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Delaware 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: Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles
Where the photo is taken
Delaware DMV takes the ID card photo at a DMV office. State law says the photo on the card is taken by the Department of Transportation, and DMV normally updates the image at every renewal.
Online or mail renewal and replacement
Delaware announced online renewal for eligible ID card holders that uses the most recent photo taken at the DMV. If you cannot renew in person, DMV uses the image on file until a new photo can be taken; the image must be updated at least every 16 years.
Photo law and rules
21 Del. C. § 3104(a) requires a photograph of the holder taken by the Department of Transportation, and § 3103(b) says holders renewing appear at a DMV office and are photographed.