Alaska Driver License Reinstatement Procedures

In Alaska, you will lose your driving privileges after being convicted for DUI (Driving Under the Influence) and therefore the state of Alaska will revoke or suspend your driver’s license/privilege to drive.  Subsequently, your motor vehicle driving record will show that the State of Alaska has convicted you of a DUI and your license has been suspended or revoked.  Now you will be required to follow the necessary steps and procedures to get your license reinstated after the suspension or revocation period has expired.

Alaska’s requirements to get your license reinstated following a suspension or revocation are as follows:

1.    The process starts with you applying for a new license at one of Alaska’s Division of Motor Vehicle offices.

2.    Next, you will need to pass a written and a vision test, and some applicants may need to pass a new road test as well.  There are specific procedures that need to be followed for a road test. Please follow the link to view these procedures.

3.    You will be required to pay the reinstatement and license fees.

REINSTATEMENT FEES:
•    One action   (Cannot be DUI related) - $100.00
•    One DUI  (No other actions) - $200.00
•    One DUI plus one other action - $250.00
•    Two actions (Cannot be DUI related) - $250.00
•    Two DUI’s - $500.00

DRIVER LICENSE FEES:

•    Commercial - $100.00
•    Driver / Motorcycle - $20.00
•    Original Instruction Permit - $15.00; $5.00 Renewal
(Source: Alaska.gov)

4.    You will need to present acceptable documents that prove your date of birth and your legal name, before your driving privileges will be reinstated.

5.    If you are under 18 and your parents are not going to come with you to the DMV for your appointment, you will need to bring with you a notarized Parent consent form.  This consent form will need to be obtained ahead of time and completed before your appointment.

6.    Alaska requires you to contact a state approved drug or alcohol treatment and education facility for an evaluation.  This evaluation will instruct you on what procedures you will need to follow in order to obtain a letter stating that you have taken the necessary steps for the completion/compliance of a drug or alcohol treatment and education program.

•    On the first offense Alaska requires you to provide proof of compliance/completion with one of the state’s approved drug or alcohol programs.

•    Upon the second or subsequent offenses you will be required to participate and pay for a drug or alcohol education and treatment program.  You will also need to show proof that you have completed this program before your license will be reinstated.

If there are other issues with your driving record that need to be taken care of before you begin going through the necessary steps to get your license reinstated, an the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicle Department will provide you with the information that you will need to resolve these additional problems before you can start the process of getting your driving privileges can be reinstated.

For more information regarding the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles policies and procedures please visit www.state.ak.us.

Or write to the State of Alaska at:

Division of Motor Vehicles
Atten: Zero Tolerance
PO Box 110221
Juneau, AK. 99811-0221

Phone: (907) 465-4361
E-mail: DOA.DMV.JDL@Alaska.gov