Brief description
• The person authorised to act in this matter is the holder of a DL or an IDL, whose DL is invalid, or whose Driving Entitlement(s) has/have been made conditional, limited, or withdrawn.
• The holder of a DL or an IDL must surrender his / her DL or IDL to the appropriate section of the municipal authority of a municipality with delegated powers, or to the town hall of a city in the Czech Republic, within 5 business days from the date when a decision making conditional, limiting, suspending, or withdrawing, a Driving Entitlement(s), takes legal effect.
• In the case of the death of a holder of a DL or an IDL, the surviving relatives or the persons charged to deal with the estate of the deceased, must surrender the DL or IDL, without undue delay.
• When a DL or IDL is surrendered, the appropriate municipal authority of a municipality with delegated powers, or of the town hall of a city in the Czech Republic, shall issue a document on the surrendering of a DL or IDL.
• When surrendering a DL or IDL, you must have on you your identification document and the DL or IDL. In the case of the making of a Driving Entitlement(s) conditional, or in the case of it being limited, you must also present one colour or black-and-white ID document-type photograph, in the format 35x45 mm.
• If the applicant fails to adhere to the obligations prescribed, he/she may be sanctioned pursuant to Act no. 200/1990 Coll., the Offence Act, as amended.
• The legal process for the processing of the request is regulated by:
Act no. 361/2000 Coll., On Road Traffic and on Changing Certain Acts, as amended, and by Regulation no. 31/2001 Coll., On Driving Licences and the Driver Registry, as amended.
Detailed information
01. Identification code:
02. Life situation code:
MD01
03. Life situation name:
Surrendering a Driving Licence or an International Driving Licence.
04. Basic information pertaining to the life situation:
In certain situations, there is an obligation to surrender a Driving Licence to the appropriate authority.
05. Who is entitled to act in this matter (submit an application form, etc.)?
The authorised holder, or a surviving relative.
06. What are the conditions and process of resolving the life situation?
A Driving Licence must be surrendered by a holder whose Driving Licence is invalid, or whose Driving Entitlement(s) was made conditional, limited, suspended, or withdrawn. The obligation to surrender a Driving Licence also applies to the surviving relatives of a deceased driver.
07. How can you initiate the resolution of this life situation?
Surrender the licence to the appropriate authority. The authorised employee will issue a confirmation stating that you have surrendered it.
08. At which authority can you deal with this life situation?
A municipal authority with delegated powers.
In Prague, you can turn to the City Hall of the City of Prague.
09. Where, with whom, and when, can you deal with this life situation?
With the employees of the appropriate municipal authority of a municipality with delegated powers, or of the town hall of a city, during their office hours.
10. What documents or information do you need to have with you?
The following should be presented to the authority: the Driving Licence, an identification document, (one) colour ID document-type photograph, if your Driving Entitlement(s) has been made conditional or limited.
11. What forms are required and where can they be obtained?
There is not a prescribed form.
12. What administrative or other fees are charged in this life situation, and how can you pay them?
No administrative or other fees have been prescribed.
13. What are the periods for the processing?
Within five business days of the decision to make conditional, limit, suspend, or withdraw a Driving Entitlement(s), taking legal effect. In the case of the death of the holder of the Driving Licence, the surviving relatives must surrender the Driving Licence or the International Driving Licence of the deceased, without undue delay.
14. Are there any other parties (persons concerned) in the procedure?
There are no other parties to the procedure.
15. What other activities are required of you, as the applicant?
No other activities are prescribed.
16. Can you use this electronic service?
This situation cannot yet be resolved by submitting an application form by electronic mail.
17. On what legal Regulation is the procedure based?
Act no. 361/2000 Coll., On Road Traffic and on Changing Certain Acts
18. What related Regulations are there?
Act no. 361/2000 Coll., On Road Traffic, as amended.
Regulation no. 31/2001 Coll., On Driving Licences and the Driver Registry.
19. What options of appeal are there, and how are they exercised?
No appeal options are granted.
20. What sanctions can be imposed if the obligation prescribed is not complied with?
A fine may be imposed on you pursuant to Act no. 200/1990 Coll.
21. Questions most frequently asked by the public, and responses to them:
22. Do you need to learn more about the matter? To whom should you turn?
Where you can get more information: the Ministry of Transport, the municipal authorities of municipalities with delegated powers, the town halls of cities
23. The relevant information can also be obtained from other sources or in a different form:
The web-pages of the Ministry of Transport.
24. Related life situations and instructions for resolving them:
25. The accuracy of the instructions is guaranteed by the following division:
Ministry of Transport - Section for Drivers’ Administration
26. The accuracy of the instructions is guaranteed by the following person:
27. The instructions are elaborated on the basis of the legal status as of:
17 January 2005
28. When were the instructions last updated, or their accuracy last checked?
21 February 2005
29. The instructions are valid until:
The term of validity of the instructions is not limited.
30. Any clarifications and notes on resolving the life situation at hand: