8.2 Driver’s License/State ID
8.2 Driver’s License/State ID cmluwisc Mon, 01/23/2023 - 18:26A certified court judgment is required to correct the name on a Louisiana-issued driver’s license or ID.1 Individuals can be photographed for an ID presenting in any gendered way and will not be considered misrepresenting their appearance if they are not presenting in a traditionally gendered way.2 The gender marker can be corrected by providing a written medical statement that the individual has undergone “successful gender change/reassignment.”3 Louisiana does not currently offer a nonbinary gender marker.
These corrections may be made with the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) either before or after updating a birth record. The OMV relies on the Social Security Administration (SSA) database to validate driver information. Therefore, it is necessary to update information with the SSA prior to updating OMV data. The systems synchronize each night at midnight, so it is not possible to update the SSA database and get a corrected ID or driver’s license on the same day. You must allow midnight to pass between the two events so that the databases have an opportunity to synchronize with the new information. Clients should be advised that if they have any restrictions on their license (e.g., unpaid fees or fines), they may not be granted a new license until the restrictions are removed.