Minnesota SR-22 requirements after a DUI
Minnesota does not require an SR-22 or other financial-responsibility filing to reinstate a license after a DUI.
What Minnesota says
Set to false under FOLLOWUP rule 2, with a caveat. Minnesota has no SR-22 form; DVS uses an 'Insurance Certification' (form PS35016). The form states the trigger: 'Minnesota statutes require that before reinstatement of revoked driving privileges or revoked registration for no insurance, the operator shall file a certificate of insurance', and that insurance must be maintained for one calendar year. The statutory source of that filing is Minn. Stat. § 169.797, subd. 4(f) and 4a (penalties for failure to provide vehicle insurance), and § 171.30, subd. 1(g) ties the insurance-card condition for a limited license to revocations under §§ 169.792 and 169.797 (no-insurance revocations). The alcohol-revocation reinstatement statute, § 171.29, contains no insurance or financial-responsibility requirement; § 169A.55 contains none; § 65B.67 was repealed in 1992. No DPS/DVS page or statute fetched requires an insurance certification for a DWI or implied-consent revocation, and the DVS IIDP request-for-reinstatement page lists only form PS3001 and a certified driving record. Caveat: the form's opening sentence ('This certificate of insurance is required before an operator's revoked license can be reinstated') is phrased generally, so a reviewer may wish to confirm DVS practice. Ignition-interlock participants must separately carry insurance on the interlock-equipped vehicle (§ 171.306, subd. 4).
“Minnesota statutes require that before reinstatement of revoked driving privileges or revoked registration for no insurance, the operator shall file a certificate of insurance with the Commissioner of Public Safety.”
Ignition interlock statute (see the state page): Minn. Stat. § 171.306
At a glance
| Filing required after a DUI | No |
|---|---|
| Form | — |
| Filing period | Not applicable |
| License reinstatement fee | $680 |
| Licensing agency | Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) |
How an SR-22 filing works
An SR-22 is a certificate of financial responsibility. The driver does not file it; the insurer does, electronically, with the state licensing agency, confirming that a policy meeting the state's minimum liability limits is in force. Most insurers charge a one-time filing fee, and a driver who needs one may find that fewer carriers offer it or that premiums are higher.
The filing must stay on file for the period the state sets. If the policy is cancelled or lapses during that period, the insurer notifies the state (an SR-26), and the license is typically suspended again until a new filing is made — which can restart the period.
The period usually starts at reinstatement, not at the arrest or conviction, though states differ; where the state specifies the start date, the note on this page says so.
What "no filing" means
Some states do not condition reinstatement after a DUI on any financial-responsibility filing: their reinstatement requirements or their financial-responsibility statute simply do not include one. That does not mean insurance is optional — every state requires liability coverage to register and drive — only that the state does not require the insurer to file a certificate about it.
Sources
- Minn. Stat. § 171.178 Revocation, denial, and reinstatement; DWI (Revisor of Statutes)
- Minn. Stat. § 171.29 Revoked license; conditions for reinstatement (Revisor of Statutes)
- DPS DVS: Insurance Certification form PS35016
- Minn. Stat. § 169.797 Penalties for failure to provide vehicle insurance (certificate-of-insurance filing before reinstatement)
- Minn. Stat. § 169.792 Revocation of license for failure to produce proof of insurance
- Minn. Stat. § 169A.55 License revocation termination; license reinstatement (no insurance provision)
- DPS DVS: Ignition Interlock Device Program request for reinstatement