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Alaska driving lesson · Getting Your Alaska License

Proving identity & parental consent

A 4-minute lesson from the Alaska course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.

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Read time
4 minutes
Course unit
Getting Your Alaska License
Checkpoint questions
5
Source pages
6, 7

For your first Alaska license or permit, DMV must confirm your Social Security Number, where you live, your date of birth and your legal status. If you're under 18, a parent or guardian must also sign, and that signature carries real legal responsibility for your driving.

Every original license or permit applicant must furnish:

  • Your Social Security Number (no card needed, but it must match the Social Security database)
  • Proof of residence address, such as a bank statement, utility bill, or pay stub
  • Documentary proof of your date of birth, U.S. citizenship, or proof of authorized stay
Handbook p. 6 ↗

Accepted proof of date of birth (any one):

  • Certified U.S. birth certificate with a raised seal from an authorized government agency
  • Court order with full name, date of birth and court seal (e.g., adoption or name change document)
  • Military ID for active duty, retiree, or reservist (service member only)
  • U.S. passport (not expired) or U.S. passport card
  • Report of Birth Abroad of a U.S. citizen, issued by a U.S. consular officer
  • Foreign passport with original, unexpired immigration documents (e.g., I-551, I-688, I-766)
Handbook p. 7 ↗

Not accepted as proof of date of birth:

  • Hospital-issued birth certificates or baptismal certificates
  • Dependent military IDs (not acceptable as a primary document)
  • An abstract of criminal or civil conviction
  • Expired passports or expired immigration documents
Handbook p. 7 ↗

Know the rule

If the name on your birth-date document doesn't match your identification document, you must bring certified copies of legal name-change documents linking all names you've used.

Handbook p. 7 ↗

Know the rule

Proof of authorized stay in the United States is required to renew an Alaska license, permit, or identification card.

Handbook p. 7 ↗

Know the rule

Alaska requires a parent's signature for every minor under 18 who applies for a driver's license or instruction permit.

Handbook p. 7 ↗

Know the rule

A minor's negligence or willful misconduct while driving may be attributed to the person who signed the consent, who may become liable for damages in a crash.

Handbook p. 7 ↗

Legal guardian

A person appointed by the courts who presents court documents saying so. A guardian "ad litem" does not count.

Handbook p. 7 ↗

How parental consent works:

  • A parent or guardian signs the consent on the back of the application (Form D1) before issuance
  • A separate consent is required for each type of permit or license issued
  • If the parent isn't present, bring a notarized Parent/Guardian Consent for a Minor (Form 433)
  • Only the person who signed can withdraw consent, by notarized request or one witnessed by a DMV employee
  • Once consent is withdrawn, DMV cancels the minor's license or permit
Handbook p. 7 ↗

Put it into practice

Your mom signed your permit consent. Your dad later wants your permit cancelled. He can't withdraw it; only your mom, as the signer, can do that, with a notarized written request or one witnessed by a DMV employee.

Check your understanding

Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.

Which of these must every applicant for an original Alaska driver's license or permit furnish?
  1. Social Security number
  2. Voter registration card
  3. Birth state's driver history
  4. Employer verification letter

Answer: Social Security number

Applicants must furnish a Social Security number that matches the SSA database.

Handbook p. 6 ↗
Who may withdraw the parental consent for a minor's permit or license?
  1. Either parent, even if they didn't sign
  2. Only the person who signed the consent
  3. Any legal guardian of the minor
  4. The minor's driving instructor

Answer: Only the person who signed the consent

Only the person who signed the parental consent can withdraw it, by a notarized request or one witnessed by a DMV employee.

Handbook p. 7 ↗
Which of these is NOT accepted as proof of your date of birth?
  1. A certified U.S. birth certificate with a raised seal
  2. A valid U.S. passport
  3. A hospital-issued birth certificate
  4. A U.S. passport card

Answer: A hospital-issued birth certificate

Hospital-issued and baptismal certificates are not acceptable; a certified birth certificate with a raised seal is.

Handbook p. 7 ↗
If a parent can't be present at the DMV to sign consent for a minor applicant, what is required?
  1. A signed letter from the minor's school
  2. A phone call from the parent to the DMV
  3. A copy of the parent's driver's license
  4. A notarized Parent/Guardian Consent form

Answer: A notarized Parent/Guardian Consent form

If the parent is not present, a properly completed and notarized Parent/Guardian Consent for a Minor (Form 433) is required.

Handbook p. 7 ↗
A separate parental consent is required for each type of permit or license issued to a minor.
  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

The handbook says a separate consent is required for each specific type of permit or license issued.

Handbook p. 7 ↗
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