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Colorado State Identification Card Photo Requirements
Find out whether you need to make a photo for a state ID card, where the photo is taken, and what is known about renewing or replacing the card remotely.
Sources reviewed: October 18, 2026
Should you make a photo?
Do not prepare your own photo unless the agency or your transaction instructions specifically ask for one.
This page covers a state identification card. It does not automatically apply to driver licenses, learner permits, or every exception.
Issuing agency: Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles
Where the photo is taken
A new photograph is taken at a Colorado driver license office; an in-office visit (by appointment at state offices) is required for a first REAL ID and for name changes.
Online or mail renewal and replacement
ID card holders 21 and older may renew online; under 21 must visit an office. The DMV's mail renewal form for applicants 80 and older (DR 2330, covering licenses and ID cards) says you may renew by mail only if your photo on file meets federal REAL ID photo requirements, that if you are eligible to renew by mail you may also renew online, and that a new photograph requires an office visit. No applicant photo upload is described.
Photo law and rules
A photo-specific statute or rule for this credential has not yet been summarized on this page.