Fine for not changing the last name on your license

Replacing a driver's license when changing your last name

Rights must be re-registered not only when the term expires, is damaged, lost, or stolen, but also when the surname changes. There is no specific time set for replacing the driver's license, but a fine is issued for late exchange.

Do I have to change my driver's license if I change my last name after getting married?

According to the law, replacing a driver's license when changing your last name in 2019 is mandatory. Re-registration of a temporary residence permit is allowed to take place in any region of Russia. To do this, you need to make an appointment at the traffic police or a multifunctional center.

Domestic and international laws need to be changed. For a new VU, you will not have to take an exam or undergo a medical examination, so in terms of time and cost this procedure is less expensive than issuing new documents.

In 2019, you can change your rights in connection with a change of surname in three ways:

At the MFC. To re-register documents, you will need a complete package of documentation, except for a medical certificate. Read more here.

Through the State Services portal. If you need to get a driving license faster and save money, then this option is the best. The online resource allows you to submit an application for a traffic police office in advance and pay the fee online. The applicant comes to the traffic police at the appointed time and within 15 minutes receives a new document. More details in this article.

At the traffic police department. If there is no queue when visiting the traffic police department, your license will be changed very quickly - within an hour. In practice, there are fewer queues at the MFC.

What documents are needed for a new driver's license when changing your last name?

Documents when replacing a driver's license:

Application in the form of a government agency: traffic police, MFC. On the State Services portal you can download a ready-made application, fill it out, visit the traffic police department or the MFC with the completed form.

Old VU. When replacing an international license, you will also need to provide an internal ID.

Receipt for payment of state duty. When paying the fee through State Services, the driver will save 30% of the cost. Read more about the discount here.

For international driving license you will need a passport. The MFC has equipment for taking photographs, so when re-registering a driver's license through this organization you will not have to take photographs first.

We reviewed the documents in detail in this article.

Deadlines for replacing a driver's license

According to current legislation, there are no specific deadlines for re-registration of a driver’s license if the driver’s last name has changed. Usually the procedure takes no more than 30 days. You can re-register your license at the traffic police in an hour if there is no queue. At the MFC, the process takes on average about 4 days.

The State Services online resource simplifies the procedure for making an appointment with the traffic police - you don’t have to stand in line, you can fill out an application and pay the fee online. To use this opportunity you need to register on the portal.

There is no specific deadline for obtaining a new license.

It is better to make an appointment with the traffic police in advance to avoid the risk of getting a fine. There are situations when replacement of a document may be refused. A common reason for refusal is an incomplete documentation package. In this case, you will have to supplement the list with the necessary certificates, receipts, etc., then apply again.

It is much more difficult to solve the problem if there is deprivation of rights. In such a situation, it will not be possible to re-register the driver's license until the period of deprivation ends. If you do not have a driver's card - a certificate of completion of training, passing an exam at a driving school, you can also be refused. The application is not in the prescribed form, errors, inaccuracies, corrections are among the reasons for refusal.

Fine for late change of driver's license when changing surname

If there is little time left before the end of the term, then in practice the old rights are often used. It is not necessary to have a marriage certificate with you. But if the passport data and ID do not match, they can issue a fine in the amount of 5,000 to 15,000 thousand rubles.

The fine can be challenged in court. It is worth considering that the trial will require time and money. It’s easier to get a new driving license to avoid the risk of getting a fine.

Conclusion

If the full name changes, the holder of the license must be re-registered. Through State Services, make an appointment with the traffic police, pay for the state. the duty is much simpler and cheaper. If you do not get a new license, you will be issued a fine.

Mandatory replacement of driver's licenses when changing surname in 2019

Good afternoon, dear reader.

Since November 5, 2014, new rules for conducting examinations for the right to drive vehicles and issuing driver’s licenses have been in effect, and the old rules for passing qualifying exams and issuing driver’s licenses have become invalid.

These documents regulate the specifics of issuing and replacing driver’s licenses. Since the text of the document was completely replaced, there were quite a lot of changes, and they are discussed in several articles.

This article deals with the most important innovation for drivers - the mandatory replacement of driver's licenses when changing their last name or changing other personal data . Let's get started.

Why is it necessary to replace a driver’s license when changing your last name?

Let's consider paragraph 35 of the new rules for issuing driver's licenses:

35. A Russian national or international driver's license is considered invalid and subject to cancellation in the following cases :

a) if the driver’s license has expired;
b) if the personal data of its owner contained in the driver’s license has changed ;
c) if the driver’s license has become unusable for further use due to wear, damage or other reasons and the information specified in it (or in part of it) cannot be determined visually;
d) if a driver’s license was issued on the basis of documents that were duly recognized as forged (falsified) or issued in violation of the procedure established by these Rules;
e) if an application has been received regarding the loss (theft) of a driver’s license;
f) if a new driver’s license has been issued;
g) if it is confirmed that the driver of the vehicle has medical contraindications or previously undetected medical restrictions to driving a vehicle.

Please note that a driver's license is invalid if the personal data of its owner (last name, first name or patronymic) has changed.

Let me remind you that previously a driver’s license could be used for 10 years and was subject to replacement only after this period had expired. Women who change their surname after marriage may not have to change their rights. In 2020, this option is not possible. Rights are considered invalid from the moment the surname is changed.

In practice, this resulted in thousands of women's driving licenses becoming invalid on 5 November 2014 and having to be replaced.

Validity period of a driver's license issued upon change of surname

Another important change is the validity period of a new driver's license issued when changing your last name, first name or patronymic.

29. The issuance of a Russian national driver's license to replace a previously issued Russian national driver's license is carried out without passing exams and in the following cases:

a) upon expiration of the driver’s license;
b) when the personal data of its owner contained in the driver’s license changes ;
c) if the driver’s license has become unusable for further use due to wear, damage or other reasons and the information specified in it (or in part of it) cannot be determined visually;
d) upon receipt of an application for the loss (theft) of a driver’s license;
e) upon confirmation of changes in the driver’s health, including previously undetected medical indications or medical restrictions on driving a vehicle.

32. In the case of issuing a Russian national driver's license to replace a previously issued Russian national driver's license on the grounds established by subparagraphs "b" - "e" of paragraph 29 of these Rules, the previously established validity period of the driver's license does not change .

Note. Effective April 4, 2017, additional changes were made to paragraph 32 as discussed in this article.

When replacing a driver's license in 2019 due to a change of name, you can choose the validity period of the new license:

Coincides with the validity period of previous rights. In this case, a medical certificate is not required. That is, the driver can receive a license whose validity period is similar to the validity period of the “old” license.
10 years (full term). In this case, you must provide a valid medical certificate.

For example, if your current license is valid until January 2024 and you do not want to receive a certificate, then you will have to replace it now, and then replace it again in January 2024.

Fine for late replacement of driver's license when changing surname

A driver who changes his personal data (last name, first name or patronymic) and is stopped by traffic police officers in 2019 will receive a fine for lack of a driver’s license in the amount of 5,000 - 15,000 rubles. In this case, the car will be detained and sent to the impound lot. It will be possible to pick it up only after changing your driver's license.

How to replace a driver's license when changing your last name?

What you need to do to replace your driver's license when changing your last name:

replace your driver's license;
make changes to the MTPL policy.

The time required to replace a license is approximately 1 hour , the cost is 2,000 rubles.

Attention! From February 16, 2016, when replacing a driver’s license due to a change of surname, a medical certificate is no longer required. You can find out more about this in the article “Cancellation of a medical certificate when replacing rights.”

Replacing a driver's license when changing your last name in the traffic police

To replace your driver's license when changing your last name, you will need the following documents:

Receipt for payment of state duty (2,000 rubles or 1,400 rubles with a 30% discount);
Passport;
Valid driver's license;
Marriage certificate and its photocopy;
Application (can be filled out at the traffic police department or independently using the sample.

The documents listed above must be handed over to a police officer. After this, you will be photographed and issued a new driver's license.

Making changes to the MTPL policy

The last operation required to drive a car is entering information about a new driver’s license into the MTPL policy.

To contact the insurance company you will need:

A valid MTPL policy;
New driver's license;
Marriage certificate.

Information about the new driver's license will be entered in the special notes column of your policy, as well as in the information system. This completes the replacement of rights when changing a surname.

Let me emphasize once again that replacing a driver’s license takes about 1 hour and costs 2,000 rubles. Rights containing out-of-date personal data became invalid as of November 5, 2014.

The next article in the series “New rules for conducting examinations for the right to drive vehicles and issuing driver’s licenses” deals with the peculiarities of conducting examinations in the traffic police.

Good luck on the roads!

Updated: April 5, 2019

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Konstantin , hello.

The driver's license should be replaced because... the driver’s personal data contained in it has changed.

More detailed information on this issue is provided in the article “Replacing car documents when changing your last name.”

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The rights to the maiden name and to change it is necessary to have a marriage certificate. Noya is already divorced and only has a divorce certificate in her hands. Do I need to take a copy of the marriage certificate to confirm the change of surname?

Love , You will need a marriage registration certificate, because... It is in this document that both the old and new surnames are indicated.

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Hello. I changed my last name, driver's license and documents for the car to my maiden name, the deadline has come to change my license, is it possible to immediately change the license and documents for the car to a new last name?

Nope, it won't work. These are 2 different registration actions and you cannot do them at the same time. In any case, write 2 different statements!

Svetlana , hello.

You can replace your license and documents for your car within one day. However, as wowick wrote above, these are different operations that need to be done sequentially.

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08/14/2019 is the deadline for the temporary residence permit. I want to change my ID and change my last name. How to do this in one operation? Because there is no way to do this on the site

Den , hello.

Do you want to change your last name on your license? So you already have a passport with a new last name?

I received a driver's license in Russia in 2014 and lived on a residence permit. I receive citizenship. Is a retake necessary or is it sufficient to make changes to existing licenses? What law can I “refer to”? I'm also going to change my last name.

Irina:

1. As a rule, when obtaining citizenship, the data indicated on the driver’s license does not change. That is, there is no need to change permissions.

2. When changing your last name, the ID must be replaced.

3. When replacing a Russian license with a Russian one, a retake is not necessary.

4. You need to obtain new rights; it is impossible to make changes to existing ones.

Fine for driving with a maiden name in 2018

Until November 5, 2014, any girl could use her maiden name license until it expired. But after the adoption of Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of October 24, 2014 N 1097 “On admission to driving vehicles,” the situation changed dramatically. The innovations adopted then are still in effect today. Therefore, the fine for a license with a maiden name in 2018 will not change in size compared to the previous year.

Why is it necessary to replace rights when changing your last name?

Clause 2.1 of the current Traffic Rules allows driving a vehicle if the driver has a license of the appropriate category. In addition, the traffic participant is obliged to present them at the request of a police officer.

2.1. The driver of a motor vehicle is obliged to:

2.1.1. Carry with you and, at the request of police officers, hand over to them for verification:

a driver's license or temporary permit to drive a vehicle of the appropriate category or subcategory;

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated October 24, 2014 N 1097 expanded the list of reasons why a driver’s license is invalid. It includes a clause regarding changes to personal data.

35. A Russian national or international driver's license is considered invalid and subject to cancellation in the following cases:

a) if the driver’s license has expired;

b) if the personal data of its owner contained in the driver’s license has changed;

Attempts to challenge this innovation in court were unsuccessful. The compliance of these requirements with the current legislation is evidenced by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated February 13, 2015 N AKPI14-1449 on the refusal to invalidate subparagraph “b” of paragraph 35 of the said Resolution.

Since the contested regulations do not violate the rights and legitimate interests of the applicant, do not contradict the federal law or other regulatory legal act of greater legal force, in accordance with Part 1 of Article 253 of the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, the stated claims must be refused.

Possible punishment and features of replacing a certificate

Based on this, when using a license with your maiden name, you are violating the current traffic rules and will be brought to administrative responsibility, on the same basis as a driver driving a vehicle without a license at all.

Punishment for driving with a license with a maiden name is determined by Article 12.7 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, paragraph 1

1. Driving a vehicle by a driver who does not have the right to drive a vehicle (except for training driving) -

shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of five thousand to fifteen thousand rubles.

In addition, in addition to fines, administrative penalties such as detaining a vehicle and placing it in a impound lot are also applied. And this will entail additional expenses. The basis for this is Article 27.13 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

It should be noted that the adopted Resolution allows for the replacement of rights when changing personal data using a simplified procedure; you will not have to take the exams again. Paragraph 29 of this document states:

29. The issuance of a Russian national driver's license to replace a previously issued Russian national driver's license is carried out without passing exams and in the following cases:

a) upon expiration of the driver’s license;

b) when the personal data of its owner contained in the driver’s license changes;

But it should be taken into account that the period of new rights obtained when changing the surname will correspond to the period specified in the old certificate. That is, if your license before changing your last name was valid until 07.2017, the new one will have to be changed again in the same term.

32. In the case of issuing a Russian national driver's license to replace a previously issued Russian national driver's license on the grounds established by subparagraphs “b” - “d” of paragraph 29 of these Rules, the previously established validity period of the driver’s license does not change.

If you find yourself in a situation where you are threatened with a fine for traffic violations of this category, in any case you should contact a professional lawyer. This will allow you to analyze all the nuances of the current situation, on the basis of which an effective line of defense will be chosen. Practice shows that independent protection of one’s own interests in such cases does not bring the desired result.

How changing your last name can result in a driver getting a large fine and impound

That is why, when changing your last name, you must change your rights.

According to registry office workers, young Russian women have increasingly refused to change their last name upon marriage, preferring to leave their maiden name upon marriage. And this is not surprising: the younger generation of people believes that a woman should not take her husband’s surname. Nevertheless, according to sociological surveys, in Russia 40% of women still take their spouse’s surname when getting married. True, it also happens the other way around, when a husband takes his wife’s surname, although this is a much rarer occurrence. Unfortunately, changing your last name for any gender usually results in a huge headache.

After all, after changing your last name, according to the law, it is necessary to change all significant documents: Russian passport, international passport, service ID, medical insurance policy and, of course, driver’s license. However, due to the large number of documents that need to be replaced, many limit themselves to only the most necessary ones, changing only their identity card (passport), international passport and, if necessary, service ID. The remaining documents remain with the old surname. Including a driver's license. As a result, people continue to drive a car with their old license, not knowing what a headache such carelessness can turn into.

The problems begin when they are stopped by a traffic police officer and decide to check their driver’s license against the database. At this point, many drivers who have not changed their last name on their license begin to tear their hair out of frustration or ignorance of the laws. Why? Yes, the whole point is that a driver’s license that contains the old surname becomes invalid according to current legislation. And if so, then the traffic police officer has the right to bring you to administrative responsibility for driving a car without a driver’s license with all the ensuing consequences.

But how can this be? How can a driver's license be invalidated during the usual procedure of changing a surname as a tribute to tradition after a wedding?

After all, people usually change their identity card (passport) after this. Is this really not enough? Along with your license, you can show the traffic police officer a new passport and even a certificate from the registry office about a change of surname based on a registered marriage. Wouldn't a traffic police officer understand?

Yes, as a person he may understand the whole situation. But according to the law, he, in fact, should bring you to administrative responsibility, since after changing your last name you were obliged to change your driver’s license and only after that you had the right to get behind the wheel.

Let us recall paragraph 35 of Chapter III of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of October 24, 2014 No. 1097 “On admission to driving vehicles” (together with the “Rules for conducting examinations for the right to drive vehicles and issuing driver’s licenses”), which contains an exhaustive list of grounds for which a driver’s license the certificate becomes invalid. Here is the list:

- if your driver's license has expired;

— if the personal data of its owner contained in the driver’s license has changed

- if the driver’s license has become unusable for further use due to wear, damage or other reasons and the information specified in it (or in part thereof) cannot be determined visually

- if a driver’s license was issued on the basis of documents that were duly recognized as forged (counterfeit) or issued in violation of the procedure established by these Rules
(as amended by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 02/04/2016 N 65)

- if you have received a statement about the loss (theft) of your driver’s license

- if a new driver's license has been issued

— if it is confirmed that the driver of the vehicle has medical contraindications or previously undetected medical restrictions on driving a vehicle

a) upon expiration of the driver’s license
b) when there is a change in the personal data of its owner contained in the driver’s license
c) if the driver’s license has become unusable for further use due to wear, damage or other reasons and the information specified in it (or part of it) cannot be determined visually
d) upon receipt of an application for loss (theft) of a driver’s license
e) when confirming that the driver of the vehicle has changes in health, including previously undetected medical indications or medical restrictions on driving a vehicle
f) upon the will of the applicant before the expiration of the driver’s license
(clause “e” was introduced by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated March 23, 2017 No. 326)

So, as you can see, when you change your last name in your passport, you are essentially changing your personal data. And if so, then according to current legislation, when you change your last name, your old driver’s license becomes invalid. Accordingly, you cannot drive with such a license. Why?

The thing is that for driving a car with an invalid driver's license you face serious administrative liability, provided for in Article 12.7 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, since according to the law you lose the right to drive with an invalid driver's license. And if so, then by getting behind the wheel you are directly violating Part 1 of Article 12.7 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, for violation of which you face a fine of 5,000 to 15,000 rubles.

But that's not all. Your car may be towed to an impound lot, removing you from driving the vehicle in accordance with the law. Let us remind you that a driver with an invalid license cannot drive a car.

So if there is no person with a driver’s license next to you at the time of drawing up the administrative protocol, you will have to pick up the car from the impound lot, paying the cost of evacuation and the cost of storing the car in the parking lot. You will also, of course, have to pay a fine for driving with an invalid license.

Is it necessary to change a driver’s license when changing personal data and what will be the fine if you didn’t change your license when changing your last name?

Everyone has heard that when changing personal data, it is necessary to change personal documents, including a driver’s license. But on the Internet you can find a lot of conflicting information on this topic, especially regarding punishment.

Therefore, in today’s article I will explain in detail whether it is necessary to change your license when changing your last name, whether a driver’s license ceases to be valid after marriage, in 500 or 15,000 rubles. They will impose a fine if you have not changed your ID. Are you ready to find out the truth? Then let's go!

Do I need to renew my driver's license after getting married?

Changing personal data, which includes, of course, your last name, is included in the list of reasons for which you must change your license to a car.

Therefore, the answer is yes. If you change the personal information contained in the driver's license, you will definitely have to contact government agencies for a new document confirming permission to drive vehicles.

By the way, do not forget to make changes to other car documents that contain now outdated information, for example, an international driver’s license, PTS, Vehicle Registration Certificate and insurance policy.

Why is replacement necessary?

Driving certificates, in accordance with clause 35 of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1097 dated October 24, 2014, become invalid immediately with a change in the data contained in them, therefore, according to the law, you cannot drive with an old driving license. So if you need to drive a car, you shouldn't put off upgrading them.

A certificate of change of surname or marriage registration or certified copies thereof do not prove the validity of a driver’s license with old information, as was the case before.

What is the deadline?

As soon as you receive a passport with updated information, contact the traffic police. There are no mandatory deadlines for obtaining a new document, so you can get a driving license with a new name even after a long time; no punishment is provided for any delay. But it is better to refrain from driving until you receive your license with up-to-date information.

Although, if you don’t show the traffic police officers your new passport, they won’t know that you now have a different last name. But even if the personal data written in the driver’s document is somehow revealed to be irrelevant, the punishment (read about it in the next subheading) is small.

Therefore, if absolutely necessary, you can ride around with old pieces of paper for a while.

Fine for license with maiden name

Contrary to the opinion widely circulated on the Internet that when driving with a driver’s license with outdated personal information you will have to part with 5-15 thousand rubles under Article 12.7 of the Administrative Code, in such a situation a fine of only 500 rubles is imposed, or even just a warning - for driving a vehicle a person who does not have the relevant papers under clause 2 of Art. 12.3 Code of Administrative Offences.

In this case, the fine can be imposed an unlimited number of times, even within one day, that is, each traffic inspector who checked the driver’s papers and discovered a discrepancy can issue a monetary penalty in the amount of 500 rubles.

In this case, the traffic inspector does not have the right to evacuate the car to the impound lot - the driver, having received an administrative penalty, can continue on his way.

For driving without a license with a changed surname, only a warning or a fine of 500 rubles is provided, other sanctions are not applied.

Why is the punishment not severe?

The fact is that with a change of surname, the validity of the driving permit document itself ceases - according to clause 35 of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1097, to which everyone refers.

But a permit to drive a vehicle, driving without which is punishable under Art. 12.27 of the Code of Administrative Offences, does not stop with the cancellation of the license. Because the list of situations for termination of this right is clearly stated in Art. 28 of Federal Law No. 196-FZ. And there is no change in personal data in this list.

With the receipt of a new last name, first name, and so on, only the piece of paper becomes invalid, as if you had lost it, but the right to drive a vehicle remains.

But since, firstly, driving with an invalid driver’s license is still a violation, and, secondly, some traffic inspectors may try to punish under Art. 12.7 (which, of course, cannot be agreed with, and if such an incorrect decision is nevertheless made, it can be easily disputed), it is better not to delay updating the VU.

Let's sum it up

The old VU becomes invalid when personal data changes and must be replaced.
Anyone who changes personal information is not deprived of the right to drive a vehicle.
mandatory deadline for obtaining a new driver’s document, when it is necessary to indicate changed information about its owner.

Conclusion

As you now know, it is necessary to replace a driver’s license when updating a driver’s personal information, but violating this rule does not entail any serious consequences, although you may encounter troubles.

The expert will clearly and humorously explain why you need to change your license when changing your last name:

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