(a) General rule.--
(1) The department may cancel any driver's license upon determining that one of the following applies:
(i) The licensee was not entitled to the issuance.
(ii) The person failed to give the required or correct information on an application or certification or committed fraud in making the application or in obtaining the license.
(iii) The license has been materially altered.
(iv) The fee has not been paid.
(v) The licensee voluntarily surrenders his driving privilege.
(2) Upon the cancellation, the licensee shall immediately surrender the canceled license to the department.
(b) Other states.--The department shall cancel a driver's license issued to an individual who has applied for a Pennsylvania driver's license after the commission of an offense in another state which later resulted in suspension, revocation or disqualification in the other state if the offense would have resulted in the suspension, revocation or disqualification under this title or where the offense was substantially similar to offenses which in this State would have caused a suspension, revocation or disqualification.
(July 10, 1990, P.L.356, No.83, eff. 60 days; Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. imd.; Jan. 27, 2012, P.L.1, No.1, eff. imd.)
2012 Amendment. Act 1 amended subsec. (a)(1)(ii).
1998 Amendment. Act 151 amended subsec. (b).
Cross References. Section 1572 is referred to in sections 1550, 1611 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 15 - Licensing of Drivers
Section 1501 - Drivers required to be licensed
Section 1502 - Persons exempt from licensing
Section 1503 - Persons ineligible for licensing; license issuance to minors; junior driver's license
Section 1504 - Classes of licenses
Section 1505 - Learners' permits
Section 1506 - Application for driver's license or learner's permit
Section 1507 - Application for driver's license or learner's permit by minor
Section 1508 - Examination of applicant for driver's license
Section 1508.1 - Physical examinations
Section 1509 - Qualifications for school bus driver endorsement
Section 1510 - Issuance and content of driver's license
Section 1511 - Carrying and exhibiting driver's license on demand
Section 1512 - Restrictions on drivers' licenses
Section 1513 - Duplicate and substitute drivers' licenses and learners' permits
Section 1514 - Expiration and renewal of drivers' licenses
Section 1515 - Notice of change of name or address
Section 1516 - Department records
Section 1517 - Medical Advisory Board
Section 1518 - Reports on mental or physical disabilities or disorders
Section 1519 - Determination of incompetency
Section 1520 - Acknowledgment of littering provisions
Section 1531 - Administration of system by department
Section 1532 - Suspension of operating privilege
Section 1533 - Suspension of operating privilege for failure to respond to citation
Section 1534 - Notice of acceptance of Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition
Section 1535 - Schedule of convictions and points
Section 1536 - Notice of assignment of points
Section 1537 - Removal of points
Section 1538 - School, examination or hearing on accumulation of points or excessive speeding
Section 1539 - Suspension of operating privilege on accumulation of points
Section 1540 - Surrender of license
Section 1541 - Period of disqualification, revocation or suspension of operating privilege
Section 1542 - Revocation of habitual offender's license
Section 1543 - Driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked
Section 1544 - Additional period of revocation or suspension
Section 1545 - Restoration of operating privilege
Section 1546 - Suspension or revocation of nonresident's operating privilege
Section 1547 - Chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or controlled substance
Section 1548 - Requirements for driving under influence offenders
Section 1549 - Establishment of schools
Section 1550 - Judicial review
Section 1551 - Notice of department action
Section 1552 - Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition
Section 1553 - Occupational limited license
Section 1554 - Probationary license
Section 1555 - Delay of suspension, revocation or disqualification
Section 1556 - Ignition interlock limited license
Section 1571 - Violations concerning licenses
Section 1572 - Cancellation of driver's license
Section 1573 - Displaying a foreign license during suspension or revocation
Section 1574 - Permitting unauthorized person to drive
Section 1575 - Permitting violation of title
Section 1576 - Local authorities liable for negligence of their employees (Repealed)
Section 1581 - Driver's License Compact
Section 1583 - Compensation of compact administrator
Section 1584 - Furnishing of information to other states