

postal service to ensure there has not been a problem with your mail delivery.

If this time frame has passed, check with your mail carrier or the U.S. If you ordered online, it takes a minimum of 7 to 10 business days to receive – that’s a full two weeks.

If you renewed online but have not received your new license yet, use the state's online status check website (/home/en/publicweb/dlcheck) to see if/when your license was mailed. (Not all customers are eligible to renew by mail or online.) View our driver license and ID card publication for specific information and documents you will need to bring with you to renew your driver license. Otherwise, you must come in to an office. If renewing by mail, the Manatee County Tax Collector's office does not process driver license renewals by mail. You may check the status of your driver license by visiting FLHSMV.You may renew your license by mail (if a renewal card is received and states you're eligible to renew by mail) or on the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles online services website () one time if you have not renewed online previously. The Clerk’s Office will also accept full payments for cases sent to collection agencies to assist customers with obtaining their Affidavit to Reinstate Driver License Privilege immediately for cases with a driver license suspension for an outstanding financial obligation.

Upon full payment of court costs prior to the effective suspension date provided by FLHSMV, or being placed on a payment plan, a clearance will automatically be sent to FLHSMV by the Clerk of Courts and no further action will be required. The FLHSMV once notified of the delinquency of the unpaid court costs by the Clerk’s Office, and if the court costs are not paid in full or if you have not entered on payment plan by the effective suspension date provided by the FLHSMV, you will be required to obtain an Affidavit of Reinstatement that you must submit to the FLHSMV, to clear your license for $7.00 from the Clerk’s Office and you will be required to pay a $60 reinstatement fee directly to your local FLHSMV office or by mail. Pursuant to FS 322.245(5) (a), the Clerk of the Courts is required to notify Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) that the defendant has failed to pay his financial obligations, which shall result in the suspension of your driver license.
