{"state":"Missouri","code":"MO","slug":"missouri","questionCount":201,"manual":"Missouri Driver Guide","manualUrl":"https://dor.mo.gov/forms/Driver%20Guide.pdf","examFormat":{"questions":25,"passing":20,"totalQuestions":25,"passingPercent":80},"keyFacts":[{"id":"test-fee","label":"Knowledge test fee","value":"$0 for the noncommercial written test at a Missouri State Highway Patrol examination station.","sourceUrl":"https://apps.mshp.dps.mo.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/DVSD/DE/faqs.html","verifiedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"documents":{"applicantScope":"First-time non-REAL-ID Class F instruction permits, ages 15 and older, including citizens and eligible noncitizens. Excludes REAL ID, transfers, renewals and road tests.","items":[{"label":"Driver Examination Record after passing the tests","detail":"Test first with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, then take the record and required documents to a license office to complete the permit application. The test paper alone is not a driving permit.","who":"all","group":"application","sourceUrl":"https://dor.mo.gov/faq/driver-license/general.html"},{"label":"Accepted identity document and lawful-status evidence","detail":"Provide at least one accepted document for each category. A valid U.S. passport or certified U.S. birth certificate can cover both. Noncitizens follow the matching immigration-document combination in the guide; an ID card alone may prove identity without proving lawful status. Originals/current documents are required except listed exceptions.","who":"all","group":"identity","sourceUrl":"https://dor.mo.gov/forms/Non%20REAL%20ID-Compliant.pdf"},{"label":"Certified documents for each legal name change","detail":"Link the name on identity/lawful-status evidence to your current legal name with certified marriage, divorce, adoption or court records, or an amended birth certificate. Ordinary photocopies and faxes are not accepted.","who":"all","group":"identity","sourceUrl":"https://dor.mo.gov/driver-license/issuance/id-requirements.html"},{"label":"A full-name/full-SSN document or qualifying SSA letter","detail":"Bring a Social Security card, W-2, SSA-1099/non-SSA-1099 or full-number pay stub. Documents cannot be laminated or altered; sign the SSN card if 18 or older. The no-SSN verification-letter option in this checklist requires an unexpired foreign passport, valid unexpired U.S. visa and I-94.","who":"all","group":"ssn","sourceUrl":"https://dor.mo.gov/forms/Non%20REAL%20ID-Compliant.pdf"},{"label":"One hard-copy Missouri residential-address document","detail":"Use a listed document with your name/address issued within one year unless the guide specifies otherwise: utility, bank, insurance, school or housing evidence are examples. Under 21, a parent/guardian may provide their document plus a statement that you live in their household. Shelter letters must be within 90 days; Safe at Home cards are accepted.","who":"all","group":"residency","sourceUrl":"https://dor.mo.gov/forms/Non%20REAL%20ID-Compliant.pdf"},{"label":"An additional proof if using a different mailing address","detail":"Bring one accepted proof of the alternate mailing address. A PO box cannot serve as the residential address; the Safe at Home exception follows its program rules.","who":"all","group":"residency","sourceUrl":"https://dor.mo.gov/forms/Non%20REAL%20ID-Compliant.pdf"},{"label":"A qualified adult to sign the permission statement","detail":"For applicants under 18, bring a parent (including foster, step or adoptive parent), legal guardian, or certified trainer from a federal residential job training program with a valid driver license.","who":"under18","group":"minor","sourceUrl":"https://dor.mo.gov/driver-license/issuance/graduated-driver-license/details.html"},{"label":"Payment for the instruction permit","detail":"Pay at the license office after completing the tests.","who":"all","group":"fee","sourceUrl":"https://dor.mo.gov/faq/driver-license/general.html"},{"label":"Be ready for vision, road-sign recognition and written tests","detail":"No driver-education certificate or driving-hours log is required for this first permit stage.","who":"all","group":"vision","sourceUrl":"https://dor.mo.gov/driver-license/issuance/graduated-driver-license/details.html"}],"sourceUrl":"https://dor.mo.gov/driver-license/issuance/id-requirements.html","verifiedAt":"2026-10-05"},"lastReviewed":"2026-10-05","urls":{"hub":"https://qualityspace.com/dmv/states/missouri","practiceTest":"https://qualityspace.com/dmv/states/missouri/practice-test","handbook":"https://qualityspace.com/dmv/states/missouri/handbook","factsJson":"https://qualityspace.com/dmv/states/missouri/facts.json"}}