What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?VA
I got my first DUI in 95 in VA, then I got one Mississippi in 02 but since Mississippi restarts the count after 5 years it was considered a first. Anyways, I completed all my sentence requirements (1-day in jail, MASAP course with 3 months license suspension, a $125 reinstatement fee, and an SR-22 filing) by the end of 2002. In early 2004, I moved back to VA with a valid Mississippi license,I got a Progressive Insurance policy for Virginia, the same company I had in Mississippi and asked for an SR-22 to be filed with the Virginia DMV. I then received a valid Virginia driver's license. A month later I received a notice from the DMV saying that my license would be suspended if I did not pay a $125 reinstatement fee and file an SR-22 with Virginia. I was confused as when I look edat my Virginia insurance policy it stated that an SR-22 had been filed by the driver (me), so I called the DMV to say that I had an SR-22 and did I still have to pay a reinstatement fee if I had already paid one in Mississippi. I was told by them that if this was the case then I didn't have to pay a reinstatement fee to them and my license would be valid. A few days ago I was pulled over for speeding and then arrested because my license had apparently been suspended - DUI related. Not only was I taken in but my vehicle was impounded for 30 days. It seems pretty harsh to get a license suspension or possibly jail time because my insurance company didn't file the SR-22 form to the proper state. Anybody have any advice or comments. Thanks in advance.
I got my first DUI in 95 in VA, then I got one Mississippi in 02 but since Mississippi restarts the count after 5 years it was considered a first. Anyways, I completed all my sentence requirements (1-day in jail, MASAP course with 3 months license suspension, a $125 reinstatement fee, and an SR-22 filing) by the end of 2002. In early 2004, I moved back to VA with a valid Mississippi license,I got a Progressive Insurance policy for Virginia, the same company I had in Mississippi and asked for an SR-22 to be filed with the Virginia DMV. I then received a valid Virginia driver's license. A month later I received a notice from the DMV saying that my license would be suspended if I did not pay a $125 reinstatement fee and file an SR-22 with Virginia. I was confused as when I look edat my Virginia insurance policy it stated that an SR-22 had been filed by the driver (me), so I called the DMV to say that I had an SR-22 and did I still have to pay a reinstatement fee if I had already paid one in Mississippi. I was told by them that if this was the case then I didn't have to pay a reinstatement fee to them and my license would be valid. A few days ago I was pulled over for speeding and then arrested because my license had apparently been suspended - DUI related. Not only was I taken in but my vehicle was impounded for 30 days. It seems pretty harsh to get a license suspension or possibly jail time because my insurance company didn't file the SR-22 form to the proper state. Anybody have any advice or comments. Thanks in advance.