Frequently asked questions

No. DLRestoreMap is not a law firm and the site does not provide legal advice. For your specific case, consult a licensed DUI / traffic-defense attorney admitted to your state bar with active DMV-administrative-hearing practice.

No. The decoder runs entirely in your browser. State, suspension cause, offense date, prior count, and hardship interest never leave your device. The site logs aggregate verdict counts (state code + cause class + hardship-yes/no) only — never offense dates, prior counts, or any combination that could re-identify a driver.

An SR-22 is a certificate of financial responsibility filed by an insurance carrier directly with the state DMV, proving the driver carries at least state-minimum liability coverage. FR-44 is the alternate filing used by states that forbid SR-22 as a class — most notably Florida and Virginia. FR-44 generally requires higher minimum-coverage thresholds than SR-22. The decoder identifies SR-22-forbidden states and surfaces the alternate-form mechanism in the verdict.

IID duration is set by state statute and depends on the offense class, prior count, and BAC reading. Common ranges run from 6 months (first-offender, low-BAC, no priors) to multiple years (multi-offender, refusal, very-high-BAC). The IID clock typically starts at the installation date, not at the conviction date. Verify with your state DMV — the per-state IID timeline on each state page shows the duration band.

Yes, within the specific restrictions of the hardship license. Common restrictions include: work-only commute, treatment-only travel, school-only travel, time-of-day windows, IID installed at all times, and the requirement to carry a printed copy of the conditions in the vehicle. Driving outside the restrictions is independently a fresh offense. The decoder surfaces your state's specific restrictions when you run a case with hardship-interest checked.

PRWORA — the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 — added 42 U.S.C. § 666(a)(16) which mandates that every state have authority to suspend, restrict, or deny a driver's license to a person who is delinquent on child-support payments. The states implement the mandate individually; restoration is typically conditional on a payment plan, current compliance, or full arrears clearance. The state-specific reinstatement procedure shows on your state page.

It depends on the state. Several states — including Texas, California, and New York among others — reformed court-debt-driven suspensions during 2023–2025 civil-rights litigation. The decoder flags states where this applies and points to the state-statute primary source. If you live in a state that has not reformed, court-debt suspensions remain a live mechanism. Check your specific state page.

Cross-state portability is governed by the Driver License Compact and the Driver License Agreement, which 47 states + DC participate in (some states have withdrawn). The receiving state typically honors suspensions reported by the original state until cleared. Restoration usually requires resolving the original-state suspension before the new state will issue. The full cross-state portability layer is on the Wave-2 roadmap; for now, contact both state DMVs.

Every state cell carries a `_source_url` pointing to the state DMV portal, state legislature URL, or Cornell LII for federal preemption anchors, plus a `last_verified` date. Cells that have not yet been primary-source-pinned in the current research wave show as visible [PLACEHOLDER] blocks rather than fabricated rules. The refresh discipline is documented on /methodology — quarterly fee-table review + annual full re-verification + event-driven updates on detected statutory changes.

It will not quote you an SR-22 premium (carrier underwriting varies and is not a procedural data point). It will not estimate treatment cost beyond a documented state range. It will not promise that your final cost falls within the displayed range. It will not provide legal advice. It will not interface with the DMV on your behalf. For your specific case, use the decoder verdict as a starting point and verify with your state DMV and a licensed attorney.

No. The site labels affiliate slots as sponsor slots and only displays a sponsor after the partner relationship has been verified at the signup-page level. Where a sponsor is shown, links may be paid placements; sponsorship does not influence the procedural verdict the decoder returns. At v1 the affiliate slots are placeholder — no sponsor has yet been approved through full signup.

No. Commercial Driver's License (CDL) disqualification under 49 C.F.R. § 383.51 is federally preempted and outside the scope of this site. The consumer-license matrix on DLRestoreMap does not apply to CDL cases. Consult a CDL-specialist attorney; the FMCSA at fmcsa.dot.gov is the federal starting point.

Wave 1 covers the top 10 states by combined population and variation richness (CA, TX, FL, NY, PA, IL, OH, GA, NC, MI) with the most primary-source-pinning. Wave 2 adds the next 20 states; Wave 3 covers the remaining 21 + DC. Wave 2/3 state pages render an 'awaiting research' notice and use placeholders rather than fabricated rules until the per-state research is complete.