{
 "slug": "delaware",
 "importedOn": "2026-08-29",
 "verified": true,
 "agencyName": "Delaware Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles",
 "firstOffenseIidNote": "21 Del. C. § 4177G(a) states 'An offender must participate in the Ignition Interlock Device Program'; 'offender' includes a person who accepts a first offender election under § 4177B or is convicted under § 4177. Under § 4177G(d)(2) the IID must be installed on each vehicle the offender operates before the Secretary may reinstate the license, and § 4177C(d)(4) sets the minimum months the IID must be in place before reinstatement (4 months for a first-offender election; 12/17/23 months for a first conviction depending on BAC). Delaware DMV's IID web page still describes the older 'First Offense Election - Ignition Interlock Device (FOE-IID) Diversion' (5 months) and a 'voluntary' program; the statute as posted controls.",
 "sr22Note": "Not required. Delaware eliminated SR-22 certificate filings by statute: 130 Del. Laws ch. 77 (S.B. 129, approved June 26, 1979) is 'AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 29, TITLE 21, DELAWARE CODE TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT FOR FILING SR-22 INSURANCE CERTIFICATES.' Under the current Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility chapter (21 Del. C. ch. 29, subch. III, 'Proof of Future Responsibility'), proof of financial responsibility is triggered only by suspension for nonpayment of a motor-vehicle-accident judgment (§§ 2941-2943); no section of ch. 29 or of the DUI subchapter (§§ 4177-4177G) conditions reinstatement after a DUI on such proof. The Delaware DMV License Revocations page enumerates what is needed to reinstate after a revocation (DUI is a mandatory revocation): the $200 reinstatement fee and, if required, the written, road and eye-screen exams; the DMV IID page and Driver Improvement FAQ list the IID-license terms (course enrollment, surrender of the license, program application, proof of insurance for the IID vehicle, no other disqualifying revocation). An SR-22 / FR-44 / financial-responsibility filing is not among them. Residual reference: § 2905 (assigned-risk surcharges) still speaks of a certificate 'required for a conviction of ... Driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated', but no current section imposes that requirement.",
 "evidence": {
  "agencyName": {
   "url": "https://dmv.de.gov/forms/driver_serv_forms/pdfs/ignition_interlock_program_app.pdf",
   "quote": "STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES INTERLOCK PROGRAM APPLICATION"
  },
  "statuteCitation": {
   "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c041/sc09/index.html#4177G",
   "quote": "§ 4177G. Ignition Interlock Device Program. (a) Participation. — An offender must participate in the Ignition Interlock Device Program as provided under this section."
  },
  "statuteUrl": {
   "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c041/sc09/index.html#4177G",
   "quote": "TITLE 21 Motor Vehicles Operation and Equipment CHAPTER 41. Rules of the Road Subchapter IX. Reckless Driving; Driving While Intoxicated"
  },
  "dmvVendorListUrl": {
   "url": "https://dmv.de.gov/forms/driver_serv_forms/pdfs/ignition_interlock_program_app.pdf",
   "quote": "IID SERVICE PROVIDER SELECTION - REQUIRED Please select one of the service providers listed below to provide your interlock device service. Applications will NOT be processed until a service provider is selected."
  },
  "firstOffenseIid": {
   "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c041/sc09/index.html#4177G",
   "quote": "(3) “Offender” means a person who has accepted a first offender election under § 4177B of this title or been convicted of violating § 4177 of this title."
  },
  "firstOffenseIidNote": {
   "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c041/sc09/index.html#4177G",
   "quote": "(2) An offender covered under paragraph (d)(1) of this section must have the IID installed on each vehicle the offender will, or does, operate during the period under § 4177C(d)(4) of this title before the Secretary is authorized to reinstate that person’s driver’s license or driving privileges"
  },
  "iidDurationFirst": {
   "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c041/sc09/index.html#4177C",
   "quote": "b. For a person sentenced for a first offense under § 4177 of this title, whose blood alcohol concentration was below .15, at least 12 months have elapsed since the IID was installed on each vehicle as required under paragraph (b)(3) of this section and the IID license was issued."
  },
  "iidDurationFirst_highBAC": {
   "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c041/sc09/index.html#4177C",
   "quote": "c. For a person sentenced for a first offense ... .15 or greater, but less than .20, at least 17 months ... d. For a person sentenced for a first offense ... .20 or greater, at least 23 months have elapsed since the IID was installed"
  },
  "iidDurationFirst_election": {
   "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c041/sc09/index.html#4177C",
   "quote": "a. For a person who enters a first offenders election under § 4177B of this title, at least 4 months have elapsed since the IID was installed on each vehicle as required under paragraph (a)(2) of this section and the IID license was issued."
  },
  "iidDurationRepeat": {
   "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c041/sc09/index.html#4177C",
   "quote": "e. For a person sentenced for a second offense under § 4177 of this title, whose blood alcohol concentration was below .15, at least 16 months have elapsed since the IID was installed on each vehicle"
  },
  "iidDurationRepeat_highBAC": {
   "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c041/sc09/index.html#4177C",
   "quote": "f. For a person sentenced for a second offense ... .15 or greater, but less than .20, at least 22 months ... g. For a person sentenced for a second offense ... .20 or greater, at least 28 months have elapsed"
  },
  "reinstatementFee": {
   "url": "https://dmv.de.gov/DriverServices/driver_improvement/index.shtml?dc=dr_di_revocation",
   "quote": "A fee of $50.00 must be paid to reinstate a suspended license ; A $200.00 fee is charged to reinstate a revoked license."
  },
  "reinstatementFee_dui_revocation": {
   "url": "https://dmv.de.gov/DriverServices/driver_improvement/index.shtml?dc=dr_di_revocation",
   "quote": "The following are mandatory revocations: Driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs"
  },
  "approvedVendors": {
   "url": "https://dmv.de.gov/forms/driver_serv_forms/pdfs/ignition_interlock_program_app.pdf",
   "quote": "SMART START INTOXALOCK 1-800-880-3394 – Please contact IID Service Provider for 1-833-208-3353 – Please contact IID Service Provider for applicable fees and costs. applicable fees and costs."
  },
  "costNotes_indigent": {
   "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c041/sc09/index.html#4177G",
   "quote": "(e) Installment payment of costs; indigent program. — The Division of Motor Vehicles shall establish a payment plan for all persons obtaining an IID under this section. ... The Division of Motor Vehicles shall further develop and implement an indigent plan for impoverished persons."
  },
  "costNotes_extension": {
   "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c041/sc09/index.html#4177G",
   "quote": "1. For 2 months for any combination of 3 of the actions under paragraph (f)(3)a. of this section. 2. For 4 months for any combination of 5 of the actions ... 3. For 6 months for any combination of 8 of the actions ... 4. An additional 1 month for each action ... in excess of 8."
  },
  "faqs_eligibility": {
   "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c041/sc09/index.html#4177C",
   "quote": "(1) The following time period has elapsed since the effective date of the person’s revocation period: a. At least 30 days, if the person’s blood alcohol concentration was below .15. b. At least 45 days, if the person’s blood alcohol concentration was .15 or greater."
  },
  "sr22Note_insurance": {
   "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c041/sc09/index.html#4177G",
   "quote": "g. Provide proof of insurance for a vehicle on which the IID is to be installed."
  },
  "sr22Required": {
   "url": "https://legis.delaware.gov/legacy/SessionLaws/ga130/chp077.shtml",
   "quote": "CHAPTER 77 FORMERLY SENATE BILL NO. 129 AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 29, TITLE 21, DELAWARE CODE TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT FOR FILING SR-22 INSURANCE CERTIFICATES."
  },
  "sr22Required_repeal": {
   "url": "https://legis.delaware.gov/legacy/SessionLaws/ga130/chp077.shtml",
   "quote": "Section 1. Amend §2946, Chapter 29, Title 21 of the Delaware Code by deleting said section in its entirety."
  },
  "sr22Required_judgmentTrigger": {
   "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c029/sc03/index.html",
   "quote": "§ 2942. Suspension of license for nonpayment of judgments. (a) The Secretary of Transportation, upon receipt of a certified copy of a judgment, shall forthwith suspend the license and any nonresident’s operating privilege of any person against whom such judgment was rendered"
  },
  "sr22Required_judgmentDefined": {
   "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c029/sc03/index.html",
   "quote": "(c) For purposes of this subchapter “judgment” shall mean any civil judgment for money damages arising out of an event or transaction involving motor vehicle accident."
  },
  "sr22Required_dmvRevocation": {
   "url": "https://dmv.de.gov/DriverServices/driver_improvement/index.shtml?dc=dr_di_revocation",
   "quote": "A fee of $50.00 must be paid to reinstate a suspended license ; A $200.00 fee is charged to reinstate a revoked license. You may be required to complete all driver license written, road, and eye-screen exams before reinstating your license."
  },
  "sr22Required_dmvIidTerms": {
   "url": "https://dmv.de.gov/DriverServices/faqs/index.shtml?dc=dr_faq_di",
   "quote": "Complete an Ignition Interlock Program application. Provide proof of insurance for the vehicle to which the Ignition Interlock Device is to be installed. Your driver's license and/or privilege is not revoked for another violation that would prohibit the issuance of an Ignition Interlock Device"
  },
  "sr22Note_surcharge": {
   "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c029/sc01/index.html",
   "quote": "(1) Fifty percent surcharge. — If the certificate is required for a conviction of: a. Driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated; b. Failing to stop and report when involved in an accident; or c. Homicide or assault arising out of the operation of a motor vehicle."
  }
 },
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  "SMART START",
  "INTOXALOCK"
 ],
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "methodology": "https://wheelsback.com/methodology/",
 "page": "https://wheelsback.com/delaware/"
}