Voluntary surrender

In the United States, voluntary surrender is when a licensee chooses voluntarily to surrender one's license or voluntarily agrees not to renew one's license, usually to resolve outstanding complaints instead of going through the process of revocation or suspension.{{cite web|url=http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=ocaterminal&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Government&L2=Our+Agencies+and+Divisions&L3=Division+of+Professional+Licensure&L4=Information+and+Services&sid=Eoca&b=terminalcontent&f=dpl_glossary_license_codes&csid=Eoca|title=Glossary of License Status Codes|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|accessdate=26 June 2010}} Voluntary surrender is often viewed as a proactive action and is considered to be more amiable than having the sanction of revocation or suspension on their record.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregon.gov/OSBN/pdfs/policies/nofaultvs.pdf?ga=t|title=Disciplinary Sanction for No Fault Voluntary Surrender|date=2003-01-28|work=Oregon State Board of Nursing Policy Statement|accessdate=26 June 2010}}