Florida DUI Reinstatement

How to Get Your License Back After a DUI in Florida (2026)

This is the administrative path to reinstatement once your DUI case is resolved — sentence done, program enrolled or finished. It walks the steps Florida actually requires to clear the administrative suspension and put your license back in your hand.

For the case itself, a contested suspension, or a hearing — that's legal advice. Talk to a licensed attorney in Florida. The intake will route those matters to an attorney rather than prepare them.

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Florida DUI Administrative Road Back

The steps the FLHSMV expects

Below is what Florida publishes for the administrative DUI reinstatement path. Where Florida hasn't published a value, we leave it out rather than guess.

Step 1

Serve the suspension period

The administrative suspension runs for the period Florida sets. It's separate from any criminal court sentence. The free roadmap below confirms the served period that applies to your case based on the intake answers you give.

Step 2

Complete the required program

Florida requires completion of a state-approved program before reinstatement. Only an approved provider counts — an un-approved course won't satisfy Florida, and the fee paid isn't refunded.

From the Florida requirements: serve suspension → DUI course + treatment → bodily-injury liability insurance + **FR-44** (3 yr) → pay reinst

Step 4

File the FR-44

Florida requires an FR-44 filing — a higher-coverage proof-of-financial-responsibility your insurer submits to the state. It carries higher minimums than an SR-22 and is the DUI-specific instrument. Your insurer files it directly — you can't file it yourself. The free roadmap covers the maintenance period and lapse risk.

Step 5

Pay reinstatement fees

Florida reinstatement fees published at primary source:

$75 — see raw_text
$130 — see raw_text

Sourced from Florida: serve suspension → DUI course + treatment → bodily-injury liability insurance + **FR-44** (3 yr) → pay reinstatement + **$130** alcohol/drug admin fee → hardship via BAR if needed.

Two paths forward

Free

Do it yourself

Florida's DUI reinstatement information is published and free. Use the official link above and work through your free roadmap.

From $99

Or have us prepare your packet

We find every administrative hold — DUI plus anything else (a lapsed insurance issue, an unpaid ticket, points) — fill Florida's official forms, check completeness against Florida's published requirements, and give you the exact filing steps.

What this page does and doesn't cover

Covered: the administrative road back to your Florida license once your DUI case is resolved. What Florida requires, the order, the fees, the forms.

Not covered: the criminal case itself, plea options, contested suspensions, hearings, or hardship-license strategy. Those are legal advice — we're not a law firm. The intake routes any hearing or contested matter to an attorney rather than preparing it.

Have other holds too?

Most DUI reinstaters also have at least one other hold (a lapsed insurance issue, an unpaid ticket, accumulated points). The free roadmap finds every hold on your case at once.

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