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Hi Folks,

I just finished my first renewal and have new plastic in hand. Do I have to mail my old license in to the state? Can I just destroy it? I just want to make sure I adhere to the rules/regulations for proper disposal...

Thanks in advance for your help.

The way I remember it from class is....
If the old license is still valid (hasn't expired.. as would be the case if you had a change of address), then you need to send the old license back to DPS. But, if the old license is expired (renewal) or very close to expired, you can keep it or destroy it.

I'm sure an instructor will be around in a minute to correct me..

Just curious...how long did it take from the time you sent in your CHL-100 until the plastic showed up in the mail?

No change of address, but I do have about 30 days left before the old one expires.

It took exactly 25 days from when they received my package to get plastic in-hand. Probably would have been 24 days (Presidents Day - no mail)

Only "modified" licenses need to be returned. "Modified" means the type of license (SA/NSA) has been changed. Expired (or expiring) licenses or ones with name/address changes can be shredded.

John B wrote:No change of address, but I do have about 30 days left before the old one expires.

It took exactly 25 days from when they received my package to get plastic in-hand. Probably would have been 24 days (Presidents Day - no mail)

Cool. Thanks and welcome to the forum!

Thanks for the help. Appreciate it.

sjfcontrol wrote:Only "modified" licenses need to be returned. "Modified" means the type of license (SA/NSA) has been changed. Expired (or expiring) licenses or ones with name/address changes can be shredded.

That's correct. I moved to a new address a couple of years ago and received the new CHL with the instruction to destroy the old one myself (the old one still had 3 yrs left).

Make sure you get around to it as well.

I put it the old one on a dresser with the intent to shred it. Got busy, forgot about it...a week later I see my wife is using it as a bookmark.

I took it back from her and took care of it.

74novaman wrote:I put it the old one on a dresser with the intent to shred it. Got busy, forgot about it...a week later I see my wife is using it as a bookmark.

I guess an expired CHL is still good for something.

WildBill wrote:

74novaman wrote:I put it the old one on a dresser with the intent to shred it. Got busy, forgot about it...a week later I see my wife is using it as a bookmark.

I guess an expired CHL is still good for something.

Hmm? Good idea for anyone with a teenage daughter?

Somebody said that with the expired CHL and $3.75, I could get a medium Starbuck's latte!

Sasnakra wrote:Somebody said that with the expired CHL and $3.75, I could get a medium Starbuck's latte!

I have one that expired in 2001.

I'm going to get around to renewing it eventually.