Auto Insurance SR22 South Dakota
Reader’s Question:
I was convicted for driving without insurance and had my licensed suspended for thirty days Sioux Falls, South Dakota.. I need to renew it in South Dakota. Do I just have to take the exam or just pay heavy fine to get back my license?
Chris
Sioux Falls, SD
If you get convicted of driving without maintaining proof of financial responsibility in South Dakota is a Class 2 misdemeanor whose penalty is normally a 30 days imprisonment in a county jail and $100 fine or both. Other than that there is the thirty day license suspension and the need to file a proof of insurance certificate (SR22).
The South Dakota Driver Licensing Program states that following the suspension of a license no testing will be required unless the license has expired.A $50 reinstatement fee and an application fee will be required though, as well as you paying your fine. If your license had been revoked instead of suspended you then would be required to take both a vision and knowledge test and possibly a driving test as well.
Since your South Dakota license was suspended because of being uninsured the return of your license will also depend upon you filing a SR-22 which will prove to the state that you have insurance that is valid on all cars in your possession. You will need to maintain this SR 22 for a minimum of three years, even if you do not currently own or have a car registered in your name, if you want to keep your license valid.