Change your name in Pennsylvania
The exact steps, documents, and official Pennsylvania links to change your name after marriage or divorce, in the correct order.
DMV / license agency
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Driver and Vehicle ServicesLicense update fee
No separate fee for the name change itself; standard replacement card fee applies if a new physical card is issued (address changes can be done online free, but name changes require an in-person visit and issuance of a new card).
Voter deadline
Name-change updates can be submitted online, by mail, or in person anytime. Changes submitted more than 15 days before an election take effect for that election; changes submitted 15 days or less before an election take effect starting with the next election.
Instructions verified July 2026 against official Pennsylvania government sites. How we verify
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