Brief: Know the amendments to the regulations for revalidation

On Tuesday night, the Executive amended the National Regulations for the System for the Issuance of Driver's Licenses or brief, which had been approved by Supreme Decree No. 007-2016-MTC, in the case of the revalidation of these documents.

The changes were published in the extraordinary edition of the Bulletin of Legal Standards of the Official Gazette El Peruano, in Supreme Decree No. 004-2022- MTC

The regulation modifies paragraph a) of paragraph 19-A.2 of article 19-A of the National Regulations on the System for the Issuance of Driver's Licenses, as follows:

Article 19-A.- Revalidation

For the revalidation of Driver's Licenses in the same or lower category in Classes A and B, the following requirements must be attested:

a) Submit an application as an affidavit, in which the personal data of the applicant is recorded, duly completed and signed, indicating the following:

a.1 For class A category I and class B driver's licenses, only:

i. Not to be deprived by a final judicial decision as a res judicata of the right to drive land transport vehicles.

II. Have a health certificate for Driver's Licenses, issued, approved and registered with the National Driver System.

iii. Have an approved knowledge exam, carried out in an Assessment Center, previously registered in the National Driver System. This requirement will not be required for the revalidation of Class A Category I driver's licenses.

a.2 For class A driver's licenses categories II and III, only:

i. Not to be deprived by a final judicial decision as a res judicata of the right to drive land transport vehicles.

ii. Have a health certificate for Driver's Licenses, issued, approved and registered with the National Driver System.

iii. Have the course on updating transport and traffic regulations for drivers of the ground transport service, given by the Driving Schools, within the framework of the provisions of the National Regulations on Transport Administration, approved by Supreme Decree No. 017-2009-MTC; issued and registered in the National Driver System. This requirement applies provided that during the immediate preceding period from the date of obtaining or last revalidation of the driver's license until the date of submission of the application for revalidation, the driver does not have penalties for violations of the National Traffic Regulations approved by Supreme Decree No. 033-2001 -MTC, that are firm or that have exhausted administrative channels. Otherwise, or in the event that the driver does not provide the transport service, the provisions of paragraph a.1 (iii) of this article apply.

30 DAYS FOR ADEQUACY

In addition, a supplementary provision states that, within a maximum period of 30 working days, counted from the publication of this Supreme Decree (5 April), the National Driver System is adapted for the issuance and registration of the Course on Updating Transport and Traffic Regulations for drivers of the ground transportation service.

The Supreme Decree comes into force on June 1, 2022. The rule bears the signature of the President of the Republic, Pedro Castillo; the Minister of Transport and Communications, Nicolás Bustamante.

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