Documents > Road transport > Driving Licences > Changes in a Driving Licence or an International Driving Licence Changes in a Driving Licence or an International Driving Licence 01/02/2005 00:00:00|Driving Licences • A holder of a DL must report all changes in information compulsorily specified in a DL, within five business days from the date of the change, to the appropriate municipal authority of a municipality with delegated powers, or to the town hall of a city in the Czech Republic. • He/She should file an application form for a new DL or an IDL, to the appropriate section of a municipal authority of a municipality with delegated powers, or to the town hall of a city in the Czech Republic. • He/She shall enclose with his/her application form an identification document (citizen identification card, passport), the hitherto valid DL or IDL, and one colour or black-and-white ID document-type photograph, in the format 35x45 mm. • The processing of the application is, by law, subject to an administrative fee of CZK 10.00, payable in cash. • An application of a citizen, due to the inscription of information, whose specification in a DL is not compulsory, or due to another personal reason, is subject to an administrative fee of CZK 50.00, payable in cash. • The period for processing is usually 15-20 days from the submission of an application form for the issuance of a DL, and until then the existing DL or IDL is valid. • 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. • 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. Detailed information 01. Identification code: 02. Life situation code: MD03 03. Life situation name: Change of information in a Driving Licence or an International Driving Licence. 04. Basic information pertaining to the life situation: If a change occurs in the information which is specified in a Driving Licence / International Driving Licence, the licence holder must apply for the issuance of a new Driving Licence. 05. Who is entitled to act in this matter (submit an application form, etc.)? The authorised holder of a Driving Licence or an International Driving Licence. 06. What are the conditions and process of resolving the life situation? A change in the information must be reported to the appropriate authority. 07. How can you initiate the resolution of this life situation? Submit an application form for the issuance of a new Driving Licence or International Driving Licence, in person, to the appropriate authority. 08. At which authority can you deal with this life situation? A municipal authority with delegated powers. In Prague, you can turn to the City Hall of the City of Prague. 09. Where, with whom, and when, can you deal with this life situation? Turn to the municipal authority of a municipality with delegated powers, or to the town hall of a city, appropriate according to the place of your permanent residence. 10. What documents or information do you need to have with you? The following should be presented to the authority: an identification document, the hitherto valid Driving Licence or International Driving Licence, one colour ID document-type photograph. 11. What forms are required and where can they be obtained? The application form for the issuance of an International Driving Licence is available at all appropriate authorities, or can be viewed here. The application form for the issuance of an International Driving Licence is available at all appropriate authorities, or can be viewed (with instructions for filling it out) here. 12. What administrative or other fees are charged in this life situation, and how can you pay them? The administrative fee is CZK 10.00, payable in cash. 13. What are the periods for the processing? Periods – for the Applicant: A change in information must be reported to the appropriate municipal authority of a municipality with delegated powers, or to the town hall of a city, within five business day of the date of the change. Periods – for Authorities: The Driving Licence will be issued within 15 (20) days from the submission of an application form,and an International Driving Licence – upon the submission of the application form. 14. Are there any other parties (persons concerned) in the procedure? There are no other parties to the procedure. 15. What other activities are required of you, as the applicant? No other activities are prescribed. 16. Can you use this electronic service? This situation cannot yet be resolved by submitting an application form by electronic mail. 17. On what legal Regulation is the procedure based? Act no. 361/2000 Coll., On Road Traffic and on Changing Certain Acts. 18. What related Regulations are there? Regulation no. 31/2001 Coll., On Driving Licences and the Driver Registry. 19. What options of appeal are there, and how are they exercised? No appeal options are granted. 20. What sanctions can be imposed if the obligation prescribed is not complied with? A fine may be imposed on you pursuant to Act no. 200/1990 Coll. 21. Questions most frequently asked by the public, and responses to them: 22. Do you need to learn more about the matter? To whom should you turn? Where you can get more information: the Ministry of Transport, the municipal authorities of municipalities with delegated powers, the town halls of cities. 23. The relevant information can also be obtained from other sources or in a different form: The web-pages of the Ministry of Transport. 24. Related life situations and instructions for resolving them: 25. The accuracy of the instructions is guaranteed by the following division: Ministry of Transport - Section for Drivers’ Administration 26. The accuracy of the instructions is guaranteed by the following person: 27. The instructions are elaborated on the basis of the legal status as of: 17 January 2005 28. When were the instructions last updated, or their accuracy last checked? 21 February 2005 29. The instructions are valid until: The term of validity of the instructions is not limited. Download: HOW to fill out the application form Back to article list Previous articleNext article
• A holder of a DL must report all changes in information compulsorily specified in a DL, within five business days from the date of the change, to the appropriate municipal authority of a municipality with delegated powers, or to the town hall of a city in the Czech Republic. • He/She should file an application form for a new DL or an IDL, to the appropriate section of a municipal authority of a municipality with delegated powers, or to the town hall of a city in the Czech Republic. • He/She shall enclose with his/her application form an identification document (citizen identification card, passport), the hitherto valid DL or IDL, and one colour or black-and-white ID document-type photograph, in the format 35x45 mm. • The processing of the application is, by law, subject to an administrative fee of CZK 10.00, payable in cash. • An application of a citizen, due to the inscription of information, whose specification in a DL is not compulsory, or due to another personal reason, is subject to an administrative fee of CZK 50.00, payable in cash. • The period for processing is usually 15-20 days from the submission of an application form for the issuance of a DL, and until then the existing DL or IDL is valid. • 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. • 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. Detailed information 01. Identification code: 02. Life situation code: MD03 03. Life situation name: Change of information in a Driving Licence or an International Driving Licence. 04. Basic information pertaining to the life situation: If a change occurs in the information which is specified in a Driving Licence / International Driving Licence, the licence holder must apply for the issuance of a new Driving Licence. 05. Who is entitled to act in this matter (submit an application form, etc.)? The authorised holder of a Driving Licence or an International Driving Licence. 06. What are the conditions and process of resolving the life situation? A change in the information must be reported to the appropriate authority. 07. How can you initiate the resolution of this life situation? Submit an application form for the issuance of a new Driving Licence or International Driving Licence, in person, to the appropriate authority. 08. At which authority can you deal with this life situation? A municipal authority with delegated powers. In Prague, you can turn to the City Hall of the City of Prague. 09. Where, with whom, and when, can you deal with this life situation? Turn to the municipal authority of a municipality with delegated powers, or to the town hall of a city, appropriate according to the place of your permanent residence. 10. What documents or information do you need to have with you? The following should be presented to the authority: an identification document, the hitherto valid Driving Licence or International Driving Licence, one colour ID document-type photograph. 11. What forms are required and where can they be obtained? The application form for the issuance of an International Driving Licence is available at all appropriate authorities, or can be viewed here. The application form for the issuance of an International Driving Licence is available at all appropriate authorities, or can be viewed (with instructions for filling it out) here. 12. What administrative or other fees are charged in this life situation, and how can you pay them? The administrative fee is CZK 10.00, payable in cash. 13. What are the periods for the processing? Periods – for the Applicant: A change in information must be reported to the appropriate municipal authority of a municipality with delegated powers, or to the town hall of a city, within five business day of the date of the change. Periods – for Authorities: The Driving Licence will be issued within 15 (20) days from the submission of an application form,and an International Driving Licence – upon the submission of the application form. 14. Are there any other parties (persons concerned) in the procedure? There are no other parties to the procedure. 15. What other activities are required of you, as the applicant? No other activities are prescribed. 16. Can you use this electronic service? This situation cannot yet be resolved by submitting an application form by electronic mail. 17. On what legal Regulation is the procedure based? Act no. 361/2000 Coll., On Road Traffic and on Changing Certain Acts. 18. What related Regulations are there? Regulation no. 31/2001 Coll., On Driving Licences and the Driver Registry. 19. What options of appeal are there, and how are they exercised? No appeal options are granted. 20. What sanctions can be imposed if the obligation prescribed is not complied with? A fine may be imposed on you pursuant to Act no. 200/1990 Coll. 21. Questions most frequently asked by the public, and responses to them: 22. Do you need to learn more about the matter? To whom should you turn? Where you can get more information: the Ministry of Transport, the municipal authorities of municipalities with delegated powers, the town halls of cities. 23. The relevant information can also be obtained from other sources or in a different form: The web-pages of the Ministry of Transport. 24. Related life situations and instructions for resolving them: 25. The accuracy of the instructions is guaranteed by the following division: Ministry of Transport - Section for Drivers’ Administration 26. The accuracy of the instructions is guaranteed by the following person: 27. The instructions are elaborated on the basis of the legal status as of: 17 January 2005 28. When were the instructions last updated, or their accuracy last checked? 21 February 2005 29. The instructions are valid until: The term of validity of the instructions is not limited.