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How to get your license reinstated in Minnesota

Checked against official Minnesota sources · Last reviewed October 5, 2026

Minnesota's Department of Public Safety, Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS), handles license withdrawals and reinstatement. When your driving privileges are withdrawn, DVS mails a notice to the address on your driver record that lists what you must do to reinstate. [1][2]

SR-22 required?
No, uses Insurance Certification (PS35016)
Base reinstatement fee
$30
Keep SR-22 for
1 year

Step by step

  1. Look up your status and requirements

    Read the withdrawal notice DVS mailed you, which lists your reinstatement requirements. You can also check your status with DVS's online driving privilege lookup. [2]

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  2. Ask about a limited license

    After a waiting period, you may qualify for a limited license during some suspensions and revocations, including insurance violations and a first DWI. It lets you drive only to and from work, chemical dependency treatment, or school. You can get only one limited license in a 24-month period. [3]

  3. After a no-insurance revocation, file an Insurance Certification

    Minnesota doesn't use the SR-22 form. Instead, an authorized representative of your insurance company (not your agent) completes the Insurance Certification (form PS35016), and you must keep insurance for one calendar year. If you don't own a vehicle, you can be named as a driver on an existing policy or buy a non-owner's or operator's policy. [1][4]

  4. Pass the driver's license exam, if required

    After a revocation for no insurance, you must pass a driver's license exam before a new license is issued. Go to your local exam station. [2][5]

  5. Pay your reinstatement fee

    An insurance revocation costs $30, a suspension costs $20, and a DWI revocation costs $680. To pay online, you need your license, permit, or ID number, a bank account and routing number (no cards), and the Letter ID from a DVS notice. A driver's license agent adds a filing fee if you pay through one. [2][5][6]

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  6. Confirm your status before you drive

    Check the driving privilege lookup again to make sure your privileges are no longer withdrawn. [2]

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After a DWI or test refusal

  1. Ask for a review within 60 days, if you want one

    You can ask a district court to review a test-failure or refusal revocation within 60 days after you receive the notice. Filing doesn't stop the revocation. You can also request an administrative review from DVS. [4][7]

  2. Know your revocation period

    A first offense under .16 brings a 90-day revocation (180 days if you're under 21). A first offense at .16 or more, or a first refusal, brings 1 year. A second offense within 10 years brings 1 to 2 years. [8]

  3. Choose how to drive again

    After a first offense under .16 or a refusal, you can get an ignition interlock license with full driving privileges, wait 15 days and get a limited license, or not drive for the revocation period. At .16 or more, your choices are the interlock or no driving. A second offense within 10 years generally requires the interlock. [8]

  4. Pay the $680 DWI reinstatement fee

    The fee is $250 plus a $430 surcharge for each DWI revocation. You may pay half plus $25 up front; your license then expires after two years unless you pay the rest. [5]

  5. Keep valid insurance on your interlock vehicle

    To join the interlock program, you must own or drive a vehicle with valid insurance. An insurance card is normally enough, but you need an insurer's certificate if your driving record shows an insurance-related incident or conviction (DPS's interlock guidelines use both terms). [8]

Not legal advice. Rules change; confirm your own requirements with Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS), 445 Minnesota Street, St. Paul before you drive.

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Sources

  1. Minnesota DPS-DVS - Insurance Certification (form PS35016-09, rev. 11/15) (official agency page, accessed Oct 5, 2026)
  2. Minnesota DPS-DVS - Driver compliance (status lookup, reinstatement, online fee payment) (official agency page, accessed Oct 6, 2026)
  3. Minnesota DPS-DVS - Limited license (official agency page, accessed Oct 6, 2026)
  4. Minnesota DPS-DVS - Driver compliance requests and forms (official agency page, accessed Oct 5, 2026)
  5. Minn. Stat. 171.29 - Revoked license; conditions for reinstatement (Minnesota Statutes 2025) (statute, accessed Oct 5, 2026)
  6. Minn. Stat. 171.20 - Reinstatement fee for suspended licenses (statute, accessed Oct 5, 2026)
  7. Minn. Stat. 169A.53 - Administrative and judicial review of license revocation (statute, accessed Oct 6, 2026)
  8. Minnesota DPS-DVS - Ignition Interlock Device Program Guidelines (October 2024) (official agency page, accessed Oct 5, 2026)

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