License reinstatement by state

Every state has its own steps for getting a suspended license back: fees, waiting periods, programs, and often an SR-22. Pick your state for a step-by-step checklist built from official sources.

StateBase reinstatement feeSR-22 required?Checklist
Alabama $100 Yes Step by step
Alaska $100 Yes Step by step
Arizona $10 Yes Step by step
Arkansas $100 Yes (insurer certificate) Step by step
California $55 Yes Step by step
Colorado $95 Yes Step by step
Connecticut $175 Yes (insurer certificate) Step by step
Delaware $50 No, uses FR-19 Step by step
District of Columbia $115 Yes Step by step
Florida $45 Yes Step by step
Georgia $200 Yes Step by step
Hawaii Not confirmed Yes Step by step
Idaho $85 Yes Step by step
Illinois $70 Yes Step by step
Indiana $250 Yes Step by step
Iowa $20 Yes Step by step
Kansas $100 Yes (insurer certificate) Step by step
Kentucky $40 Not confirmed Step by step
Louisiana $100 Yes Step by step
Maine $50 Yes Step by step
Maryland $90 No Step by step
Massachusetts $100 No Step by step
Michigan $125 Yes (insurer certificate) Step by step
Minnesota $30 No, uses Insurance Certification (PS35016) Step by step
Mississippi $100 Yes (insurer certificate) Step by step
Missouri $20 Yes Step by step
Montana $100 Yes (insurer certificate) Step by step
Nebraska $125 Yes Step by step
Nevada $75 Yes Step by step
New Hampshire $100 Yes Step by step
New Jersey $100 No Step by step
New Mexico $25 No Step by step
New York $50 No Step by step
North Carolina $83.50 No, uses DL-123 Step by step
North Dakota $50 Yes Step by step
Ohio $40 Yes Step by step
Oklahoma $25 No Step by step
Oregon $85 Yes Step by step
Pennsylvania Not confirmed No Step by step
Rhode Island $150 No Step by step
South Carolina $100 Yes Step by step
South Dakota $75 Yes (insurer certificate) Step by step
Tennessee $65 Yes Step by step
Texas $100 Yes Step by step
Utah $40 Yes Step by step
Vermont $96 Yes Step by step
Virginia $145 Yes Step by step
Washington $75 Yes Step by step
West Virginia $50 No Step by step
Wisconsin $60 Yes Step by step
Wyoming $50 Yes Step by step

The base fee is the state's standard reinstatement fee; DUI and other cases often cost more. Each checklist lists the full fees for that state.