{
 "slug": "connecticut",
 "importedOn": "2026-08-29",
 "verified": true,
 "agencyName": "Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles",
 "firstOffenseIidNote": "Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-227a(g)(1)(C) makes IID installation a condition of license restoration after a first conviction, with a one-year IID period following restoration. Separately, the administrative per se suspension under § 14-227b(i) also requires an IID for restoration (six months for a first suspension, age 21+, failed test; one year for refusal or under-21). DMV applies whichever period is longer.",
 "sr22Note": "Discretionary, not mandatory. Connecticut has no statute or DMV rule that conditions DUI reinstatement on an SR-22 or other financial-responsibility filing. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-112(a) lets the commissioner require proof of financial responsibility only 'when, in the opinion of the commissioner, such person has a record on file with the commissioner which is sufficient ... to require evidence of financial responsibility' (case-by-case; proof may be an insurance certificate, surety bond, or deposit under § 14-112(b)). The CT DMV 'Reinstate your CT driver's license after a suspension' page enumerates the reinstatement steps (complete the requirements on the suspension notice, the work-zone course if applicable, pay the $175 reinstatement fee plus any IID administration fee of $100, check license status) and the CT DMV IID Program page lists what is required to restore a license after an OUI/chemical-test suspension (install an IID through an approved vendor, pay the $175 reinstatement fee and $100 IID administration fee, serve the suspension); an SR-22 / financial-responsibility filing is not among the listed requirements.",
 "evidence": {
  "agencyName": {
   "url": "https://portal.ct.gov/dmv/licenses-permits-ids/license-suspension/ignition-interlock-program",
   "quote": "DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES 60 State St. Wethersfield, CT 06161"
  },
  "statuteCitation": {
   "url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_248.htm#sec_14-227a",
   "quote": "Sec. 14-227a. Operation while under the influence of liquor or drug or while having an elevated blood alcohol content ... (g) Penalties for operation while under the influence."
  },
  "statuteUrl": {
   "url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_248.htm#sec_14-227a",
   "quote": "Sec. 14-227a. Operation while under the influence of liquor or drug or while having an elevated blood alcohol content"
  },
  "dmvVendorListUrl": {
   "url": "https://portal.ct.gov/dmv/licenses-permits-ids/license-suspension/ignition-interlock-program",
   "quote": "How do I contact an approved Connecticut IID vendor? You can call a toll-free number below for IID cost, installation, or appointment information."
  },
  "firstOffenseIid": {
   "url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_248.htm#sec_14-227a",
   "quote": "(C) have such person's motor vehicle operator's license or nonresident operating privilege suspended for forty-five days and, as a condition for the restoration of such license, be required to install an ignition interlock device on each motor vehicle owned or operated by such person"
  },
  "firstOffenseIidNote": {
   "url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_248.htm#sec_14-227b",
   "quote": "(i) For a first suspension under this section, six months; (ii) for a second suspension under this section, one year; and (iii) for a third or subsequent suspension under this section, two years"
  },
  "iidDurationFirst": {
   "url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_248.htm#sec_14-227a",
   "quote": "upon such restoration, be prohibited for the one-year period following such restoration from operating a motor vehicle unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a functioning, approved ignition interlock device, as defined in section 14-227j"
  },
  "iidDurationRepeat": {
   "url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_248.htm#sec_14-227a",
   "quote": "(2) for conviction of a second violation within ten years after a prior conviction for the same offense ... be prohibited for the three-year period following such restoration from operating a motor vehicle unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a functioning, approved ignition interlock device"
  },
  "reinstatementFee": {
   "url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_246.htm",
   "quote": "Sec. 14-50b. Fee for restoration of operator's license ... shall pay a restoration fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars to said commissioner prior to the issuance to such person of a new operator's license"
  },
  "approvedVendors": {
   "url": "https://portal.ct.gov/dmv/licenses-permits-ids/license-suspension/ignition-interlock-program",
   "quote": "Sensolock of America ... Simple Interlock ... Smart Start ... Alcolock ... Alcohol Detection Systems ... RoadGuard Interlock ... Low Cost Interlock ... LifeSaferInc. ... Intoxalock"
  },
  "costNotes": {
   "url": "https://portal.ct.gov/dmv/licenses-permits-ids/license-suspension/ignition-interlock-program",
   "quote": "License reinstatement fee: $175 IID Administration fee: $100 ... There is no fixed cost for an IID. Independent vendors determine the price, not the DMV."
  },
  "costNotes_indigent": {
   "url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_248.htm#sec_14-227o",
   "quote": "Sec. 14-227o. Ignition interlock device services. Discount re for indigent persons. ... may include in a lease agreement ... a reduction to or an elimination of the charge for such services if such person is indigent."
  },
  "costNotes_violation": {
   "url": "https://portal.ct.gov/dmv/licenses-permits-ids/license-suspension/ignition-interlock-program",
   "quote": "If you commit any of the above violations, the DMV extends your IID requirement by 30 days for each violation."
  },
  "faqs_dmv_penalties": {
   "url": "https://portal.ct.gov/dmv/licenses-permits-ids/license-suspension/driving-under-influence",
   "quote": "We require the installation of an Ignition Interlock Device (IID) prior to reinstatement for all alcohol-related suspensions."
  },
  "sr22Required": {
   "url": "https://portal.ct.gov/dmv/licenses-permits-ids/license-suspension",
   "quote": "Pay the $175 reinstatement fee to the DMV. (Additional fees may apply - e.g., IID administration fee $100). You can pay the fee online , by phone at 860-263-5720, or by mail (check or money order made payable to “DMV”). Check your license status before you begin driving."
  },
  "sr22Required_steps": {
   "url": "https://portal.ct.gov/dmv/licenses-permits-ids/license-suspension",
   "quote": "Four easy steps to reinstating your license in Connecticut: Read your license suspension notice and complete the requirements for reinstatement."
  },
  "sr22Required_iidPage": {
   "url": "https://portal.ct.gov/dmv/licenses-permits-ids/license-suspension/ignition-interlock-program",
   "quote": "If your Connecticut driver’s license is suspended for any of the following offenses, you’ll be required to install an IID in order to reinstate (or “restore”) your license: • Failing or refusing a chemical alcohol test • Operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs"
  },
  "sr22Required_iidFees": {
   "url": "https://portal.ct.gov/dmv/licenses-permits-ids/license-suspension/ignition-interlock-program",
   "quote": "Pay the associated fees online , or by check or money order made out to “DMV.” License reinstatement fee: $175 IID Administration fee: $100"
  },
  "sr22Note": {
   "url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_246.htm#sec_14-112",
   "quote": "Sec. 14-112. Proof of financial responsibility. (a) When commissioner shall require. To entitle any person to receive or retain a motor vehicle operator's license or a certificate of registration of any motor vehicle when, in the opinion of the commissioner, such person has a record on file"
  },
  "sr22Note_discretion": {
   "url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_246.htm#sec_14-112",
   "quote": "which is sufficient, in the opinion of the commissioner, to require evidence of financial responsibility for the reasonable protection of other persons, the commissioner shall require from such person proof of financial responsibility"
  }
 },
 "approvedVendorNamesAsListed": [
  "Sensolock of America",
  "Simple Interlock",
  "Smart Start",
  "Alcolock",
  "Alcohol Detection Systems",
  "RoadGuard Interlock",
  "Low Cost Interlock",
  "LifeSaferInc.",
  "Intoxalock"
 ],
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "methodology": "https://wheelsback.com/methodology/",
 "page": "https://wheelsback.com/connecticut/"
}