§ 22711 License Surrender Procedure

Financial Code·California

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•You can give back your license by telling the commissioner in writing.
•Giving back your license doesn’t erase any trouble you were in before you gave it back.
•You can still be in trouble for things you did before giving back the license.

Example

If you have a driver’s license and you decide to give it back to the DMV.

Even if you give back your license, you can still get in trouble for speeding tickets or accidents you caused before giving it back.

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§ 22711 License Surrender Procedure

Any licensee may surrender any license by delivering to the commissioner written notice that the licensee surrenders that license. Surrender of the license does not affect the licensee’s civil or criminal liability for acts committed prior to surrender of the license. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1115, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995. Operative July 1, 1995, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 1115.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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licensee surrender license commissioner civil or criminal liability

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Financial Code. Section 22711.

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