Driver’s license renewal: truths and lies of the process

The deadline to carry out the renewal of the driving license is getting closer.

June 20 is the deadline so that the more than 4 million citizens for whom this document expires can carry out this procedure.

(See: Driver’s license renewal: everything you need to know).

To avoid confusion with this obligation, Here we tell you some myths and truths that revolve around this process.

The renewal of this identification document is a legal requirement that is carried out with the aim of examining the abilities of drivers to be able to use a vehicle without risking their lives and that of others. Failure to do so may result in penalties.

According to the Ministry of Transportation, driving with an expired, tampered or license with a category other than the classification of the vehicle results in a fine of $309,336as well as the immobilization of the car by the transit authorities.

The Minstransporte has indicated that the value of this procedure varies in each transit agency, according to the rates for transit rights authorized by the Assemblies and Councils of each territorial entity.

(See: Penalties for not renewing your driver’s license before June 20).

To identify if you must carry out the renewal process before June 20, 2023, Your license must have one of the following characteristics:

1. If it expires between January 1 and 31, 2022.
2. If it does not have an expiration date, but it says UNDEFINED.
3. If your license does not have an expiration date.

If your driver’s license is not part of those covered by Law 2161, dYou must renew it according to the expiration date indicated on the back of your pass. It is also important to note that each driver’s license category may have a different expiration date.

To verify this information you can make the query by identity document through the runt web portal.

The Ministry of Transportation indicates that people who do NOT drive vehicles should not renew their driving license within this deadline. This process must be carried out if you drive a car, motorcycle or other type of vehicle fleet on the roads of the country.

In the case of Bogotá, this procedure can be carried out through the Single Service Window. With this option, citizens can send the necessary documents for the renewal, allowing the process to advance online.

The necessary requirements to carry out the renewal consist of presenting the original document, being in good standing and not having outstanding fines, having a certificate of payment of the request for the procedure and a certificate of medical examinations issued by the Driver Recognition Center (CRC). .

(See: Is there a digital driver’s license in Colombia?).

The pass is not yet available in electronic format. However, it is a project that is being considered to prevent users from exposing themselves to sanctions.

Although it is not yet possible to have this document in digital form, the information stored in the Single National Transit Registry (Runt) can be consulted online and in real time.

Presenting these data to traffic agents at the time of an inspection is valid, in accordance with circular No. 20221010000601 of January 3, 2022.

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