Medically disqualified drivers may keep licenses after signing an acknowledgment

A license holder may keep the physical license after signing Department paperwork acknowledging that driving is prohibited. This applies to a person whose license is suspended or canceled because of a physical, visual, or mental medical disqualification under § 2724. Keeping the physical license does not authorize driving during the suspension or cancellation. The signed paperwork must confirm that the person understands the driving prohibition. This applies when the Secretary decides to suspend or cancel the license.

Driving privileges must be restored without a reinstatement fee when the qualifying suspension or cancellation ends. This covers a medically disqualified license holder who did not surrender the physical license and whose license has not expired. The license must still be unexpired. The $50 return or reinstatement fee does not apply to a physical, visual, or mental medical disqualification under § 2724. Reinstatement occurs at the end of the suspension or cancellation.

A person may display or possess a suspended or canceled license when § 2724(h) permits it, and the Department may establish another way to surrender a license or identification card. These rules cover suspended or canceled licenses and identification cards subject to a Department surrender demand. The display or possession exception applies only when § 2724(h) permits it. A person may not fail or refuse to surrender a license or identification card on the Department’s lawful demand.