§ 12225 License Replacement Process

Financial Code·California

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This law lets the commissioner give you a new copy of a lost, stolen, or destroyed license or certificate if you prove it’s gone or hand in the old one and pay $2.

Key Takeaways

•You can get a duplicate if your license or certificate is lost, stolen, or destroyed.
•You must give satisfactory proof of the loss, theft, or destruction.
•Or you can hand in the old certificate and pay a $2 fee to get a replacement.

Example

Jane loses her driver's license at the park.

She goes to the commissioner’s office, shows proof that the license is lost, pays $2, and gets a duplicate license.

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§ 12225 License Replacement Process

The commissioner may issue a duplicate of a license that has been lost, stolen, or destroyed, or for a certificate which the licensee desires to replace, upon satisfactory proof of such loss, theft, or destruction, or upon surrender of a certificate for replacement and the payment of a fee of two dollars ($2). (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 339.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

duplicate of a license lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate satisfactory proof fee of two dollars

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Financial Code. Section 12225.

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