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Suspended driver license

If your driver license is suspended, get resources for requesting and preparing for your hearing, suspension hearing decisions, and types of suspensions. To reinstate your license, you'll need to log into License Express.
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Types of driver license suspensions

Learn about each type of driver license suspension and the process to get your license reinstated.

View all types of suspensions

Requesting and preparing for your hearing

Learn how to request a hearing, prepare for a hearing, and nominate a final adjudicative order as a Significant Decision.

Prepare for your hearing

Suspension hearing decisions

Learn about Significant Decisions, who can nominate an order, and using an existing significant decision.

Learn about Significant Decisions

Ignition interlock device (IID)

Learn about ignition interlock device requirements, installation, exemptions and financial assistance programs.

Visit the IID page

Deferred prosecution

Learn about the legal process and requirements for requesting a deferred prosecution.

Visit the deferred prosecution page

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Restricted driver licenses

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See the different types of restricted driver licenses.

Learn about restricted driver licenses

Get your driving record

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Purchase a copy of your own driving record either online or by mail.

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Check status of a driver license

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If your license was suspended, you can look up the status of your driver license via Licence eXpress.

Check driver license status
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