Czech Republic - Replace Your Driver License (Lost, Stolen Or Damaged)

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Procedure

1.) Report the situation to the appropriate authorities.

2.) The municipal authority with delegated powers, or the town hall, shall issue a Confirmation of the Loss, Theft, Damage, or Destruction of a DL or IDL. The confirmation is in the form of a Type-6 DL, where in the place of a photograph is a sign stating that this is a Confirmation of the loss, theft, damage, or destruction of a DL, and whose reverse side says "valid only for operation in the Czech Republic". At the same time, the applicant shall fill out an Application Form for the Issuance of a Driving Licence.

3.) That confirmation is valid for 30 days, and for that period, it stands in the place of a DL, but only in the Czech Republic. Once that period passes, the municipal authority of a municipality with delegated powers shall issue a copy of a DL or IDL to the holder of a Driving Entitlement(s)

4.) If the holder of a Driving Entitlement(s) fails to adhere to the obligations prescribed, he/she may be sanctioned pursuant to Act no. 200/1990 Coll., the Offence Act, as amended.

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Required Documents

1.) An identification document (citizen identification card, passport)

2.) The damaged DL or IDL

3.) One colored or black-and-white photograph sized 35x45 mm

4.) A properly filled-out application form for the issuance of a DL (new model).

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Transport

Nbre Ludvka Svobody 12/1222

P.O. Box9

110 15 Prague 1

Fax: (+420) 225 131 184

Phone: (+420) 225 131 112

Email (electronic mailroom of the Ministry of Transport): [email protected]

Eligibility

All holders of a Driving License dealing with the above situations.

Fees

The issuance of the Confirmation of the Loss, Theft, Damage, or Destruction of a DL is not subject to any administrative fee.

The administrative fee for issuing a duplicate of a DL or IDL is, the law stipulates, a fee of CZK 50.00, payable in cash.

There is another entry, also on the same site of the Ministry of Transport saying that the administrative or other fees charged in this kind of situation amounts to CZK 100.00, payable in cash.

Validity

That confirmation is valid for 30 days, and for that period, it stands in the place of a DL, but only in the Czech Republic. Once that period passes, the municipal authority of a municipality with delegated powers shall issue a copy of a DL or IDL to the holder of a Driving Entitlement(s)

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

Immediately upon the notification of the loss, theft, damage, or destruction of a Driving Licence, the municipal authority of a municipality with delegated powers shall issue to the holder of a Driving Entitlement(s) a "Confirmation of the Loss, Theft, Damage, or Destruction of a Driving Licence".

This confirmation is valid for 30 days from its issuance, for which period it stands in the place of a Driving Licence, but only for operation in the Czech Republic.

Once the confirmation expires, the appropriate municipal authority of a municipality with delegated powers shall issue for the holder of a Driving Entitlement(s) a duplicate of his/her Driving License.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
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Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
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sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
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Instructions

In the case of the loss, theft, damage, or destruction of a DL or IDL, the holder of a Driving Entitlement(s) must report the fact immediately to the appropriate section of the municipal authority of a municipality with delegated powers, or to the town hall of a city in the Czech Republic, where he/she has his/her permanent residence.

In the case of theft, the holder shall present to the authorized employee of the appropriate section of the municipal authority of a municipality with delegated powers, or to the town hall of a city in the Czech Republic, an announcement of theft, from the Czech Police department where he/she reported the event.

Required Information

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

Any person holding a Driver's License has the right to request for a replacement in case of lost, theft, damage or destruction of the Driver's License or the International Driver's License.

Information which might help

The legal process for the processing of the request is regulated by:

Act no. 361/2000 Coll., On Road Traffic and on Changing Certain Acts, as amended, and by Regulation no. 31/2001 Coll., On Driving Licences and the Driver Registry, as amended.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

Ministry of Transport

http://www.mdcr.cz/en/Road+Transport/Driving+Licences/Lost-stolen-damaged.htm

Others

The accuracy of the instructions is guaranteed by the Ministry of Transport - Section for Drivers Administration.

The instructions are elaborated on the basis of the legal status as of 17 January 2005 and the instructions were last updated or their accuracy last checked, on 21 February 2005.

The term of validity of the instructions are not limited.