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How long is an Ohio ID valid?

An Ohio ID card is valid for either four years or eight years — you choose the term when you apply or renew. Either way, it expires on the cardholder’s birthday in the fourth or eighth year after the date it was issued, based on the renewal period the applicant requested.

Details:

  • Cost: free for Ohio residents 17 and older who don’t already hold a valid driver license. For applicants 16 and younger, it’s $10 for a four-year card and $19 for an eight-year card, with reprints or duplicates at $9.
  • Limited-term ID (for temporary residents): expires on the earliest applicable date, including the end of the person’s authorized stay in the U.S.
  • Renewal: you can renew within the 90 days before the card expires, and many people with a currently valid ID can do it online through BMV Online Services rather than visiting a deputy registrar.
  • Reprints: a duplicate, reprint, or replacement card carries the same expiration date as the card it replaces.

One thing worth flagging: the “age 65 and over gets four years only” rule you may have heard about applies to driver licenses — the ID card statute doesn’t impose that restriction, so the eight-year option is open regardless of age.