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§ 1572. Cancellation of driver's license

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 75 Pa.C.S.A. VehiclesEffective: January 27, 2012

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 75 Pa.C.S.A. Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Title, Registration and Licensing (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 15. Licensing of Drivers (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter C. Violations
Effective: January 27, 2012
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1572
§ 1572. Cancellation of driver's license
Currentness
(a) General rule.--
(1) The department may cancel any driver's license upon determining that one of the following applies:
(i) The licensee was not entitled to the issuance.
(ii) The person failed to give the required or correct information on an application or certification or committed fraud in making the application or in obtaining the license.
(iii) The license has been materially altered.
(iv) The fee has not been paid.
(v) The licensee voluntarily surrenders his driving privilege.
(2) Upon the cancellation, the licensee shall immediately surrender the canceled license to the department.
(b) Other states.--The department shall cancel a driver's license issued to an individual who has applied for a Pennsylvania driver's license after the commission of an offense in another state which later resulted in suspension, revocation or disqualification in the other state if the offense would have resulted in the suspension, revocation or disqualification under this title or where the offense was substantially similar to offenses which in this State would have caused a suspension, revocation or disqualification.

Credits

1976, June 17, P.L. 162, No. 81, § 1, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended 1990, July 10, P.L. 356, No. 83, § 7, effective in 60 days; 1998, Dec. 21, P.L. 1126, No. 151, § 20, imd. effective; 2012, Jan. 27, P.L. 1, No. 1, § 2, imd. effective.
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1572, PA ST 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1572
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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