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How to Restore Your Alabama License After a No-Insurance Suspension
The short answer
These are the steps the Alabama agency lists to restore a license after a suspension for no insurance. The state's reinstatement fees are $100 to $275, depending on the suspension. Alabama uses its own proof-of-insurance rule instead of the SR-22 name.
In Alabama, a gap in insurance mainly affects the vehicle registration; the steps below follow the state's own process.
Steps listed by the Alabama agency
- Mail the Request for Reinstatement Requirements form to ALEA Driver License Division, P.O. Box 1471, Montgomery, AL 36102-1471 to learn your requirements.
- Pay the reinstatement fee ($100 suspended/cancelled, $175 revoked) online at www.AlabamaDL.alea.gov, or by mail with cashier's check or money order; no personal checks.
- For a Safety Responsibility (uninsured accident) suspension, file form SR-21 Proof of Liability Insurance, or form SR-33 No Court Action Statement if not sued within two years of the accident.
- For an MLI registration suspension, provide proof of current liability insurance and pay the Revenue registration reinstatement fee of $200 (first violation) or $400 (subsequent).
Go to the state agency's website
Check your status first
Check your license status or reinstatement requirements on the state's own website before you pay anything.
Need to drive to work while suspended? The state offers a Hardship Driver License. Many states limit these licenses to certain suspensions, such as DUI cases, so check that it covers yours.