To which agency must surrendered licenses and the conviction record be forwarded after surrender?

• A. Department of Public Safety (DPS)
• B. Department of Motor Vehicles
• C. Local Police Department
• D. Court's Clerk Office

Answer: (A)

Licensing and disciplinary records are kept by the agency that oversees public safety and professional licensure. When a license is surrendered, the authority responsible for licensing actions also collects the related conviction history to enforce rules and monitor eligibility. That’s why the Department of Public Safety is the proper place to forward both the surrendered license and the conviction record. The Department of Motor Vehicles handles driver-related functions, but the broader licensure and public-safety records fall under the DPS. A local police department isn’t the official repository for forwarding licensure and conviction data, and the Court’s Clerk Office maintains court records rather than the centralized licensing file.