Driving license: how to apply for a secure certificate of rights to drive (restricted information statement)?
Verified 07 July 2026 - Public Service / (Prime Minister)
The My Permitted Points online service allows you to download a secure certificate of rights to drive (ADCS) :
What is the Secure Driving Rights Certificate (SCDA)?
The certificate of the right to drive safely (ADCS) replaces the Restricted Information Record (RIR).
The ADCS mentions existence, category and validity your driver's license. The ADCS shall specify any accommodations or restrictions associated with the license, such as driving an automatic transmission vehicle or a vehicle with appropriate controls.
She is valid for 4 months from the date of its issue and may be reissued if necessary.
It is valid only in France.
You can use ADCS in paper or dematerialized format.
In which cases can the Secure Driver's Rights Certificate (ADCS) be used?
ADCS can be used in the following cases:
- Certify your right to drive with your employer
- Prove your rights to drive (taking out an insurance contract, renting a vehicle, in case of loss or theft of driver's license, in the event of roadside inspection…)
- Authenticate your rights to drive when you exchange your driver's license abroad or with a Com
- Create your dematerialized driving license on the France Identity application.
Can we be helped to do the online process?
Of numeric points (with computers, printers and scanners) are available in each prefecture and in most sub-prefectures. You can complete the process there. You can be helped by digital mediators if you encounter difficulties with the use of the internet.
You can also be accompanied in your approach by a house France Services.
On the same subject
Registration and communication of driving license information
certificate of safe driving rights (article R225-6)
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