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Judicial cancelation of the driving license after an offense
Verified 14 March 2025 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
As a result of infringement serious, did the judge decide to cancel your driver's license? This means that you have the driving ban. We'll show you the steps to obtain a new license.
What applies to you ?
FYI
Following a serious traffic offense, several procedures may lead to the withdrawal of a driving license: invalidation, the administrative suspension, the judicial suspension and judicial cancelation of the license.
You've been licensed for 3 years or more
Step-by-step approach
You must return your driving license.
According to the judicial procedure, you must return your driving license on the day of the judgment or afterwards, to the law enforcement authorities.
If you wish to challenge the cancelation of your driving license, consult the decision of judicial cancelation which indicates the remedies and time limits.
The judge may decide to cancel the driving license in the following procedures:
The main infringements which may lead to the cancelation of the driving license are:
- Driving under the influence of alcohol or obviously intoxicated
- Driving after drug use
- Refusal to submit to blood alcohol or drug testing
- Refusal to comply
- Infringement of the prohibition on driving only a vehicle equipped with a EAD: titleContent
- Refusal to surrender license after suspension or cancelation
- Driving without car insurance
- Manslaughter and Involuntary Injuries.
If you refuse to surrender your driver's license, you risk 2 years in prison and 4,500 € in fine.
You may also additional penalties.
You must inform your insurance policy in case of withdrawal of a driving license.
You must inform him by registered letter with AR: titleContent within a period of 15 days from notification withdrawal of driving licenses.
Judicial annulment entails the driving ban a vehicle that requires a license to drive.
If you drive while your license is canceled, you risk 2 years in prison and €4,500 fine.
Your vehicle may be immobilized.
You may also additional penalties.
You risk the additional penalties following:
- Confiscation of the vehicle
- Suspension permit for a maximum period of 3 years, without any possibility of adjustment outside the professional activity
- Sentence of work of general interest
- Sentence of fine days
- Prohibition on driving certain vehicles, including vehicles without a license, for a period of up to 5 years
- Obligation to perform, at your expense, a road safety awareness course.
FYI
If the judge's decision does not apply to mopeds and light motor quadricycles, you can apply for a driving license with the only category AM (road safety certificate). The request is made online on the websiteANTS: titleContent.
If you wish to drive at the end of the driving prohibition period, you must take a psychotechnical examination.
You must make an appointment with a registered psychologist with the prefect.
The examination lasts at least 40 minutes. It includes a personal interviewand one or more psychotechnical tests.
The average cost of the psychotechnical examination is €100 about.
The list of registered psychologists is available on the websites of the prefectures.
Warning
You cannot take the psychotechnical exam before the end of the driving prohibition period.
General case
In Paris
Please note
Check in the letter from notification cancelation of the license if you need to do further medical examinations.
If you wish to drive at the end of the driving prohibition period, you must go through a medical examination, called medical examination.
Warning
You can't go through the medical until the driving prohibition period is over.
1. Make an appointment
The approach varies depending on the offense committed.
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Alcohol or drug related offense
You must make an appointment with the medical commission on the website of your prefecture.
It may also be, on a decision of the prefect, the medical commission of department where you committed the offense.
General case
In Paris
Who shall I contact
Other Offense
You must speak to a city doctor approved by the prefect of your department.
This doctor should not be your doctor.
You can consult the list of accredited doctors on the websites of the prefectures. The list of accredited doctors is also available in the prefectures, sub-prefectures and in the town halls of certain municipalities.
FYI
You can take the medical examination with a doctor registered in a department other than your residence. In this case, it is prudent to attach to your file the explanation of the use of a doctor other than that of your department of residence.
2. Prepare documents to provide
On the day of the inspection, prepare the following documents:
- Cerfa Form No. 14880 pre-filled
- Proof of identity
- License cancelation decision and letter from notification of the decision
- Results of medical examinations if requested in the letter of notification
- Result of the psychotechnical examination.
3. Go through medical
The medical check is on your physical fitness, cognitive and sensory to drive.
You must report with the results of requested medical examinations in the letter from notification cancelation of the permit.
Of additional examinations and advice from qualified healthcare professionals may be requested.
The medical officer may also request that you be summoned to the departmental medical committee. You then have to make an appointment on your prefecture's website.
4. Pay for medical screening
The price of the medical examination is:
- Before a licensed doctor: €36
- Before the Medical Committee: €50
The health insurance does not cover the costs of the check, nor any additional examinations. However, medical check-ups are free of charge for a disabled person whose recognized rate of disability is 50% or more.
5. Retain the result of the medical examination
The approach varies depending on whether the opinion is favorable or unfavorable.
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If the opinion is favorable
The medical opinion is given to you.
The medical opinion has a validity of 2 years.
This document should be attached to your application for registration for the driving license examination.
If the opinion is unfavorable
A decision to be unfit to drive is notified.
The letter sets out the remedies and time limits for appeal.
The letter to you notifier the decision of the prefect following the medical examination indicates how to appeal.
You can make a contentious appeal before the administrative court.
You can also go to the medical appeal board.
Your appeal does not prevent the decision of the prefect from applying.
The committee examines you, consults the authorized doctor if necessary and sends its opinion to the prefect.
If the prefect makes an unfavorable decision again, you can request a new medical examination within 6 months of that decision or make a appeal to the administrative court.
General case
In Paris
The rules vary depending on the length of the driving ban.
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1 year or more
Before you can take the license tests, you must sign up for the exam on the websiteANTS: titleContent.
Warning
You cannot register for the license examination until the driving prohibition period has expired.
Prepare the following documents in a photographic or scanned version:
- Proof of identity
- Proof of domicile less than 6 months
- 1 photo ID or 1 digital photo-signature
- Medical advice given at the end of the medical examination.
Once you have processed your request, you will receive by email a certificate of registration (or return permit form).
The certificate shall specify in particular:
- What categories of permits and what tests (code or code + conduct) you need to pass again
- Until what date you are prohibited from driving.
Less than 1 year
You must register for the license examination on the websiteANTS: titleContent within a period of 9 months from the end of the period of prohibition to apply for a new driving license.
Warning
You cannot register for the license examination until the driving prohibition period has expired.
Prepare the following documents in a photographic or scanned version:
- Proof of identity
- Proof of domicile
- 1 digital photo-signature
- Medical advice given at the end of the medical examination.
Once you have processed your request, you will receive by email a certificate of registration (or return permit form).
The certificate shall specify in particular:
- What categories of permits and what tests you need to take
- Until what date you are prohibited from driving.
The rules vary depending on the length of the driving ban.
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1 year or more
Once registered for the examination on the website of the ANTS: titleContentYes, you can reissue the driver's license.
Warning
You cannot reissue the license before the end of the driving prohibition period.
If you had your license for 3 years or more, and one driving ban during 1 year or more, you must replay code and driving.
If you had multiple categories of the license, you have to go through the practical tests of each category.
The date used to calculate the 3-year seniority period of the license is the date of obtaining the 1re category.
FYI
If successful, you get a probationary permit. You get the category of license you had before you were invalidated, or the equivalent category if the rules have changed in the meantime.
You first get the A2 permit.
- If you have taken the training to upgrade from A2 to A, you will be able to apply for the A permit after two years. The certificate of completion of the training will be attached to your online application on the website of theANTS: titleContent.
- If you did not take this training, you will have to take it after 2 years before applying for the A license.
Less than 1 year
Once registered for the examination on the website of the ANTS: titleContentYes, you can reissue the driver's license.
Warning
You cannot reissue the license before the end of the driving prohibition period.
If you had your license for 3 years or more, and one prohibition to drive less than 1 year, you should only to retake the theoretical test (code).
But you must have registered for the examination of the permit on the websiteANTS: titleContent within a period of 9 months from the end of the period of prohibition from applying for a new license.
If you do not meet these conditions, you must re-enter the code and driving.
FYI
If successful, you get a probationary permit. You get the category of license you had before you were invalidated, or the equivalent category if the rules have changed in the meantime.
You first get the A2 permit.
- If you have taken the training to upgrade from A2 to A, you will be able to apply for the A permit after two years. The certificate of completion of the training will be attached to your online application on the website of theANTS: titleContent.
- If you did not take this training, you will have to take it after 2 years before applying for the A license.
If you have passed the exams, you can apply for your driving license.
However, you must to wait until the period of prohibition to obtain a new license has expired (duration fixed by the judge).
If you do not comply with the prohibition on obtaining a driving license, you risk 2 years in prison and €4,500 of fine.
Your vehicle may be immobilized.
You may also additional penalties following:
- Confiscation of the vehicle
- Suspension permit for a maximum period of 3 years, without any possibility of adjustment outside the professional activity
- Sentence of work of general interest
- Sentence of fine days
- Prohibition on driving certain vehicles, including vehicles without a license, for a period of up to 5 years
- Obligation to perform, at your expense, a road safety awareness course.
Ask your driving school if it takes care of of ask for your driving license or if it's up to you to ask.
If you apply yourself, the application is made online on the website of theANTS: titleContent.
Prepare the following documents in a photographic or scanned version:
- Proof of identity
- Proof of domicile
- 1 photo ID or 1 digital photo-signature
- Judgment (judicial annulment)
- Medical advice given at the end of the medical examination.
You've had the license for less than three years
Step-by-step approach
You must return your driving license.
According to the judicial procedure, you must return your driving license on or after the day of judgment, with law enforcement.
If you wish to challenge the cancelation of your driving license, consult the decision of judicial cancelation which indicates the remedies and time limits.
The judge may decide to cancel the driving license in the following procedures:
The main infringements which may lead to the cancelation of the driving license are:
- Driving under the influence of alcohol or obviously intoxicated
- Driving after drug use
- Refusal to submit to blood alcohol or drug testing
- Refusal to comply
- Infringement of the prohibition on driving only a vehicle equipped with a EAD: titleContent
- Refusal to surrender license after suspension or cancelation
- Driving without car insurance
- Manslaughter and Involuntary Injuries.
If you refuse to surrender your driver's license, you risk 2 years in prison and 4,500 € in fine.
You may also additional penalties.
You must inform your insurance policy in case of withdrawal of a driving license.
You must inform him by registered letter with AR: titleContent within a period of 15 days from notification withdrawal of driving licenses.
Judicial annulment entails the driving ban a vehicle that requires a license to drive.
If you drive while your license is canceled, you risk 2 years in prison and €4,500 fine.
Your vehicle may be immobilized.
You may also additional penalties.
You risk the additional penalties following:
- Confiscation of the vehicle
- Suspension permit for a maximum period of 3 years, without any possibility of adjustment outside the professional activity
- Sentence of work of general interest
- Sentence of fine days
- Prohibition on driving certain vehicles, including vehicles without a license, for a period of up to 5 years
- Obligation to perform, at your expense, a road safety awareness course.
FYI
If the judge's decision does not apply to mopeds and light motor quadricycles, you can apply for a driving license with the only category AM (road safety certificate). The request is made online on the websiteANTS: titleContent.
If you wish to drive at the end of the driving prohibition period, you must take a psychotechnical examination.
You must make an appointment with a registered psychologist with the prefect.
The examination lasts at least 40 minutes. It includes a personal interviewand one or more psychotechnical tests.
The average cost of the psychotechnical examination is €100 about.
The list of registered psychologists is available on the websites of the prefectures.
Warning
You cannot take the psychotechnical exam before the end of the driving prohibition period.
General case
In Paris
Please note
check in the letter from notification cancelation of the license if you need to do further medical examinations.
If you wish to drive at the end of the driving prohibition period, you must go through a medical examination, called medical examination.
Warning
You can't go through the medical until the driving prohibition period is over.
1. Make an appointment
The approach varies depending on the offense committed.
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
Alcohol or drug related offense
You must make an appointment with the medical commission on the website of your prefecture.
It may also be, on a decision of the prefect, the medical commission of department where you committed the offense.
General case
In Paris
Who shall I contact
Other Offense
You must speak to a city doctor approved by the prefect of your department.
This doctor should not be your doctor.
You can consult the list of accredited doctors on the websites of the prefectures. The list of accredited doctors is also available in the prefectures, sub-prefectures and in the town halls of certain municipalities.
FYI
You can take the medical examination with a doctor registered in a department other than your residence. In this case, it is prudent to attach to your file the explanation of the use of a doctor other than that of your department of residence.
2. Prepare documents to provide
On the day of the inspection, prepare the following documents:
- Cerfa Form No. 14880 pre-filled
- Proof of identity
- License cancelation decision and letter from notification of the decision
- Results of medical examinations if requested in the letter of notification
- Result of the psychotechnical examination.
3. Go through medical
The medical check is on your physical fitness, cognitive and sensory to drive.
You must report with the results of requested medical examinations in the letter from notification cancelation of the permit.
Of additional examinations and advice from qualified healthcare professionals may be requested.
The medical officer may also request that you be summoned to the departmental medical committee. You then have to make an appointment on your prefecture's website.
4. Pay for medical screening
The price of the medical examination is:
- Before a licensed doctor: €36
- Before the Medical Committee: €50
The health insurance does not cover the costs of the check, nor any additional examinations. However, medical check-ups are free of charge for a disabled person whose recognized rate of disability is 50% or more.
5. Retain the result of the medical examination
The approach varies depending on whether the opinion is favorable or unfavorable.
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
If the opinion is favorable
The medical opinion is given to you.
The medical opinion has a validity of 2 years.
This document should be attached to your application for registration for the driving license examination.
If the opinion is unfavorable
A decision to be unfit to drive is notified.
The letter sets out the remedies and time limits for appeal.
The letter to you notifier the decision of the prefect following the medical examination indicates how to appeal.
You can make a contentious appeal before the administrative court.
You can also go to the medical appeal board.
Your appeal does not prevent the decision of the prefect from applying.
The committee examines you, consults the authorized doctor if necessary and sends its opinion to the prefect.
If the prefect makes an unfavorable decision again, you can request a new medical examination within 6 months of that decision or make a appeal to the administrative court.
General case
In Paris
Before you can take the license tests, you must sign up for the exam on the websiteANTS: titleContent.
Warning
You cannot register for the license examination until the driving prohibition period has expired.
Prepare the following documents in a photographic or scanned version:
- Proof of identity
- Proof of domicile
- 1 digital photo-signature
- Medical advice given at the end of the medical examination.
Once you have processed your request, you will receive by email a certificate of registration (or return permit form).
The certificate shall specify in particular:
- What categories of permits and what tests you need to take
- Until what date you are prohibited from driving.
Once registered for the examination on the website of the ANTS: titleContent, you can take the license tests.
Warning
You cannot reissue the license before the end of the driving prohibition period.
If you had your license for less than three years, you must replay code and driving.
If you had multiple categories of the license, you have to go through the practical tests of each category.
The date used to calculate the 3-year seniority period of the license is the date of obtaining the 1re category.
FYI
If successful, you get a probationary permit. You get the category of license you had before you were invalidated, or the equivalent category if the rules have changed in the meantime.
You first get the A2 permit.
- If you have taken the training to upgrade from A2 to A, you will be able to apply for the A permit after two years. The certificate of completion of the training will be attached to your online application on the website of theANTS: titleContent.
- If you did not take this training, you will have to take it after 2 years before applying for the A license.
If you have passed the exams, you can apply for your driving license.
However, you must to wait until the period of prohibition to obtain a new license has expired (duration fixed by the judge).
If you do not comply with the prohibition on obtaining a driving license, you risk 2 years in prison and €4,500 of fine.
Your vehicle may be immobilized.
You may also additional penalties following:
- Confiscation of the vehicle
- Suspension permit for a maximum period of 3 years, without any possibility of adjustment outside the professional activity
- Sentence of work of general interest
- Sentence of fine days
- Prohibition on driving certain vehicles, including vehicles without a license, for a period of up to 5 years
- Obligation to perform, at your expense, a road safety awareness course
Ask to your driving school if it takes care of asking your driving ticket or if it's up to you to ask.
If you make the request yourself, the demand is done online on the website of theANTS: titleContent.
Prepare the subsequent documents in photographed version or digitized :
- Proof of identity
- Proof of domicile
- 1 photo ID or 1 digital photo-signature
- Judgment (judicial annulment)
- Medical advice given at the end of the medical examination.
Driver's license - Medical opinion
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Prohibition of issue, detention, suspension and cancelation
Driving under the influence of alcohol
Refusal to comply
Drug-impaired driving
Issuance of driving licenses
Proficiency check
Cancelation of the permit by the prefect following the medical examination (article R224-12)
Conditions to reissue the license after a cancelation
Organization of medical checks on driving ability
Correctional penalty for license cancelation (section 131-6)
Additional penalties
Manslaughter by Driver of Vehicle
Additional penalty in case of injury to life of a person
Unintentional injury to the integrity of a person by the driver of a vehicle
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