If you are required to submit an SR22 and you don't turn one in, your license will be suspended. The Oregon DMV sends out a letter once the court notifies them that you were convicted of a particular ticket needing SR22. The first letter serves as a warning that you need to submit one by a specific date. If you fail to meet the requirement by that date, the DMV will send a very lengthy letter giving you exactly 30 days to turn in the SR22 certificate. The letter will state the exact date when your license will be suspended. Be careful because the date on the letter is set at 12:01 am. That means if you reached the date of suspension, it's already too late. You've got to turn one in before that date. Also note that the Oregon DMV offices close often for holidays, weekends, and furlough days.

Make sure the Oregon DMV has on file your most current address so you get these letters. Failure to receive the letters does not mean your license won't be suspended. And, driving while suspended is one of the most serious infractions you can get in Oregon. A driving while suspended ticket carries a hefty fine and can get your car impounded. The costs add up. Once you do have your license suspended and want to reinstate it, you still must provide insurance for the whole remaining SR22 requirement period and pay a fee ($75 at the time of this writing) to the Oregon DMV to reinstate your license.

The good news is, we can now fax or email an SR22 certificate to the DMV, and they usually 'post it to the system' within one business day. Call us at 503-693-2852 for instructions on how to hand-deliver an original SR22 certificate.