Is the validity period of the driver's license based on the original or the copy?

The validity period of the driver's license is subject to the original, and there is a validity period under the front of the original, from when to when. However, there is generally no expiration date on the copy.

Article 26 of the Regulations for the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China clearly stipulates that motor vehicle drivers who fail to score 12 points in each scoring cycle within the six-year validity period of motor vehicle driving licenses shall renew their motor vehicle driving licenses with the validity period of 10 years; Within the validity period of motor vehicle driver's license 10, if each scoring cycle fails to reach 12, a long-term valid motor vehicle driver's license shall be renewed.