{
 "slug": "michigan",
 "importedOn": "2026-08-29",
 "verified": true,
 "agencyName": "Michigan Department of State (Secretary of State)",
 "firstOffenseIidNote": "Under MCL 257.319(8)(g)-(h), an individual convicted of operating with an alcohol content of 0.17 grams or more (MCL 257.625(1)(c), 'high BAC') with no prior convictions within 7 years receives a 1-year suspension; the Secretary of State may issue a restricted license after the first 45 days, and shall order that the individual not drive under that restricted license unless the vehicle has an approved ignition interlock device (BAIID). For a standard first OWI (0.08-0.169) the statute contains no mandatory IID; MCL 257.625(24) lets the court order an IID as a condition of probation at its discretion.",
 "sr22Note": "The Michigan Department of State's 'Financial responsibility restricted licenses' FAQ ties proof-of-financial-responsibility filings to a financial-responsibility judgment (an unpaid court judgment after an at-fault, uninsured crash); an OWI conviction or suspension is not among the described triggers. The Michigan Vehicle Code's 'Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future' subdivision (MCL 257.511-257.528) is likewise organized around nonpayment of judgments. No Department of State page was found that requires an SR-22 after an alcohol-related suspension.",
 "evidence": {
  "agencyName": {
   "url": "https://www.michigan.gov/sos/license-id/license-restoration",
   "quote": "The Office of Hearings and Administrative Oversight (OHAO) conducts driver's license appeal and contested case hearings related to the regulatory functions of the Michigan Department of State."
  },
  "statuteCitation": {
   "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-257-319",
   "quote": "shall order an individual convicted of violating section 625(1)(c) not to operate a motor vehicle under a restricted license issued under subdivision (g) unless the vehicle is equipped with an ignition interlock device approved, certified, and installed as required under sections 625k and 625l"
  },
  "statuteUrl": {
   "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-257-319",
   "quote": "257.319 Suspension of license; crimes; violations; waiver; restricted license; \"prior conviction\" as used in subsection (8); 2 or more convictions; appeal."
  },
  "dmvVendorListUrl": {
   "url": "https://www.michigan.gov/sos/license-id/license-restoration/ignition-interlock-manufacturers-list",
   "quote": "Manufacturers who are currently authorized to install ignition interlock devices for Michigan drivers are listed on this page."
  },
  "firstOffenseIid": {
   "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-257-625",
   "quote": "(c) The person has an alcohol content of 0.17 grams or more per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine."
  },
  "firstOffenseIidNote": {
   "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-257-625",
   "quote": "The court may order as a condition of probation that a person convicted of violating subsection (1) or (8), or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to subsection (1) or (8), shall not operate a motor vehicle unless that vehicle is equipped with an ignition interlock device"
  },
  "iidDurationFirst": {
   "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-257-319",
   "quote": "for 1 year for a violation of section 625(1)(c) if the individual has no prior convictions within 7 years or not more than 2 convictions within 10 years."
  },
  "iidDurationFirst_removal": {
   "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-257-319",
   "quote": "The ignition interlock device may be removed after the interlock device provider provides the department with verification that the individual has operated the vehicle with no instances of reaching or exceeding a blood alcohol level of 0.025 grams per 210 liters of breath."
  },
  "iidDurationRepeat": {
   "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-257-304",
   "quote": "(c) The individual demonstrates that the individual has operated with an ignition interlock device for not less than 1 year."
  },
  "iidDurationRepeat_sos": {
   "url": "https://www.michigan.gov/sos/license-id/license-restoration",
   "quote": "Once you successfully complete Specialty Court and have driven with the BAIID, violation free, for at least one year, you may request a hearing with Office of Hearings and Administrative Oversight for the removal of the device"
  },
  "sr22Required": {
   "url": "https://www.michigan.gov/sos/faqs/license-and-id/financial-responsibility-restricted-licenses",
   "quote": "The court may award a judgment for damages to the injured party against the uninsured motorist. If the uninsured motorist cannot pay the judgment, their driver's license is suspended until the judgment is paid in full."
  },
  "sr22Note": {
   "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE",
   "quote": "Section 257.512 Section Nonpayment of judgment; suspension of registration and nonresident's operating privilege."
  },
  "reinstatementFee": {
   "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-257-320e",
   "quote": "an individual whose operator's or chauffeur's license is suspended, revoked, or restricted under section 303, 319, 320, 324, 625, 625b, 625f, or 904 shall pay a license reinstatement fee of $125.00 to the secretary of state before a license is issued or returned to the individual."
  },
  "approvedVendors": {
   "url": "https://www.michigan.gov/sos/-/media/Vignette-App-Static-Files/SOS/Ignition-Interlock-Manufacturers-List.js",
   "quote": "<p>SMART START<br />TOLL FREE: 1-888-234-0198"
  },
  "approvedVendors_lifesafer": {
   "url": "https://www.michigan.gov/sos/-/media/Vignette-App-Static-Files/SOS/Ignition-Interlock-Manufacturers-List.js",
   "quote": "<p>LIFESAFER INTERLOCK<br />TOLL FREE: 1-888-294-7002"
  },
  "approvedVendors_intoxalock": {
   "url": "https://www.michigan.gov/sos/-/media/Vignette-App-Static-Files/SOS/Ignition-Interlock-Manufacturers-List.js",
   "quote": "<p>INTOXALOCK<br />TOLL FREE 1-844-289-0299"
  },
  "approvedVendors_ads": {
   "url": "https://www.michigan.gov/sos/-/media/Vignette-App-Static-Files/SOS/Ignition-Interlock-Manufacturers-List.js",
   "quote": "<p>ALCOHOL DETECTION SYSTEMS<br />TOLL FREE: 1-833-996-2562"
  },
  "approvedVendors_roadguard": {
   "url": "https://www.michigan.gov/sos/-/media/Vignette-App-Static-Files/SOS/Ignition-Interlock-Manufacturers-List.js",
   "quote": "<p>ROADGUARD INTERLOCK<br />TOLL FREE: 1-866-694-6099"
  },
  "approvedVendors_page": {
   "url": "https://www.michigan.gov/sos/license-id/license-restoration/ignition-interlock-manufacturers-list",
   "quote": "Each manufacturer is a commercially operated company that has been approved by the State of Michigan according to MCL 257.625k. Rates and policies may vary."
  },
  "costNotes": {
   "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-257-625k",
   "quote": "(c) Agrees to provide an ignition interlock device without cost to a person whose gross income for the immediately preceding tax year based on his or her state income tax return was less than 150% of the official poverty line"
  },
  "costNotes_maintenance": {
   "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-257-625k",
   "quote": "A person in whose vehicle an ignition interlock device is installed without cost under this subdivision shall pay a maintenance fee to the installer of not more than $2.00 per day."
  },
  "faq_removal": {
   "url": "https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/sos/02lawensn/APPROVED_How_To_Request_Order_Authorization_to_Remove_Breath_Alcohol_Ignition_Interlock_Instructions.pdf?rev=e34bdbdcf10c461aa73fcc8e33660aa9",
   "quote": "Ignition Interlock Report - The report must show your last date of BAIID service after your period of restrictions is completed. The report must be on the original form with a seal."
  },
  "iidDurationFirst_45days": {
   "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-257-319",
   "quote": "The secretary of state may issue the individual a restricted license, except that the secretary of state shall not issue a restricted license during the first 45 days of suspension."
  }
 },
 "approvedVendorNamesAsListed": [
  "SMART START",
  "LIFESAFER INTERLOCK",
  "INTOXALOCK",
  "ALCOHOL DETECTION SYSTEMS",
  "ROADGUARD INTERLOCK"
 ],
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "methodology": "https://wheelsback.com/methodology/",
 "page": "https://wheelsback.com/michigan/"
}