Reinstating a Driver's License in Missouri

Find out why your privilege was suspended, revoked or denied from the Driver License Bureau's letters or your driver record ($2.82 at a license office or by calling 573-526-2407). Reinstatement fees vary by reason and are added together: for example, $20 for non-alcohol points; $45 for alcohol-related points or administrative alcohol suspension; mandatory insurance $20 (1st offense), $200 (2nd), $400 (3rd); false insurance $150. Some cases also require completing SATOP and filing SR-22 proof of insurance (kept for two years, or three years for mandatory insurance suspensions). Pay online at mydmv.mo.gov by card (convenience fee 2.0% + $0.25 per transaction), in person at the Driver License Bureau, Truman State Office Building, 301 West High Street, Room 470, Jefferson City, or by mail to Driver License Bureau, PO Box 200, Jefferson City, MO 65105-0200. After a revocation of one year or more, you must retake the complete driver exam.

Grounds include point accumulation (suspension at 8 points in 18 months; revocation at 12/18/24 points in 12/24/36 months), an alcohol test at or above the legal limit (administrative suspension), test refusal (one-year revocation), and DWI convictions. Points suspensions end after 30, 60 or 90 days only if proof of financial responsibility is filed; otherwise they last two years.

A court or the Director of Revenue may grant a limited driving privilege to a person whose license is suspended or revoked when the person must drive for work, medical treatment, school, or similar needs, subject to eligibility limits. A circuit court must grant a limited driving privilege to an otherwise eligible person who has filed proof of installation of a certified ignition interlock device.