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New Mexico 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 19, 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: New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division
Where the photo is taken
New Mexico MVD takes the ID card photo at an MVD Field Office; you must go into a Field Office to get a state ID card. MVD policy is to capture a new photo at every credential-issuance visit, and eyeglasses must be removed for ID photos.
Online or mail renewal and replacement
MVD says replacements and renewals of New Mexico credentials are also available online, but its official pages do not say whether an online ID renewal or replacement reuses the photo on file or allows an upload. That has not been established.
Photo law and rules
A photo-specific statute or rule for this credential has not yet been summarized on this page.