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Judicial cancelation of a driver's license after an offense
Verified 03 October 2025 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Following a infringement serious, the judge decided to cancel your driver's license? This means that you have the driving ban. We tell you the steps to take to obtain a new license.
What applies to you ?
FYI
Following a serious traffic offense, several procedures may lead to the withdrawal of the driving license: invalidation, the administrative suspension, the judicial suspension and judicial cancelation of the permit.
You have been licensed for 3 years or more
Step-by-step approach
You must return your driver's license.
According to the legal procedure, you must return your driver's license on the day of the judgment or afterwards, to the police.
If you wish to challenge the cancelation of your driver's license, consult the judicial cancelation decision which indicates the remedies and deadlines for appeal.
The judge may decide to annul the driving license in the following proceedings:
The main infringements which may lead to the cancelation of the driving license are the following:
- Driving under the influence of alcohol or in a state of obvious intoxication
- Driving after use of narcotics
- Refusal to submit to blood alcohol or drug testing
- Refusal to comply
- Infringement of the prohibition to drive only a vehicle equipped with a EAD: titleContent
- Refusal to surrender license after suspension or cancelation
- Driving without car insurance
- Manslaughter and unintentional injury.
If you refuse to return your driving license, you risk 2 years in prison and a €4,500 fine.
You also risk additional penalties.
You must inform your insurance in case of withdrawal of driving license.
You must inform him by registered letter with AR: titleContent within a period of 15 days from notification the withdrawal of a driving license.
Judicial annulment entails the driving ban a vehicle whose driving requires a license.
If you drive while your license is canceled, you risk 2 years in prison and €4,500 fine.
Your vehicle may be immobilized.
You also risk additional penalties.
You risk them additional penalties following:
- Confiscation of the vehicle
- Suspension of the permit for a period of up to 3 years, without any possible arrangement outside the professional activity
- Sentence of community service
- Sentence of fine days
- Prohibition to drive certain vehicles, including vehicles without a license, for a maximum period of 5 years
- Obligation to perform, at your expense, a road safety awareness course.
FYI
If the judge's decision does not apply to motorized light mopeds and quadricycles, you can apply for a driving license with the only category AM (road safety certificate). The request is made online on the website of theANTS: titleContent.
If you wish to drive at the end of the driving ban period, you must pass a psychotechnical examination.
You must make an appointment with a psychologist registered with the prefect.
The exam lasts minimum 40 minutes. It includes a individual interview, and one or more psychotechnical tests.
The average cost of the psychotechnical examination is €100 about.
The list of registered psychologists is available on the prefectural websites.
Warning
You cannot take the psychotechnical examination before the end of the driving ban period.
General case
In Paris
Please note
Check in the letter of notification cancelation of the license if you need to do other medical examinations.
If you wish to drive at the end of the driving ban period, you must undergo a medical examination, called medical check.
Warning
You cannot pass the medical examination before the end of the driving ban period.
1. Make an appointment
The approach varies depending on the offense committed.
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Alcohol or Narcotics Offense
You must make an appointment with the medical commission on the website of your prefecture.
It can also be, by decision of the prefect, the medical commission of the department where you committed the offense.
General case
In Paris
Who shall I contact
Other offense
You must contact a city doctor approved by the prefect of your department.
This doctor should not be your primary care physician.
You can consult the list of approved doctors on the websites of the prefectures. The list of approved doctors is also available in the prefectures, sub-prefectures and town halls of some municipalities.
FYI
You can pass the medical examination with a licensed doctor in a different department than that of your residence. In this case, it is prudent to attach to your file an explanation of the use of a doctor other than that of your department of residence.
2. Prepare documents provide
On the day of the inspection, prepare the following documents:
- Cerfa form n°14880 pre-filled
- Proof of identity
- Decision to Cancel the License and Letter of notification of the decision
- Results of medical examinations if requested in the notification letter
- Result of the psychotechnical examination.
3. Pass the medical check
The medical check is about your physical fitness, cognitive and sensory to drive.
You must present yourself with the results of medical examinations requested in the letter of notification the cancelation of the permit.
Some additional examinations and the advice of qualified health professionals may be requested.
The licensed physician may also request that you be summoned to the departmental medical commission. You must then make an appointment on the website of your prefecture.
4. Pay for medical check-up
The price of the medical check is:
- Before a licensed physician: €36
- Before the medical committee: €50
The health insurance does not cover the costs of the check-up or any additional examinations.
5. Maintain the result of the medical check-up
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 is to be attached to your application for registration to the driving license examination.
If the opinion is unfavorable
A decision of unfit to drive is yours notified.
The letter specifies the remedies and time limits for appeal.
The letter you notifier the prefect's decision following the medical check-up indicates how to appeal.
You can make a litigation before the administrative judge.
You can also refer the matter to the Medical Appeals Board.
Your appeal does not prevent the prefect's decision from applying.
The commission examines you, consults if necessary the approved doctor and sends its opinion to the prefect.
If the prefect again makes an unfavorable decision, you can request a new medical examination within 6 months of this decision or make a appeal to the administrative judge.
General case
In Paris
The rules vary depending on the duration of the driving ban.
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1 year or more
Before you take the permit tests, you must register for the exam on the website of theANTS: titleContent.
Warning
You cannot register for the license examination until the end of the driving ban period.
Prepare the following documents in a photographed or scanned version:
- Proof of identity
- Proof of address less than 6 months
- 1 photo id or 1 digital photo-signature
- Medical advice delivered at the end of the medical check.
Once your request has been processed, you will receive an email certificate of registration (or return to license form).
The certificate shall specify in particular:
- What categories of license and what tests (code or code + conduct) you need to iron
- Until what date you are banned from driving.
Less than 1 year
You must register for the permit review on the website of theANTS: titleContent within a period of 9 months from the end of the period of prohibition on applying for a new driving license.
Warning
You cannot register for the license examination until the end of the driving ban period.
Prepare the following documents in a photographed or scanned version:
- Proof of identity
- Proof of address
- 1 digital photo-signature
- Medical advice delivered at the end of the medical check.
Once your request has been processed, you will receive an email certificate of registration (or return to license form).
The certificate shall specify in particular:
- What license categories and tests you need to iron
- Until what date you are banned from driving.
The rules vary depending on the duration of the driving ban.
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1 year or more
Once registered for the exam on the website of the ANTS: titleContent, you can retake the driving license.
Warning
You cannot retake the license before the end of the driving ban period.
If you had your license for 3 years or more, and one driving ban during 1 year or more, you must replay the code and driving.
If you had multiple categories of the permit, you must retake the practical tests of each category.
The date used to calculate the 3-year seniority period of the permit is the date of obtaining the 1re category.
FYI
If successful, you get a probationary permit. You get the class of license you had before your invalidation, or the equivalent class if the rules have changed in the meantime.
You first get the permit A2.
- If you had taken the training to move from A2 to A, you can apply for the permit A after 2 years. The certificate of completion of the training will be attached to your online application on the website of theANTS: titleContent.
- If you had not taken 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 exam on the website of the ANTS: titleContent, you can retake the driving license.
Warning
You cannot retake the license before the end of the driving ban period.
If you had your license for 3 years or more, and one prohibition to drive less than 1 year, you must only retake the theoretical test (code).
But you must be registered for the permit examination on the website of theANTS: titleContent within a period of 9 months from the end of the period of prohibition to apply for a new license.
If you do not meet these conditions, you must iron again the code and driving.
FYI
If successful, you get a probationary permit. You get the class of license you had before your invalidation, or the equivalent class if the rules have changed in the meantime.
You first get the permit A2.
- If you had taken the training to move from A2 to A, you can apply for the permit A after 2 years. The certificate of completion of the training will be attached to your online application on the website of theANTS: titleContent.
- If you had not taken 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 certificate.
However, you must wait until the end of the period of prohibition to obtain the issuance of a new permit (duration fixed by the judge).
If you do not comply with the driving license prohibition, you risk 2 years in prison and €4,500 of a fine.
Your vehicle may be immobilized.
You also risk additional penalties following:
- Confiscation of the vehicle
- Suspension of the permit for a period of up to 3 years, without any possible arrangement outside the professional activity
- Sentence of community service
- Sentence of fine days
- Prohibition to drive certain vehicles, including vehicles without a license, for a maximum period of 5 years
- Obligation to perform, at your expense, a road safety awareness course.
Ask your driving school if it take care of apply for your driving license or if it's up to you to ask.
If you make the request yourself, the request is made online on the website of theANTS: titleContent.
Prepare the following documents in a photographed or scanned version:
- Proof of identity
- Proof of address
- 1 photo id or 1 digital photo-signature
- Judgment (judicial annulment)
- Medical advice delivered at the end of the medical check.
You have had the license for less than 3 years
Step-by-step approach
You must return your driver's license.
According to the legal 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 driver's license, consult the judicial cancelation decision which indicates the remedies and deadlines for appeal.
The judge may decide to annul the driving license in the following proceedings:
The main infringements which may lead to the cancelation of the driving license are the following:
- Driving under the influence of alcohol or in a state of obvious intoxication
- Driving after use of narcotics
- Refusal to submit to blood alcohol or drug testing
- Refusal to comply
- Infringement of the prohibition to drive only a vehicle equipped with a EAD: titleContent
- Refusal to surrender license after suspension or cancelation
- Driving without car insurance
- Manslaughter and unintentional injury.
If you refuse to return your driving license, you risk 2 years in prison and a €4,500 fine.
You also risk additional penalties.
You must inform your insurance in case of withdrawal of driving license.
You must inform him by registered letter with AR: titleContent within a period of 15 days from notification the withdrawal of a driving license.
Judicial annulment entails the driving ban a vehicle whose driving requires a license.
If you drive while your license is canceled, you risk 2 years in prison and €4,500 fine.
Your vehicle may be immobilized.
You also risk additional penalties.
You risk them additional penalties following:
- Confiscation of the vehicle
- Suspension of the permit for a period of up to 3 years, without any possible arrangement outside the professional activity
- Sentence of community service
- Sentence of fine days
- Prohibition to drive certain vehicles, including vehicles without a license, for a maximum period of 5 years
- Obligation to perform, at your expense, a road safety awareness course.
FYI
If the judge's decision does not apply to motorized light mopeds and quadricycles, you can apply for a driving license with the only category AM (road safety certificate). The request is made online on the website of theANTS: titleContent.
If you wish to drive at the end of the driving ban period, you must pass a psychotechnical examination.
You must make an appointment with a psychologist registered with the prefect.
The exam lasts minimum 40 minutes. It includes a individual interview, and one or more psychotechnical tests.
The average cost of the psychotechnical examination is €100 about.
The list of registered psychologists is available on the prefectural websites.
Warning
You cannot take the psychotechnical examination before the end of the driving ban period.
General case
In Paris
Please note
check in the letter of notification cancelation of the license if you need to do other medical examinations.
If you wish to drive at the end of the driving ban period, you must undergo a medical examination, called medical check.
Warning
You cannot pass the medical examination before the end of the driving ban period.
1. Make an appointment
The approach varies depending on the offense committed.
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
Alcohol or Narcotics Offense
You must make an appointment with the medical commission on the website of your prefecture.
It can also be, by decision of the prefect, the medical commission of the department where you committed the offense.
General case
In Paris
Who shall I contact
Other offense
You must contact a city doctor approved by the prefect of your department.
This doctor should not be your primary care physician.
You can consult the list of approved doctors on the websites of the prefectures. The list of approved doctors is also available in the prefectures, sub-prefectures and town halls of some municipalities.
FYI
You can pass the medical examination with a licensed doctor in a different department than that of your residence. In this case, it is prudent to attach to your file an explanation of the use of a doctor other than that of your department of residence.
2. Prepare documents provide
On the day of the inspection, prepare the following documents:
- Cerfa form n°14880 pre-filled
- Proof of identity
- Decision to Cancel the License and Letter of notification of the decision
- Results of medical examinations if requested in the notification letter
- Result of the psychotechnical examination.
3. Pass the medical check
The medical check is about your physical fitness, cognitive and sensory to drive.
You must present yourself with the results of medical examinations requested in the letter of notification the cancelation of the permit.
Some additional examinations and the advice of qualified health professionals may be requested.
The licensed physician may also request that you be summoned to the departmental medical commission. You must then make an appointment on the website of your prefecture.
4. Pay for medical check-up
The price of the medical check is:
- Before a licensed physician: €36
- Before the medical committee: €50
The health insurance does not cover the costs of the check-up or any additional examinations.
5. Maintain the result of the medical check-up
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 is to be attached to your application for registration to the driving license examination.
If the opinion is unfavorable
A decision of unfit to drive is yours notified.
The letter specifies the remedies and time limits for appeal.
The letter you notifier the prefect's decision following the medical check-up indicates how to appeal.
You can make a litigation before the administrative judge.
You can also refer the matter to the Medical Appeals Board.
Your appeal does not prevent the prefect's decision from applying.
The commission examines you, consults if necessary the approved doctor and sends its opinion to the prefect.
If the prefect again makes an unfavorable decision, you can request a new medical examination within 6 months of this decision or make a appeal to the administrative judge.
General case
In Paris
Before you take the permit tests, you must register for the exam on the website of theANTS: titleContent.
Warning
You cannot register for the license examination until the end of the driving ban period.
Prepare the following documents in a photographed or scanned version:
- Proof of identity
- Proof of address
- 1 digital photo-signature
- Medical advice delivered at the end of the medical check.
Once your request has been processed, you will receive an email certificate of registration (or return to license form).
The certificate shall specify in particular:
- What license categories and tests you need to iron
- Until what date you are banned from driving.
Once registered for the exam on the website of the ANTS: titleContent, you can take part in the permit tests.
Warning
You cannot retake the license before the end of the driving ban period.
If you had your license for less than 3 years, you must replay the code and driving.
If you had multiple categories of the permit, you must retake the practical tests of each category.
The date used to calculate the 3-year seniority period of the permit is the date of obtaining the 1re category.
FYI
If successful, you get a probationary permit. You get the class of license you had before your invalidation, or the equivalent class if the rules have changed in the meantime.
You first get the permit A2.
- If you had taken the training to move from A2 to A, you can apply for the permit A after 2 years. The certificate of completion of the training will be attached to your online application on the website of theANTS: titleContent.
- If you had not taken 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 certificate.
However, you must wait until the end of the period of prohibition to obtain the issuance of a new permit (duration fixed by the judge).
If you do not comply with the driving license prohibition, you risk 2 years in prison and €4,500 of a fine.
Your vehicle may be immobilized.
You also risk additional penalties following:
- Confiscation of the vehicle
- Suspension of the permit for a period of up to 3 years, without any possible arrangement outside the professional activity
- Sentence of community service
- Sentence of fine days
- Prohibition to drive certain vehicles, including vehicles without a license, for a maximum period of 5 years
- Obligation to perform, at your expense, a road safety awareness course
Ask to your driving school if it take care of asking your title of conduct or if it's up to you to ask.
If you make the request yourself, the request is done online on the website of theANTS: titleContent.
Prepare the following documents in photographed version or digitized :
- Proof of identity
- Proof of address
- 1 photo id or 1 digital photo-signature
- Judgment (judicial annulment)
- Medical advice delivered at the end of the medical check.
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Prohibition of issuance, detention, suspension and cancelation
Driving under the influence of alcohol
Refusal to comply
Driving after using narcotics
Issuance of driving license
Proficiency check
Cancelation of the permit by the prefect following the medical examination (article R224-12)
Conditions for ironing the license after a cancelation
Organization of the medical examination of driving ability
Correctional penalty for cancelation of license (Article 131-6)
Additional penalties
Manslaughter by the driver of a vehicle
Additional penalty in case of injury to life of a person
Unintentional interference with the integrity of a person by the driver of a vehicle
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