After a loved one’s passing, you may need to deal with items such as driver’s licenses, license plates, and handicap placards that have specific rules governing how they are discarded. Because some of these items can be used toward identity theft, it is important you follow these rules.
Driver’s License
To ensure that the death is properly indicated on the Missouri driver record and in a timely fashion, please submit an image of the death certificate as an email attachment (JPG or PDF) to the email [email protected].
For the actual driver license, there is no requirement in Missouri law that you must surrender the license. However, if you wish to do so, you may return the card with a photocopy of the death certificate to the following address:
Missouri Department of Revenue
ATTN: License Issuance
301 West High Street – Room 470
Jefferson City, MO 65105-0200
In either case, it would be recommended to physically invalidate the card in some way (for example, you may use a hole punch to deface the expiration date).
Disabled Person Placards (Handicap Placards) and License Plates may be dropped off at your local DOR office for surrender.
