SR-22 Requirements After a DUI by State
An SR-22 is not insurance. It is a certificate an insurer files with the state to prove a driver carries the liability coverage the state requires, and it must stay on file for a set period — a lapse can trigger a new suspension. Whether a DUI triggers the filing at all, which form is used, and for how long, is set by each state's financial-responsibility statute or licensing agency, and the answers differ more than most guides admit.
Every row below comes from the verified record behind that state's page: the statute or agency page is cited there, with the date it was last checked. Where a state uses a different form (Florida and Virginia's FR-44, North Carolina's DL-123), the row says so.
- 31
- Require a filing after any DUI
- 2
- Require it only after a repeat offense
- 18
- Do not require a filing
- 2
- Use an FR-44 instead of an SR-22
Most common filing period among states that require one: 3 years.
"Required" means the state conditions reinstatement after a DUI on a financial-responsibility filing. "Repeat offenses only" means a first offense does not trigger it. "No" means the state's reinstatement requirements or financial-responsibility statute do not include it — the state page cites the enumeration relied on.
| State | Filing after a DUI | Form | Period | Counted from | Non-owner policy | What the state says | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Yes | SR-22 | 3 years | Not stated | Accepted | Ala. Code § 32-7-18 (Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act) provides that whenever the director suspends… | August 29 |
| Alaska | Yes | SR-22 | 5 years | From the eligibility date | Accepted | SR-22 (proof of financial responsibility for the future). | August 29 |
| Arizona | Yes | SR-22 | 3 years | From the eligibility date | Accepted | SR-22 (ADOT MVD calls it 'Future Financial Responsibility'). | August 29 |
| Arkansas | No | — | — | — | — | The DFA DUI/DWI reinstatement page enumerates every requirement for reinstatement after an alcohol-related… | August 29 |
| California | Yes | SR-22 | 3 years | From the date the certificate is filed | Accepted | SR-22. DMV states a license is reinstated after a DUI suspension/revocation only on payment of the $125… | August 29 |
| Colorado | Yes | SR-22 | 3 years | From the date the license is reinstated | Accepted | SR-22. C.R.S. § 42-2-132.5(4)(b)(II) requires proof of financial responsibility before early reinstatement… | August 29 |
| Connecticut | No | — | — | — | — | Discretionary, not mandatory. Connecticut has no statute or DMV rule that conditions DUI reinstatement… | August 29 |
| Delaware | No | — | — | — | — | Not required. Delaware eliminated SR-22 certificate filings by statute: 130 Del. Laws ch. 77… | August 29 |
| District of Columbia | Yes | SR-22 | 3 years | From the date of conviction | Accepted | DC DMV lists 'Obtain and maintain SR-22 Insurance' as an IID Program enrollment requirement… | August 29 |
| Florida | Yes | FR-44 | 3 years | From the date the license is reinstated | Accepted | Florida requires an FR-44 (not SR-22) for DUI convictions after October 1, 2007: bodily injury liability… | August 29 |
| Georgia | Yes | SR-22 | 3 years | From the date of conviction | Not stated | DDS Rule 375-3-3-.24 requires an SR-22 to be filed and maintained for three years from the date of conviction… | August 29 |
| Hawaii | Repeat offenses only | SR-22 | 3 years | Not stated | Accepted | Required for repeat OVUII revocations, not for a first offense. | August 29 |
| Idaho | Yes | SR-22 | 3 years | From the eligibility date | Accepted | SR-22. ITD states an SR-22 must be maintained for three years beginning at the conclusion of the DUI… | August 29 |
| Illinois | Yes | SR-22 | 3 years | From the date the certificate is filed | Accepted | The Illinois Secretary of State's Financial Responsibility (SR-22) Insurance page states that SR-22 insurance… | August 29 |
| Indiana | Yes | SR-22 | 3 years | From the eligibility date | Not stated | Under IC 9-30-6-12(c), if a court recommends suspension of driving privileges for a conviction under IC… | August 29 |
| Iowa | Yes | SR-22 | 2 years | From the start of the suspension | Accepted | SR-22. Iowa DOT states proof of SR-22 insurance must be provided for 2 years from the first day… | August 29 |
| Kansas | Yes | SR-22 | 1 years | Not stated | Accepted | K.S.A. 40-3118(d)(1) directs the director of vehicles to require a person to acquire insurance… | August 29 |
| Kentucky | No | — | — | — | — | The KYTC DRIVE 'DUI Suspensions and Requirements' page enumerates the requirements for each DUI offense level… | August 29 |
| Louisiana | Yes | SR-22 | 3 years | From the date of conviction | Accepted | SR-22. The OMV Suspensions page lists, for reinstatement after a DWI/UDUI conviction, 'File Proof… | August 29 |
| Maine | Repeat offenses only | SR-22 | 3 years | From the date the license is reinstated | Accepted | Mandatory for repeat OUI only. 29-A M.R.S. §1603(2): on receipt of the court record of an OUI conviction… | August 29 |
| Maryland | No | — | — | — | — | The MDOT MVA 'Reinstate a License' page (the reinstatement page the MVA's DUI page points to) enumerates… | August 29 |
| Massachusetts | No | — | — | — | — | The RMV 'Reinstate your driver's license' page enumerates what is needed to reinstate: check your license… | August 29 |
| Michigan | No | — | — | — | — | The Michigan Department of State's 'Financial responsibility restricted licenses' FAQ ties… | August 29 |
| Minnesota | No | — | — | — | — | Minnesota has no SR-22 form; DVS uses an 'Insurance Certification' (form PS35016). | August 29 |
| Mississippi | Yes | SR-22 | 3 years | From the date the certificate is filed | Accepted | Miss. Admin. Code Title 31, Part 1, Rule 16.1 requires proof of financial responsibility… | August 29 |
| Missouri | Yes | SR-22 | 2 years | From the start of the suspension | Accepted | SR-22 form. The Department of Revenue requires filing and maintaining proof of liability insurance (SR-22)… | August 29 |
| Montana | No | — | — | — | — | Recorded as false under the statutory-enumeration rule (no MVD page addresses SR-22 after DUI). | August 29 |
| Nebraska | Yes | SR-22 | 3 years | From the eligibility date | Accepted | SR-22. The DMV's Court Ordered Revocations page requires proof of financial responsibility to remain on file… | August 29 |
| Nevada | Yes | SR-22 | 3 years | From the date the license is reinstated | Not stated | SR-22. The Nevada DMV states an SR-22 Certificate of Liability Insurance must be maintained for 3 years… | August 29 |
| New Hampshire | Yes | SR-22 | 3 years | From the date of conviction | Accepted | SR-22 certificate. Saf-C 7503.04 makes an SR-22 on file a condition of restoration after a revocation… | August 29 |
| New Jersey | No | — | — | — | — | The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission's Suspensions and Restorations page enumerates the DUI penalties… | August 29 |
| New Mexico | No | — | — | — | — | New Mexico does not use an SR-22 filing after DWI. The Motor Vehicle Division's Chapter 10 reinstatement… | August 29 |
| New York | No | — | — | — | — | The NY DMV 'Request Restoration After a Driver License Revocation' page enumerates what must be done before… | August 29 |
| North Carolina | Yes | DL-123 (insurer certificate) | 3 years | From the date the license is reinstated | Accepted | North Carolina does not use the SR-22 form; the required filing is 'proof of financial responsibility'… | August 29 |
| North Dakota | Yes | SR-22 | 1 years | Not stated | Accepted | SR-22. N.D.C.C. § 39-16.1-07(2) provides that after a conviction under § 39-08-01 (DUI) 'no license may be… | August 29 |
| Ohio | No | — | — | — | — | The Ohio BMV First Offense OVI Suspension page enumerates the reinstatement requirements as: serve… | August 29 |
| Oklahoma | No | — | — | — | — | 47 O.S. § 6-212(C) enumerates the conditions for reinstating a suspended or revoked license… | August 29 |
| Oregon | Yes | SR-22 | 3 years | From the date the certificate is filed | Accepted | SR-22. The Oregon DMV SR-22 Information page lists a DUII conviction among the events for which Oregon law… | August 29 |
| Pennsylvania | No | — | — | — | — | The PennDOT Driving Privilege Sanctions and Restoration Requirements Letter fact sheet enumerates… | August 29 |
| Rhode Island | No | — | — | — | — | The RI DMV's GU-1338 Special Financial Responsibility Insurance Certificate page states: 'Please be advised… | August 29 |
| South Carolina | Yes | SR-22 | 3 years | Not stated | Accepted | SR-22 (Certificate of Insurance). S.C. Code § 56-9-500 provides that whenever SCDMV suspends or revokes… | August 29 |
| South Dakota | Yes | SR-22 | 3 years | From the eligibility date | Accepted | SR-22 ('proof of financial responsibility for the future'). | August 29 |
| Tennessee | Yes | SR-22 | See state page | Not stated | — | SR-22 (Tennessee uses the SR-22 form). The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security's Financial… | August 29 |
| Texas | Yes | SR-22 | 2 years | From the date of conviction | Accepted | SR-22. Texas DPS states that after an adult DWI conviction a Financial Responsibility Insurance Certificate… | August 29 |
| Utah | No | — | — | — | — | No DUI-specific SR-22 requirement was found on official sources. | August 29 |
| Vermont | Yes | SR-22 | 1 years | From the eligibility date | Accepted | SR-22. 23 V.S.A. § 801(a)(1)(B) requires proof of financial responsibility from a person convicted of any… | August 29 |
| Virginia | Yes | FR-44 | 3 years | From the eligibility date | Accepted | FR-44 (not SR-22). Virginia DMV requires an FR-44 Uniform Financial Responsibility Certificate… | August 29 |
| Washington | Yes | SR-22 | 3 years | From the eligibility date | Accepted | SR-22 (or a $60,000 certificate of deposit or liability bond). | August 29 |
| West Virginia | No | — | — | — | — | W. Va. Code ch. 17D, art. 4 ('Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future') is the article that requires… | August 29 |
| Wisconsin | Yes | SR-22 | 3 years | From the eligibility date | Accepted | SR-22 (not FR-44). WisDOT states an SR22 certificate is required to reinstate a driver license after… | August 29 |
| Wyoming | Yes | SR-22 | 3 years | From the start of the suspension | Accepted | SR-22 (not FR-44). WYDOT's interlock page requires the driver to file SR-22 insurance with the Department… | August 29 |
Hover a shortened note for the full text; each state page cites the statute or agency page the row is based on.
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