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How to Restore Your Connecticut License After a No-Insurance Suspension
The short answer
These are the steps the Connecticut agency lists to restore a license after a suspension for no insurance. The state's reinstatement fee is $175. Connecticut uses its own proof-of-insurance rule instead of the SR-22 name.
In Connecticut, a gap in insurance mainly affects the vehicle registration; the steps below follow the state's own process.
Steps listed by the Connecticut agency
- Read your license suspension notice and complete the requirements for reinstatement
- Pay the $175 restoration fee to DMV (online, by phone at 860-263-5720, or by check or money order payable to DMV)
- Check your license status before you begin driving; the restoration notice is mailed
- For an insurance lapse (registration suspension), pay the $200 fine online, by phone or by mail to the DMV Insurance Compliance Unit with a copy of your current insurance card
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 Special Use Permit (Special Operator's Permit, Form MD-1) for work, education or medical. Many states limit these licenses to certain suspensions, such as DUI cases, so check that it covers yours.