Reader question:

What is an SR22 form? How long do I need one for?

Greg

Thanks for asking, Greg.

An SR22 form is what you need to file with your department of motor vehicles to receive your license after a temporary suspension. How long you have to file it for can depend on varying factors, but the most common length of time that a person is required to file an SR22 form for is three years. In most states, you are under probation for five years, but the SR22 requirement is lifted after you have filed SR22 for only three. If you don’t choose to file SR22 insurance until two years in, then you will still need to file for three years. If you wait three years, then you only need to file for two. If you wait five years, you don’t have o file at all…you get the point.

There are some exceptions. For example, in Texas an SR22 is what, required for two years? Yes, it is two years in Texas, and the only state with the two year requirement. In all states, you’re likely to see the number of years you are required to file rise if you are convicted for drunk driving the second, third, fifth, etc., time.

Cheers,

Fashun Guadarrama.