{"state":"Colorado","code":"CO","slug":"colorado","questionCount":213,"manual":"Colorado Driver Handbook","manualUrl":"https://dmv.colorado.gov/sites/dmv/files/documents/DR_2337_Jan2025.pdf","examFormat":null,"keyFacts":[{"id":"test-fee","label":"Knowledge test fee","value":"No first-attempt state test fee is listed; @Home testing charges $6.50 per attempt, and third-party charges vary.","sourceUrl":"https://dmv.nxt-dev.colorado.gov/home-driving-knowledge-tests","verifiedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"documents":{"applicantScope":"First Colorado adult noncommercial permit for U.S.-citizen residents age 21 or older with an assigned Social Security number, using the REAL ID document pathway. Excludes applicants under 21, temporary lawful-status or undocumented standard credentials, transfers and identity-exception processing.","items":[{"label":"Pre-register online and book the right DMV appointment","detail":"Book a written-test visit if testing at DMV. If you pass the online test first, book permit issuance and bring the passing certificate, printed or digital.","who":"all","group":"application","sourceUrl":"https://dmv.colorado.gov/adult-permit"},{"label":"Bring the required identity and citizenship evidence","detail":"An unexpired U.S. passport/passport card is a one-document option. A certified U.S. birth certificate instead requires a List B identity document; use the full official list for alternatives.","who":"all","group":"identity","sourceUrl":"https://dmv.colorado.gov/documents"},{"label":"Use original or government-certified identity documents","detail":"No copies, photographs, laminated documents or abbreviated, miniature, hospital or California abstract birth certificates. Non-English documents require the specified certified translation.","who":"all","group":"identity","sourceUrl":"https://dmv.colorado.gov/documents"},{"label":"Bring official documents connecting every name change","detail":"Use marriage certificates, divorce decrees or court orders. If an identity document omits your full name or uses initials, bring another identity document showing the full name.","who":"all","group":"identity","sourceUrl":"https://dmv.colorado.gov/documents"},{"label":"Know your Social Security number","detail":"You may provide it verbally; no document is required. You can alternatively bring the listed SSN card, W-2, pay stub or 1099.","who":"all","group":"ssn","sourceUrl":"https://dmv.colorado.gov/documents"},{"label":"Bring two different Colorado address proofs dated within one year","detail":"Both must show your full name and current physical address, not a PO box. Electronic versions on your phone are accepted.","who":"all","group":"residency","sourceUrl":"https://dmv.colorado.gov/documents"},{"label":"Bring payment for the permit and any retest fees","detail":"Pay the applicable fee at issuance. If you previously failed the written test, the page lists an additional $11.50 state fee for each retest, payable at the appointment.","who":"all","group":"fee","sourceUrl":"https://dmv.colorado.gov/adult-permit"},{"label":"Bring glasses or contacts for the vision exam","detail":"You must pass the technician’s basic vision screening and the knowledge test.","who":"all","group":"vision","sourceUrl":"https://dmv.colorado.gov/adult-permit"},{"label":"Be ready for fingerprints and your photo","detail":"Remove eyeglasses, bulky clothing and hats/headwear except for religious reasons for the photograph.","who":"all","group":"other","sourceUrl":"https://dmv.colorado.gov/adult-permit"}],"sourceUrl":"https://dmv.colorado.gov/adult-permit","verifiedAt":"2026-10-05"},"lastReviewed":"2026-10-05","urls":{"hub":"https://qualityspace.com/dmv/states/colorado","practiceTest":"https://qualityspace.com/dmv/states/colorado/practice-test","handbook":"https://qualityspace.com/dmv/states/colorado/handbook","factsJson":"https://qualityspace.com/dmv/states/colorado/facts.json"}}