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==Procedure==

'''Apply in Person''' 
If your driver license is lost or stolen, you would have to approach the local police station in your area and file a complaint about you lost or stolen driver license. 
*Obtain the application form: [http://gic.gov.lk/gic/pdf/MTA%2042.pdf Form]
:*District secretarial offices (normal service)
:*Main office in Verahere – Colombo (one day service - priority) 
*Submits the filled form directed to Commissioner, along with required documents to:
:*District secretarial offices (normal service)
:*Main office in Colombo (one day service - priority)
*The department will verify the details of the documents you have provided to check if it is accurate.
*It will then send the order for assistant commissioner for issuing of the duplicate license
*Department issues the duplicate license. 
'''Note: ''' 
If Relevant Documents Submitted by Applicant are Found Inaccurate: 
The Department Rejects Request for Duplicate License and Applicant should Re-submit all relevant documents. 

==Required Documents==

*Two copies of black and white photos of size: 2*2 ”, with certification of Grama Niladhari at the back of one of the photos
*A certified copy of the police entry stating the loss of the license, This copy should be issued within the period of last 6 months
*National Identity Card / Original and a photocopy of a valid Passport, containing NIC number
*Current license of the applicant – If the license is damaged 
When applying for the One day service, applicant should provide with a letter from the Grama Niladhari or Regional Secretary certifying the accuracy of his residency 

==Office Locations & Contacts==
'''Commissioner – Department of Motor Traffic,''' 
P.O Box 533, 581-341, Elvitigala Mawatha, 
Colombo 5. 
*List of District offices which can be contacted: [http://www.motortraffic.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=132&Itemid=163&lang=en District Offices]
*Head office contact information: [http://www.motortraffic.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=166&Itemid=169&lang=en Head Office Location]
*More Head office information: [http://www.motortraffic.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_contactmap&view=contactmap&id=1&Itemid=129&lang=en Head Office Location] 
'''Department of Motor Traffic''' 
No: 581-341, Elvitigala Mavatha, Narahenpita, Colombo 05. 
Mr. Upul Priyantha de Silva 
Telephones: +94-11-2698717 
Fax Nos: +94-11-2694338 
Email:e.dmts@sltnet.lk 
Website: [http://www.dmt.gov.lk/ '''Department of Motor Traffic''']

==Eligibility==

*Applicants can apply for this Service under Following Circumstances:
::*At situations of a license being damaged
::*At the loss of a driving license 
In Order to be qualified to obtain this Service an Applicant must meet with Following Conditions: 
*Being an owner of a driving license
*Information of the license provided by the applicant existing within the
*Department system (license being issues after 1996)
*Manual files (license being issued before 1996)
*Provide with all the documents required within the process (please refer to the section: “Documents Required) 
'''Note:''' Any applicant who is not able to meet with above conditions will be considered disqualified from obtaining the service.

==Fees==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|'''Type of Request'''
|'''Normal Service'''
|'''Priority Service'''
|-
|For a lost license
|Rs. 520.00
|Rs. 770.00
|-
|For a damaged license
|Rs. 520.00
|Rs. 770.00
|-
|For a lost license with 3 year renewal
|Rs. 820.00
|Rs. 1120.00
|-
|For a lost license with 5 year renewal
|Rs. 1120.00
|Rs. 1470.00
|-
|For a lost license with 9 year renewal
|Rs. 1420.00
|Rs. 2270.00
|}

NOTE: 
*No penalties involved in this process
*There are no additional costs involved in the process of obtaining these services

==Validity==

*Validity of the application exists until the process is concluded and duplicate license is being issued

==Documents to Use==

Application Form that can be used : [http://gic.gov.lk/gic/pdf/MTA%2042.pdf MTA 42]

==Sample Documents==

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

==Processing Time==

*Applied for one day priority service: License is issued within one day
*Applied for normal services: License is issued within three months
'''Note:''' One Day Processing Applicants can obtain their Duplicate License after 3:30 pm, within the same say of submitting forms.

==Related Videos==
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M".

==Instructions==
All the applications should be directed to the commissioner of the Licensing Division Commissioner – Department of Motor Traffic, 
P.O Box 533, 581-341, Elvitigala Mawatha, 
Colombo 5. 

'''Note:''' Applicants are given the facility of obtaining licenses through: 
*All district secretarial offices (normal service)
*Main office in Verahera – Colombo (one day service - priority)

==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==

*Driving without a valid driver’s license is an offence punishable by law and one need to acquire a new one in case of loss or damage of the driver’s license.

==Information which might help==

Submission timeline 
*Working days are Monday to Friday
*Counter open hours are 9:30am to 3:30pm (Normal) and 9:30am to 12:30pm (priority)

==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==

*Driver’s license can be used as an identity document

==External Links==

* [http://gic.gov.lk/gic/ Government information centre]

==Others==
More information which might help people.

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