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If your operating privilege is suspended, revoked or disqualified, you will need to reinstate it.
The difference between revocation and suspension
Both revocation and suspension of one’s driving privilege make it illegal to operate a motor vehicle on public roadways. The difference between revocation and suspension are:
- the penalties
- the requirements to reinstate your driving privileges
Revocation
- The first driving-after-revocation conviction can be either a criminal or civil offense, depending on the reason the operating privilege is revoked.
- Second and subsequent driving-after-revocation convictions are criminal offenses. Penalties may include jail time.
Suspension
- Driving-while-suspended convictions are civil offenses. Penalties do not include jail time.
Proof of insurance
Wisconsin may require you to file an
SR22 proof of insurance certificate as a requirement to reinstate your operating privilege.
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Check online if you are required to file proof of insurance, for how long you are required to file and if you have acceptable insurance on file.
- To reinstate from a
revocation, you must file proof of insurance in all cases except:
- first offense Operating While Intoxicated (OWI)
- noncompliance with Alcohol or Other Drug assessment
- noncompliance with a Driver Safety Plan
- noncompliance with Driver Safety Plan – new arrest while in a plan
- To reinstate from a
suspension, you are not required to file filing proof of insurance except for:
- suspension cases under the safety responsibility and damage judgment laws (uninsured motorist)
How to reinstate your driving privilege
