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DUI reinstatement cost estimator

Add up what your own reinstatement will cost, one line at a time, from the figures your state and your providers publish.

How to use it

  1. Tick the costs that apply to you.

    Seven common lines, from the state fee to the tow. Skip the ones that are not part of your case.

  2. Enter a low and a high figure.

    Each line names where its figure comes from: your state page, your notice, your insurer or a written quote.

  3. Read the itemized range.

    Every line stays visible beside the total, so you can see which one is really driving it. Print it or clear it and start again.

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This page holds no fee schedule of its own. It adds up the figures you enter. Every line names the source it should come from. Find your state page

Your state page carries the confirmed state fee wherever the state publishes one. Open your state page.

The SR-22 cost guide separates this filing fee from the premium behind it. Read the SR-22 cost guide.

Your insurer quotes this one. The filing term your state sets is what decides how long you pay it. How the filing term drives the total.

The same month count applies to both ends of the range. A blank month count leaves the monthly figures out of the total.

The interlock guide covers what providers charge for and how the state-approved vendor lists work. Read the interlock guide.

Your state page names the program requirement. The provider quotes the price. Open your state page.

Your tow and storage paperwork carries both figures.

The quote from the attorney you are working with is the figure.

Nothing you type here is sent anywhere or stored. The whole calculation runs in your browser.

The License Reinstatement Library | Cost estimate worksheet

Your estimated range

Totals update as you type.

Nothing is ticked yet. Tick a cost above and enter its range to build the summary.

The paper worksheet

Live totals need JavaScript, so here is the same worksheet to fill in by hand or to print. Write a low figure and a high figure on each line that applies to you. Leave the rest blank.

DUI reinstatement cost worksheet
Cost lineLowHigh
Reinstatement feeYour state page carries the confirmed state fee wherever the state publishes one.    
SR-22 or FR-44 filing feeThe SR-22 cost guide separates this filing fee from the premium behind it.    
Insurance premium increase, whole periodYour insurer quotes this one. The filing term your state sets is what decides how long you pay it.    
Interlock installation, onceThe interlock guide covers what providers charge for and how the state-approved vendor lists work.    
Interlock monthly rate, multiplied by the months you are estimating    
DUI program tuitionYour state page names the program requirement. The provider quotes the price.    
TowingYour tow and storage paperwork carries both figures.    
Impound or storage    
Attorney feeThe quote from the attorney you are working with is the figure.    
Anything else your own notice or invoice listsCourt costs and license photo fees turn up here.    
Your total range    

Add the low column for your low total. Add the high column for your high total. On the interlock monthly line, multiply the monthly figure by the number of months first, then carry that number into the column.

An estimate only. Not legal advice. Every figure in this result is one you entered. If you copied a typical range from somewhere else then that source controls it, not this page. Actual costs are set by your state and by the providers you deal with. They change too. This is educational information rather than legal or financial advice. Your state page carries the confirmed state figures with the statute or agency each one comes from.

Every figure in this result is one you entered. If you copied a typical range from somewhere else then that source controls it, not this page. Actual costs are set by your state and by the providers you deal with. They change too. This is educational information rather than legal or financial advice.

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An independent reference tool. It organizes cost figures you supply. It is educational information rather than legal advice, it does not come from a state agency and it holds no fee schedule of its own.

What actually drives the cost of getting a license back

People expect the state reinstatement fee to be the big number. It rarely is. The fee is usually the smallest line on the page. It is also the one figure a state publishes plainly, so it is the easiest to plan around. The weight sits in the costs that run on a clock: the higher insurance premium you carry for as long as the filing stays in force, the monthly interlock charge for as many months as your state sets and the program tuition your provider quotes.

A cost stack diagram: reinstatement fee, SR-22 premium, DUI program, interlock rental, court costs
Where the money in a full reinstatement usually goes. The state fee is often the smallest line of the stack.

That is why the worksheet asks for a period rather than a monthly figure on the insurance line. The interlock line asks for a month count for the same reason. Two states with the same reinstatement fee can differ by hundreds of dollars once the filing term and the interlock term are counted, which is a state-law question rather than a pricing one. Your state page carries both terms with the source behind them. The reinstatement timeline tool shows them beside the rest of your state's requirements.

Where each figure comes from

  • The reinstatement fee. Your state page, which carries the confirmed figure wherever the state publishes one plus the agency to confirm it with.
  • The SR-22 or FR-44 filing. Your insurer. The SR-22 cost guide separates the small one-time filing fee from the premium behind it.
  • The interlock. A state-approved provider. The interlock guide covers what gets charged for and how the approved lists work.
  • The program. The education or treatment provider your state accepts. Your state page names the requirement.
  • Towing, impound and any attorney fee. Your own paperwork and quotes.

How the range is built

Each ticked line lands in both totalsTwo stacked bars side by side, built from the same labeled cost lines. The left bar is the low total and the right bar is the taller high total. Every cost line you tick contributes its low figure to the low bar and its high figure to the high bar. The bars carry no scale, no axis and no dollar figure: the segment sizes are illustrative and every figure in a real estimate is one the reader enters.Each ticked line lands in both totalsEvery line you tick carriesa low figure and a high figureReinstatement feeSR-22 or FR-44 filing feeInsurance premium increaseIgnition interlockDUI program tuitionTowing and impoundAttorney, if you are using oneReinstatement feeSR-22 or FR-44 filing feeInsurance premium increaseIgnition interlockDUI program tuitionTowing and impoundAttorney, if you are using oneYour low totalYour high totalCopper marks where each total lands. The segment sizes here are illustrative: this page holds no figure of itsown, so every amount in your estimate is one you enter. A line you leave blank counts as zero and stays out ofboth totals.
Each ticked line lands in both totalsTwo stacked bars side by side, built from the same labeled cost lines. The left bar is the low total and the right bar is the taller high total. Every cost line you tick contributes its low figure to the low bar and its high figure to the high bar. The bars carry no scale, no axis and no dollar figure: the segment sizes are illustrative and every figure in a real estimate is one the reader enters.Each ticked line lands in both totals Your low total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Your high total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The lines in both bars, in form order 1 Reinstatement fee 2 SR-22 or FR-44 filing fee 3 Insurance premium increase 4 Ignition interlock 5 DUI program tuition 6 Towing and impound 7 Attorney, if you are using one Copper marks where each total lands. The segment sizes here are illustrative: this page holds no figure of its own, so every amount in your estimate is one you enter. A line you leave blank counts as zero and stays out of both totals.

The gap between the two totals is the uncertainty you have not resolved yet, carried through to the end instead of hidden behind one confident-looking number.

What the arithmetic beside this actually does. The same ticked lines build both ends of the range, the low figure you entered in one bar and the high figure in the other. No amount sits inside the diagram, because this page holds no fee schedule of its own. Process information, not legal advice.
  1. Every ticked component contributes the low figure you entered to the low total and the high figure to the high total.
  2. The interlock monthly figures are multiplied by the months you entered. Installation is added once.
  3. Towing and impound are entered separately then shown as one row, because they usually arrive as two invoices for one event.
  4. A line whose low figure is above its matching high figure is left out of the total until it is corrected. The page says so rather than quietly flipping it.
  5. Blank, negative or non-numeric entries count as zero. Nothing is guessed on your behalf.

Questions about DUI reinstatement costs

How much does it cost to get your license back after a DUI?

There is no single national figure, because the state fee, the program, the insurance filing and the interlock are all priced separately and every state sets its own. That is why this page adds up your figures instead of publishing ours. Your state page carries the confirmed state fees and the timeline tool shows them beside the rest of your state's requirements.

Does this estimator use my state's fees?

No. It holds no fee schedule of its own and no dollar amount is filled in for you. It totals only what you enter. The figures come from your state page, your own notice, your insurer and your providers. Whichever source a figure came from is the source that controls it.

What costs can the worksheet include?

A reinstatement fee, an SR-22 or FR-44 filing fee, the insurance premium increase across the period you are estimating, interlock installation and monthly charges, DUI program tuition, towing, impound or storage and an attorney fee if one applies to your case.

Why does it ask for a low figure and a high figure?

Because most of these costs are quoted as a range until you have the final invoice. Carrying a low and a high through to the total keeps that uncertainty visible instead of hiding it behind one confident-looking number.

Are my figures saved anywhere?

No. The whole calculation runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere and nothing is stored, so closing the tab clears it. Print the summary if you want to keep it.

Every figure in this result is one you entered. If you copied a typical range from somewhere else then that source controls it, not this page. Actual costs are set by your state and by the providers you deal with. They change too. This is educational information rather than legal or financial advice. This page does not recommend or sell any insurer, interlock provider, program or attorney.