Change your name in Missouri
The exact steps, documents, and official Missouri links to change your name after marriage or divorce, in the correct order.
DMV / license agency
Missouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle and Driver Licensing DivisionLicense update fee
Duplicate license fee applies (amount varies by license type/term; not listed on this page). No online option for name-change duplicates - must apply in person at a license office.
Voter deadline
Tell your local election authority about the name change before the election; the Secretary of State's guidance is to have your form postmarked by the fourth Wednesday before it. Missouri law (RSMo 115.167) sets no cutoff for the notice, and lets you vote once under your old name if you tell the election judges at the polling place first.
To see how Missouri's license fee compares with every other state, use our name change fee table.
Instructions verified August 2026 against official Missouri government sites. How we verify
What Missouri asks you to bring
Documents for the Missouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle and Driver Licensing Division
- Certified Marriage Certificate (from County Recorder of Deeds where marriage license was issued) or certified court order
- Current Missouri driver license/ID
- Proof of Social Security number
- Proof of Missouri residential address (for REAL ID compliance)
Online or in person
Missouri does not accept the license name change online. A visit to Missouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle and Driver Licensing Division is required.
REAL ID in Missouri
Bring a Certified Marriage Certificate (or certified court order) plus proof of name, DOB, place of birth, SSN, and Missouri residential address; if current license expires within 6 months (184 days), you may renew early instead of getting a duplicate.
Ordering your Missouri marriage certificate
State Bureau of Vital Records fee is $15 per record (checked 2026-08) (order in person, by notarized mail, or via phone/online through VitalChek). For the actual certified marriage certificate accepted by the DMV, contact the Recorder of Deeds in the Missouri county where the marriage license was obtained.
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Records (state office issues only a "Certified Statement Relating to Marriage" - the actual certified marriage certificate must come from the County Recorder of Deeds where the marriage license was issued)Updating your Missouri voter registration
Missouri lets you update your registration online. Tell your local election authority about the name change before the election; the Secretary of State's guidance is to have your form postmarked by the fourth Wednesday before it. Missouri law (RSMo 115.167) sets no cutoff for the notice, and lets you vote once under your old name if you tell the election judges at the polling place first.
Update your registrationMissouri step-by-step guides
Sources
We checked the details on this page against the official sources below in August 2026. Rules and fees change, so confirm anything you are about to act on at the agency's own page. The legal citations were last re-read against their sources in October 2026. How we verify.
- State agencyMissouri: ordering a certified marriage certificate
- State agencyMissouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle and Driver Licensing Division: name change on a license or ID
- State agencyMissouri official voter registration page
- The lawRSMo § 115.167A voter with a lawful name change must notify the election authority, and may vote once under the previous name. The law sets no cutoff for the notice.
- FederalSocial Security Administration: change your name
- FederalSocial Security Administration: Form SS-5
- FederalU.S. Department of State: change or correct a passport
NameWright is not a government agency and this is not legal advice. We prepare your paperwork; you file it.
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