14 CFR 61.27
§ 61.27 Voluntary surrender or exchange of certificate.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 61.27, § 61.27 Voluntary surrender or exchange of certificate, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/55437
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(a) The holder of a certificate issued under this part may voluntarily surrender it for:
(1) Cancellation;
(2) Issuance of a lower grade certificate; or
(3) Another certificate with specific ratings deleted.
(b) Any request made under paragraph (a) of this section must include the following signed statement or its equivalent: “This request is made for my own reasons, with full knowledge that my (insert name of certificate or rating, as appropriate) may not be reissued to me unless I again pass the tests prescribed for its issuance.”
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.