Am I required to carry some sort of form?
The DUI was almost 3 yrs ago. They know I have the DUI cause I called them for the SR-22 and they gave me it.

okay... i crashed my car on march 2007 and i got a lawyer since i was drunk. he got the DUI expunged, but my licensed was still suspended in july. i'm about to complete my 1 year of suspension and i was told by someone on myspace that i might have to take a class before i get my license. is this true? i was told to just come with the 5 reissue fee and my SR-22! i'm gonna go to the dmv tomorrow... but has anyone else gone through this that can assure me i won't need to take that class? thanks.

Okay, the title of this question leaves out some details I will fill in here.

Here is the situation...

I received a DUI in Southern California (Santa Barbara) in late 2007. I was living at home (I am from the area) for a while after having lived in New York City for over 10 years. During my time in NYC I made the huge mistake (as I have since found out) of not switching over my license to NY State (apparently, my lawyer informed me that this not only would have allowed me to keep my license in hand but also that, because I could still prove NY residency at the time, I wouldn't have had to attend those idiotic DUI classes they punish you with).

Anyhow, I spent my year in California and made it through the classes and have now just paid off the fine. This is where my problem begins...

I moved back to NYC over a year ago. I am now wishing to make my license a NY State license. However, NY law does now allow you to transfer a license from another state that possesses any sort of restriction. Though I have paid off the fine and basically fulfilled all of the responsibilities that the Court ordered, I am still under the impression that the DMV still requires me to have an SR-22 (proof of $ responsibility), for which I will have to purchase insurance. The problem is, I never needed insurance before. I have never owned a car and before I left home I was covered under my parent's policy. I DID purchase insurance while in California in order to have the SR-22 on file with DMV, but upon moving I let my insurance expire as I could not afford the payments and had no need to drive (a big plus about NYC).

If the DMV rule is what I understand it to be, I'm under the impression that I must have an SR-22 on file (in other words, purchase insurance) even though I have fulfilled my court-ordered punishment (and yes, I do know that they are separate entities with separate rules). And since I need the SR-22 on file to get my license unrestricted in order to transfer my license to NY State, I'm forced to buy insurance that I don't need in order to do it.

If you're wondering why I don't need the insurance...again, I live in NYC, own no car (with no intention of ever having one) and do all of my driving in rentals when on the road for work or vacation so I'm covered by the rental agencies. I REALLY don't want to spend money I don't have on something I don't need just to do this.

Can anyone offer advice on working this problem???? Any and all help is appreciated.

Thanks,

J

The situation is this:

I received a Minor DUI in WA state which is defined as:
- Driver under 21 with BAC over .02 and under .08 (which is classified as a misdemeanor)

I've moved to Texas since that mistake and am looking to get a Texas license.. The incident incurred a 90-day license suspension period in WA, which is already up. How does this play out?

Will I be eligible here in Texas?

Do I need to have an SR-22? My insurance company hasn't yet gotten wind of the infraction so I'm still insured normally, will the Texas DPS notify my insurance company?

If it were possible I'd like to just apply as a brand new applicant, like I've never had a license, but looking over the application where they ask if you've had a license in another state, short of lying (which is a felony i think), it doesn't seem that will be possible. I assume that they run checks on your name or social security number in other states?

What other things should I know and/or consider?

Thanks in advance for any and all help and information.