For more information on suspensions and reinstatements, please visit our webpage on Reinstating a Driver License. Reinstatement fees paid online are processed immediately while fees submitted by mail require 21 business days for processing.
Yes, the Texas Transportation Code does not authorize the Department to waive reinstatement fees. All reinstatement fees must be paid prior to applying for, renewing, or upgrading a driver license. This includes applying for an occupational or interlock driver license. Section 7: Reinstatement Fees November 18, Why do I owe a reinstatement fee?
There are four types of suspensions that will result in a reinstatement fee: Departmental Suspensions DI — An administrative enforcement action resulting in the suspension of your driver license or privilege ex. Please allow 21 business days for processing.
Box Austin, TX If you cannot pay your reinstatement fee online, you must mail your payment along with your compliance documents to the address below. For more information on suspensions and reinstatement fees, please visit the Frequently Asked Questions webpage or download the Driver License Enforcement Actions chart for a complete list of driver license suspensions and revocations. Reinstatement Fees Reinstatement fees can be paid online through the license eligibility webpage. The SR insurance must be carried for a minimum of 3 years following the date of the suspension or revocation and may be required for up to 5 years.
New suspensions or revocations which also require SR insurance will restart the requirement over from the date of the new action. Cancellation of the SR insurance may result in suspension of the driving privileges. If your insurance company submits a cancellation or proposed cancellation of your SR insurance, you or your insurance company must submit a new SR form prepared after the cancellation notice.
In order to obtain SR insurance, contact a liability insurance carrier licensed to do business in Tennessee and have them file an SR form with this department.
If you are an out of state resident, the SR form must show filed with Tennessee, not your home state. The SR form is a specific form and differs from the insurance ID card and policy pages. You may have to request that your insurer provide this document to you. If you are a resident of another state, you may request a waiver of the Tennessee SR requirement. Please contact our office at to request an out of state waiver. You and a representative from the licensing authority in your state will be required to complete the waiver and send it back to our department.
Once approved, SR insurance will not be required for Tennessee while you remain a resident of another state. Should you wish to obtain a license in Tennessee before expiration of the SR requirement, SR insurance would be required as part of the licensing process. A conditional release may be required if a driver has a revocation or pending revocation for an Accident Claim or Unsatisfied Judgment.
To obtain a conditional release, you must contact the party which filed a claim or obtained a judgment against you. If you do not know who the other party is, you should contact our office at A conditional release is provided to you while you are making payments towards and amount owed to the other party. Should you default on the conditional release after reinstatement from the revocation, your driving privileges may be revoked again.
The conditional release must be signed and dated by the party who filed the claim or obtained the judgment. A general release may be required if a driver has a revocation or pending revocation for an Accident Claim or Unsatisfied Judgment. To obtain a general release, you must contact the party which filed a claim or obtained a judgment against you. The general release must be signed and dated by the party who filed the claim or obtained the judgment.
A driver may satisfy a pending Accident Claim revocation by posting a bond with our department in the amount of the claim. If, after one year, the driver has not been sued as a result of the crash, the bond may be refunded to the driver.
Important — A bond posted with the Department is not sent to the party who filed the claim, the bond is held by the Department. In order to satisfy the other party, you must contact them to obtain a conditional or general release. We will verify any insurance submitted with your insurance company. Filing the report with our Department immediately after a crash does not generate any type of crash report or returned notice. The form is simply filed in the event that another party files a claim against you.
If you need a crash report, you must contact the law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction where the crash occurred. A driver who is currently revoked for failure to satisfy a judgment rendered against them as a result of a crash may submit documentation from the court where the judgment was rendered provided that the judgment is more than 10 years old and has not been renewed.
In order to obtain a Judgment Non-Renewal Letter, you will need to contact the court where the judgment was rendered. If you do not know where the judgment was rendered, please contact our office at The Defensive Driving Course must be completed after the date of notification of proposed suspension.
Defensive Driving Courses completed prior to any proposed suspension cannot be accepted. The Defensive Driving Course may only be completed once every 5 years. Find an approved Defensive Driving Course here. If a driver has failed to satisfy or failed to appear for a traffic citation, they are required to submit proof that the citation has been satisfied or is on a payment plan with the court. View your reinstatement requirements, citation information, and obtain court contact information online in e-Services.
If a driver has failed to satisfy a non-driving criminal offense, they are required to submit proof that the offense has been satisfied or is on a payment plan with the court. View your reinstatement requirements, offense docket numbers, and obtain court contact information online in e-Services. In order to resolve any issues in another state and obtain a clearance letter, you must contact that state directly. If you do not know which state to contact, please call our office at Certain violation suspensions and revocations require proof from the court that they have been satisfied in full in order to reinstate your driving privileges.
In order to obtain certification from the court, you will need to contact the court directly. View your reinstatement requirements, violation descriptions, and obtain court contact information online in e-Services. Unless required for driving on a suspended license, the court certification cannot show the violation is on a payment plan with the court.
It must be satisfied in full and the date it was satisfied. Pursuant to T. Proof of installation from an approved ignition interlock provider must be submitted to the Department electronically. Ignition interlock is required for a minimum of days or the entire length of the driver license revocation period, whichever is longer. Removal of the device is compliance-based. The day ignition interlock requirement may begin during the mandatory revocation period provided that the driver applies for a restricted license.
You must obtain a restricted license from the Department of Safety during your revocation or suspension period in order for your ignition interlock installation to be recognized by the Department. Failure to do so will result in the interlock requirement being imposed after your license is reinstated.
Restricted licenses are not available after your mandatory revocation period has ended. To find a TN approved ignition interlock provider, information about compliance-based removal, and other ignition interlock related questions, please visit Ignition Interlock Program Help Center. If you are a resident of another state, you may request a waiver of the Tennessee day ignition interlock requirement. Once approved, the day ignition interlock requirement will not be required for Tennessee while you remain a resident of another state.
Should you wish to obtain a license in Tennessee in the future, you will be required to submit proof of ignition interlock installation before application and the minimum day requirement will begin at license issuance.
In certain circumstances ignition interlock may be waived if a finding of fact is submitted to the Department by the court where you were convicted. You may obtain an interlock certification waiver by contacting our department at Have the court complete the wavier and then submit the completed waiver to our Department for review. If the court fails to make a specific finding that T.
If you have more than one DUI conviction and the violation dates are within 5 years of each other and at least one of the violations occurred on or after October 1, ; or if the court ordered you to use an ignition interlock device pursuant to T. There is no waiver of this requirement. It cannot be waived by court order, court certification, or by any other method.
If your most recent DUI occurred on or after July 1, , then this 6 month requirement is subject to compliance-based removal under T. Proof of interlock installation must be submitted electronically by your ignition interlock provider. If you are not a Tennessee Resident, you are not required to meet this requirement in order to reinstate your driving privileges in Tennessee.
Should you wish to obtain a license in Tennessee in the future, you will be required to submit proof of ignition interlock installation before application and the 6 month requirement will begin at license issuance. Drivers who have an order of revocation for habitual offender status prior to July 1, must submit a court order reinstating their driving privileges.
To obtain a court order reinstating your driving privileges, contact the court where you were convicted or the General Sessions County in which you live. To be eligible for an early withdrawal, an individual must serve 90 days from the date of conviction of a first offense and 1 year from the date of conviction on a 2 nd offense.
To obtain a withdrawal, contact the court where you were convicted. If the violation occurred out of state, a letter from the court stating all requirements have been met is needed. Juveniles who were suspended as a result of failure to Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress or Satisfactory Attendance, must submit one of the following documents for reinstatement:. To view options for paying reinstatement fees or submitting compliance documents , expand the sections below.
No personal checks or cash. Include full name, date of birth and driver license number. Log into your e-Services account to view and submit your required compliance documents. The Financial Responsibility Office will review and accept or reject the documents once submitted. Please allow up to 5 business days for review and do not submit the same document more than one time via any method.
Duplicate submissions will delay the review of your documents. Once all reinstatement requirements have been met and accepted, you can view your license status in e-Services and reissue after reinstatement if eligible.
Include full name, date of birth and driver license number with mailed documents. Below are options available to reissue your driver license after all reinstatement fees and documents have been received. Note — not all drivers are eligible to use online, self-service kiosk, or iPad for reissuance.
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