What is the difference between confiscating a driver's license and revoking a driver's license?
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The differences between confiscating a driver's license and revoking a driver's license are as follows: Different in nature: Revoking a driver's license refers to the situation where a legally obtained driver's license is revoked due to statutory reasons. Confiscating a driver's license refers to an administrative penalty imposed by public security traffic management departments, temporarily suspending the driving qualification of motor vehicle drivers who violate traffic rules for a certain period. Different authorities: Article 109, Paragraph 1 of the "Regulations for the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China": The penalty of revoking a motor vehicle driver's license for road traffic safety violations shall be decided by the traffic management department of the public security organ of the municipal people's government at the district level or the traffic management department of the public security organ at the equivalent level. Article 109, Paragraph 1 of the "Regulations for the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China": The penalty of imposing a fine or temporarily suspending a driver's license for road traffic safety violators shall be decided by the traffic management department of the public security organ of the county-level or above people's government where the violation occurred or the traffic management department of the public security organ at the equivalent level.