it's different.
  • Details of any license, ID or permit you've held in another state or country, for first-time Texas license applicants.
  • Answers to the medical history questions, if you're applying for a driver license.
  • Your identity, citizenship or lawful presence, residency and Social Security documents to bring to the office, as DPS lists them.

What’s on Form DL-14A

The 2025 edition has 2 pages. FileIt asks for it in 9 parts:

  1. What you're applying forApplicant
  2. Applicant informationApplicant
  3. Contact informationApplicant
  4. Emergency contacts (optional)Applicant
  5. Alternate address (authorized personnel only)Applicant
  6. Required information from all applicantsApplicant
  7. Medical history (driver license applicants only)Applicant
  8. Driver history and vehicles (first-time driver license applicants only)Applicant
  9. CertificationApplicant

How to fill out Form DL-14A, step by step

1 What you're applying for

Choose a driver license or an identification card, then original, renewal, replacement, modify, or address or name change. License applicants pick a class (C is the standard one) and say whether they want the motorcycle endorsement.

2 Applicant information

Enter your names, Social Security number, date of birth, sex, height, weight, eye and hair color, race and ethnicity, place of birth, and your father's last name and mother's maiden name.

3 Contact information

Give your residence address with county, a mailing address if different, phone numbers and email, and up to two emergency contacts if you want to. An alternate address is only for authorized personnel.

4 Questions for everyone

Answer citizenship and voter registration, the veteran questions and designators, the peace officer communication question and organ donation. You can add any of the six optional donations in whole dollars.

5 Medical history and driving history

Driver license applicants answer seven medical questions and explain any yes. First-time Texas license applicants also answer the driving history and vehicle registration and insurance questions.

6 Certification

Choose your residence type (single family dwelling, apartment, motel or temporary shelter). Sign in ink at the office only when you're told to.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Signing before the driver license employee or notary tells you to, or using an electronic signature: the form requires an original ink signature.
  • Using DL-14A when you're younger than 17 years 10 months.
  • Giving a P.O. box as your residence address.
  • Answering the voter registration question as a non-citizen.
  • Forgetting to explain a yes answer to the medical questions.
  • Asking for a Veteran designator or fee waiver without the proof of service or disability the form mentions.

After you fill it out

Print the application from FileIt and take it to your driver license office with the documents DPS asks for. Sign it there in ink when instructed.

If you answered yes to the peace officer communication question, the form says a physician must complete Form DL-101.

Once your new card arrives, scan it into FileIt: the expiry date goes on your reminder schedule so your next renewal doesn't sneak up on you.

Fill out Form DL-14A online with FileIt

  1. Pick the person. Choose someone from People and FileIt fills in their name, date of birth, address and other details it already knows.
  2. Answer plain-language questions. One part of the form at a time, with the official help text beside each question — 88 fields in all. Your answers save as you go.
  3. Check the live preview. Watch your answers land on the real Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) form, and let FileIt do any worksheet arithmetic.
  4. Generate the official PDF. FileIt prints your answers into the agency’s own PDF and files it in that person’s folder in your vault.

FileIt fills the form — it never files or submits anything for you. Deliver the finished form to whoever asked for it, the way the form’s instructions say.

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Form DL-14A: frequently asked questions

Who should use Form DL-14A?

Adults applying for a Texas driver license or identification card: the form is for applicants 17 years 10 months of age and older.

Can I sign the DL-14A electronically?

No. The form says digital or electronic signatures aren't permitted and an original ink signature is required, and not to sign until a notary or driver license employee instructs you.

Do I need my Social Security number?

The form's disclosure says giving it is mandatory for driver license and ID card applicants, and voluntary only for election identification certificate applicants.

Can I register to vote on this form?

If you're a U.S. citizen you can say yes to question 2, and DPS transfers the information to the Texas Secretary of State. Read the three statements on the form first.

What are the driver history questions?

For first-time Texas driver license applicants: any license, ID or permit you've held elsewhere, driver education, and any suspension, revocation, cancellation, denial or disqualification in any state.

How long is the application good for?

The form says applications are held for 90 days, and that DPS cannot refund payment once the application is submitted.

Does FileIt submit my application to DPS?

No. FileIt fills in the official form for you to print. You bring it to the driver license office and sign it there.

Official sources

FileIt is not affiliated with or endorsed by Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) or any government. This page explains the form in general terms and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Always read the official instructions, and check that you are using the edition the recipient accepts. Page last reviewed 2026-10-19.

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