{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-61.27","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 61.27","heading":"Voluntary surrender or exchange of certificate.","body":"(a) The holder of a certificate issued under this part may voluntarily surrender it for:\n(1) Cancellation;\n(2) Issuance of a lower grade certificate; or\n(3) Another certificate with specific ratings deleted.\n(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.”","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER D—AIRMEN","PART 61—CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND INSTRUCTORS","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"b35a3c8c5985d3ed4e59195d3d49c07d73745b347b10e1385004879b35634bbc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-61.25","next":"us/14-cfr-61.29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}