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50-state restoration decoder

Your driver's license suspended? Here's the path back, by state.

DLRestoreMap is a calm, statute-pinned procedural decoder for US drivers post-suspension. State plus suspension cause plus prior count returns a structured verdict: the DMV form to file, whether an IID or SR-22 is required, the waiting period, the reinstatement fee, and whether a hardship license is available where you live.

  • Decoder runs entirely in your browser — inputs never leave your device.
  • Every state-rule claim pinned to a state DMV / state legislature / Cornell LII URL.
  • Where we haven't verified a cell, you see a visible placeholder — never a fabricated rule.
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Restoration decoder

Client-side only · inputs never leave your browser

Fill in what you know about your suspension. The decoder returns a statute-pinned procedural path: which form to file, whether an IID or SR-22 is required, what the waiting period is, and whether a hardship license is available in your state.

Some state rules changed after 2023 (notably for court-debt-driven suspensions). Date-aware branching uses this if provided.
Prior suspensions on your record
Hardship / occupational license
This decoder is informational only. It is not legal advice. For your specific case, consult a licensed DUI / traffic-defense attorney in your state and verify directly with your state DMV.

At a glance

Numbers that frame the build, not promotional claims.
51
States + DC covered
Wave 1: 10 states. Wave 2 / 3: 41 pending.
Coverage roadmap
10
Suspension cause classes
DUI · SR-22 · child-support · FTA / FTPay · drug · medical · points · juvenile · no-insurance
See /suspension-cause-classes
4
Decision axes
State × cause × offense date × prior count → procedural verdict
Decoder engine
0
Decoder inputs sent to server
Everything you type stays on your device. Network tab shows zero POSTs.
Client-side only
50-state map

Where each state stands

Tinting marks the state's overall restoration framework — not a ranking. A strict framework isn't "bad"; an SR-22-forbidden state isn't "good". Different rules fit different cases. Click any state for its per-cause matrix.

Light-touchModerateStrictSR-22 forbiddenWave 2 / 3 (pending)
Six-step path

The restoration path is a defined sequence

Most cases follow the same six steps. The decoder fills in which step requires which artifact in your state.

  1. Identify cause

    Confirm what triggered the suspension (DUI, SR-22, court debt, child support, points, medical, etc.).

  2. Clear conditions

    Resolve underlying triggers: pay arrears or fines, complete required courses, enroll in treatment if ordered.

  3. Wait the period

    Some causes have a hard minimum waiting period before any restoration or hardship license is available.

  4. File proof

    SR-22 (or FR-44 alternate), IID installation certificate, treatment-completion certificate — whatever your case requires.

  5. Pay reinstatement fee

    Submit the state DMV reinstatement application and pay the fee.

  6. Receive your license

    Full or restricted (hardship / occupational) — the decoder verdict shows which path applies.

Educational pillars

Pillars — the context behind the verdict

The decoder gives you the procedural verdict. The pillars give you the context behind each piece of that verdict — what an IID is, what an SR-22 actually does, when a hardship license is available, how the cost stack adds up.

Scope

What this site is — and isn't

What it is

  • A procedural decoder you run yourself.
  • 50-state matrix of suspension causes, IID, SR-22, and hardship rules.
  • Every claim pinned to a state DMV portal or state legislature URL.
  • Tabular reinstatement cost components, summed.
  • Last-verified date on every state page.

What it isn't

  • Not a law firm. Not legal advice.
  • Not the DMV. Not affiliated with any state government.
  • Not an insurance-quote comparison engine.
  • Not a CDL site — commercial-driver disqualification is federally preempted.
  • Not a document-upload service. Decoder inputs stay on your device.