Reinstating a Driver's License in Idaho

Check your status online with ITD's Check Driver Status tool or order a driving record. Your license stays suspended until reinstatement fees are paid, even after the suspension period ends. Reinstatement fees: $245 for an administrative license suspension (ALS), $285 for a DUI, $245 for a test refusal; a Restricted Driving Permit application (ALS) is $60. A DUI conviction also requires SR-22 insurance for three years from the end of the suspension. Pay through the DMV online portal (log-in required), by check mailed to PO Box 7129, Boise, ID 83707-1129, or by phone at (208) 584-4343 (Mon-Fri, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. MT); a paper reinstatement application is available.

Suspensions include point suspensions (30 days, 90 days or 6 months), failure to provide insurance (a first offense is an infraction with a one-year suspension; a second within 5 years is a misdemeanor with a three-year suspension, and an SR-22 is required for the suspension period), DUI and test refusal or failure, and three or more distracted-driving convictions in 3 years (court may suspend up to 90 days).

Courts may grant restricted driving privileges for employment or family health needs after the first 30 days of a first DUI suspension, and the ITD may grant restricted noncommercial driving after 30 days of a first administrative test-failure suspension (with an interlock). No temporary restricted license is available for a second test failure within 5 years. Problem-solving court participants may qualify for a restricted permit after 45 days of an absolute suspension.