Can I cancel my drivers license?

Without knowing the States it's impossible to do anything but guess.

Please clarify - when you got your new license did you physically turn in the old license? In other words - you no longer have the old license in your personal possession, right? Assuming this is true - it's possible that the old state hasn't found out that you turned that old license in, and so don't be surprised if they are are sending you renewal notices and such. If so, don't worry about it. Eventually they will mark your old license as expired in their database.

And I will add that some States are reciprocal - if you get a license "here" it is cancelled "there." It's all computerized.

What I'm wondering is why OP should care? So he/she has two licenses. Why is that a bad thing?

In many states, it is illegal to have a license in more than one state. ( Georgia is that) so they could be ticketed for it if, they were stopped and had their ID ran.

But normally the state where you get a new license will notify and cancell your old one, But you will need to notify the DMV that you have a new one, and inform them to cancel your old one.

So, I contacted the state and asked them to cancel the license, I have to wait on them to get back to me. But say they don't cancel it outright, if I just wait till it expires, will I be OK? I just don't want to be in legal trouble for something I can't even control or had no hand in doing. The license I am talking about expires in December of 2012 so it's a while yet. If I got pulled over or something, what's going to ha[pen? And most importantly (providing they do nothing to correct this), if I let it just expire, will it then be officially cancelled? I realy don't want to be in trouble for some kind of fraud, through no fault of my own. I really don't understand why the license is still valid considering I moved over a year ago and thought I took care of this. I always seem to be the one who gets the infamous 'glitch'...I just don't want to be in trouble. It makes me nervous to even be inquiring about it to the DMV because they might think I'm up to no good!! It's like a catch 22!!

And AK Lawyer, I'm afraid because it's illegal to have 2 licenses from 2 states, you sgould know that!! Bad answer!!

Just to add, yes I turned the license in. But a few months after I turned it in, I got a notice from the other state saying if I didn't turn it in I'd be in trouble. So this is one major reason I'm asking. There's obviously a big glitch. What the heck am I supposed to do about it? I've tried to get proof, all I can get is the fact that I have a DL from my new state, and the DL #, but nothing else. What the heck??

Won't a state just cancel your license if you just ask? I don't see why they wouldn't, but does anyone know?? Can you voluntarily tell them to cancel it? That may be my last resort.

Send the "old" License receipt requested with a copy of your new License to the old State and request that it be cancelled.

And, yes, in NY it is illegal to have double Licenses.

Thank you Judy, I will do that, unless I hear back from them telling me otherwise, or that they canceled it for me.