§ 25057 License Lapse After Two Years

• •If your license is expired for 2 years or more, you can't just renew it.
• •You have to apply for a brand new license, like you're getting one for the first time.
• •The old license is basically gone, and you start over.

You forget to renew your driver's license for 3 years.

You can't just pay a fee to renew it. You have to take all the tests again and apply like a new driver.