Driver & professional licenses & ID

Know Your Rights

Other Re-Entry, Problems

Applying for a Driver’s License with no Social Security Number

Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) has a policy about residency documents that you will need to show if you are applying for a driver's license or ID card. This publication tells you what documents you need. #9349EN

Child Support and License Suspension

If you fall behind in your child support payments, you might lose your drivers or other license. Read this to learn how to keep this from happening and what you can do if your license does get suspended. #3809EN

How to clear up a CPS record that is keeping you from getting a job

If you have an older CPS record, read this to learn about a procedure that may help you get a job anyway. #2960EN

How to get a name change in Washington State

In Washington State, if you are eighteen or older, you can choose and use any name you wish, as long as you are not trying to defraud (cheat) someone. This describes the process. #3400EN

Identity Documents for Washington Drivers Licenses

Learn the law about the type of identification documents needed to get a driver's license in Washington state. #9350EN

I got into an accident and am uninsured

Learn about Washington's mandatory insurance law and the laws that apply if you have an accident while driving without insurance. #0313EN

My driver’s license might be suspended. What do I do?

If you think your driver's license might be suspended, learn how to find that out and also how to reinstate a suspended license. #9353EN

Certificate of Restoration of Opportunity (CROP)

Getting a CROP can make it easier for you to get work, housing, and/or an occupational license if you have served your criminal sentence. This has general information about CROP. #2952EN

File a Petition for Certificate of Restoration of Opportunity (CROP)

Use this packet if you have a criminal conviction history, especially one that caused you to lose an occupational license, you have finished your sentence/s, and you plan to look for work/housing, or you want to get (back) an occupational license. This packet includes the forms you will need to get a CROP. #2954EN

How to clear up a CPS record that is keeping you from getting a job

If you have an older CPS record, read this to learn about a procedure that may help you get a job anyway. #2960EN

Child Support and License Suspension

If you fall behind in your child support payments, you might lose your drivers or other license. Read this to learn how to keep this from happening and what you can do if your license does get suspended. #3809EN

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