Connecticut — Reinstatement Guide
Connecticut Driver's License Reinstatement
Most people have more than one reason their Connecticut license is on hold and don't know it. This page walks the common reasons, what each requires per Connecticut's published process, and the order the state expects them in. The roadmap itself is free.
DUI-Specific Path
Suspended after a DUI?
We have a Connecticut-specific page for the administrative road back once the DUI case is resolved — required program, interlock if applicable, financial-responsibility filing, fees.
See the Connecticut DUI reinstatement road back →Common Reasons a Connecticut License Is Suspended
Each reason has its own requirements, fee, and order in the state's process. If more than one applies to you, they have to be cleared in the right sequence — that's what the free roadmap does.
Type A1
Lapse in insurance / SR-22 required
If your insurance lapsed, the state suspends your driving privileges until you re-establish coverage and (in most states) file an SR-22 financial-responsibility certificate.
What Connecticut requires: obtain CT insurance → file SR-22 (or comparable proof) → pay restoration fee.
State reinstatement fee: $175 (paid directly to CT DMV)
Type A2
Failure to appear or failure to pay a ticket
If you missed a court date or didn't resolve a citation, the court notifies the state and your license is held until the underlying matter is cleared with the court.
What Connecticut requires: reopen case with court before suspension date; if reopened after → pay $175 fee; pay underlying court obligation; CIB (Centralized Infractions Bureau) / court requests DMV susp release.
State reinstatement fee: $175 (paid directly to CT DMV)
Type A3
Points / accumulated violations
Multiple moving violations within the state's lookback window can trigger a points-based suspension that requires waiting out the suspension period and clearing reinstatement requirements.
What Connecticut requires: 10+ pts / 24 mo = 30-day susp → serve → pay restoration.
State reinstatement fee: $175 (paid directly to CT DMV)
Type B-DUI-ADMIN
DUI administrative suspension
An administrative-license-revocation suspension (separate from any criminal court case) is handled through the state's reinstatement process — the criminal case itself is for an attorney, not for us.
What Connecticut requires: Admin Per Se susp begins 31 days post-arrest; hearing **7-day** window; serve; IID requirement → pay $175 restoration + $100 IID admin fee.
State reinstatement fee: $100–$175 (paid directly to CT DMV)
Free
Do it yourself
The Connecticut agency's reinstatement information is free and online. Use the official link above and follow your roadmap. Many people clear their hold this way.
From $99
Or have us prepare your packet
We find every hold, fill Connecticut's official forms with the info you provide, check completeness against Connecticut's published requirements, and give you the exact filing steps. Your state fee is paid separately to the agency.
Every requirement, fee, and link on this page comes from Connecticut's own published process. Where Connecticut hasn't published a value at primary source, we leave it out rather than guess — the free roadmap carries the citations behind each step. Requirements can change; always confirm current requirements with the state before submitting.
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