Beginning July 2, 2018 Ohio is introducing a new driver’s license and identification card with more security features and better identity protection.

After July 2, anyone needing to renew their license or ID card will have the option of getting a standard card, or a compliant card or license. A compliant card requires more identity documents and will meet new travel security requirements for airlines.

Anyone choosing to get the new compliant ID card or license will need to provide several identity documents including his or her birth certificate.

For more information on the new Ohio Driver’s licenses, click here.

If you need to order your Ohio birth certificate, you can visit our office for same day service, or you can skip the line and order it online here.

If you need a birth certificate, but were not born in Ohio, you will need to contact the vital statistics office in the state in which you were born. For a list of where to get birth certificates for each state, click here.