PURPOSE: This rule establishes procedures to issue a drivers license to a person under an assumed or common use name.

1. (1) When a person applies for a Missouri driver license or nondriver license in a name other than what is indicated on personal documents accepted by the department for identification, the department shall issue a driver license or nondriver license in the assumed or common use name provided the applicant completes an affidavit of name change on a form prescribed by the department to be maintained as a permanent record. The required affidavit shall be a sworn statement incorporated in the license application document. That affidavit statement may advise the applicant of penalties of Missouri law for making a false statement. 12 CSR 10-24

2. (2) In order to provide proof of use of the assumed or common use name, the person shall provide one (1) document to the director which contains the name to be used. This document shall be required in addition to the affidavit described in section (1) of this rule. Documents acceptable to the director include:

   1. (A) Passport;
   2. (B) Nondriver license;
   3. (C) Birth certificate;
   4. (D) Social Security card;
   5. (E) Marriage license;
   6. (F) Divorce decree; or
   7. (G) Court order.

AUTHORITY: section 302.171, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed Jan. 29, 1987, effective May 11, 1987. Amended: Filed Feb. 28, 1992, effective Aug. 6, 1992. Amended: Filed Sept. 11, 1992, effective April 8, 1993. Amended: Filed Jan. 23, 1996, effective July 30, 1996. Amended: Filed Nov. 15, 2002, effective May 30, 2003. *Original authority: 302.171, RSMo 1951, amended 1955, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000.