Texas insurance glossary
Reinstatement fee
A reinstatement fee is the amount the Texas Department of Public Safety charges before it will reissue a driver license that has been suspended or revoked.
DPS publishes the amount and charges it again on each re-suspension, so a driver who lapses twice pays it twice. It is paid to the state rather than to an agency, and it is not a premium.
It is also not necessarily the only state charge on a particular record. One case can carry more than one fee, which is why the arithmetic belongs to the driver’s own record rather than to a general page.
This entry carries no figure on purpose: DPS sets it and DPS can change it. The SR-22 page publishes the current amount with its DPS source, and the License Eligibility system shows what a specific record owes.
Sources: Texas DPS — reinstatement fees and special licenses FAQ (section 7); Texas DPS — suspensions and reinstatements. Verified .
A definition, not legal advice and not a quote. Rules and figures change; confirm your own situation against the source named above, or with us, before you act on it. Last checked .
Where this is handled
A definition does not file anything. When the suspension date is closer than the research, one independent agency on FM 1959 can transmit the SR-22 to the DPS and tell you what the state wants before you pay anyone anything.