Illinois Motorist Services states that if you are cited for not having the state mandated insurance on your vehicle then the license plates of first time offenders are suspended until a $100 reinstatement fee and current evidence of insurance are provided.

Repeat offenders are required to serve a four-month suspension period, pay the $100 reinstatement fee and provide current evidence of insurance before being eligible for reinstatement.

Any person who receives court supervision for a mandatory insurance violation or who is convicted of a third or subsequent violation of driving without liability insurance is required to file proof of financial responsibility (SR22 certificate) for one year, or face a driver’s license suspension.

For more information and to make certain that the violation you were ticketed for does not require you to obtain a SR-22, check with the Illinois Service for Motorist at the Secretary of State.

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