# Florida — SR-22 filing duration by US state — how long you must carry the certificate, quoted from the state DMV

For Florida, certificate the state requires is FR-44; required filing duration is three years; what starts the clock is the date of reinstatement of their driving privilege; what triggers the requirement is a DUI conviction that occurred after October 1, 2007; dmv page or statute is DUI Frequently Asked Questions, verified against its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Florida _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Certificate the state requires:** FR-44 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Required filing duration:** three years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What starts the clock:** the date of reinstatement of their driving privilege _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What triggers the requirement:** a DUI conviction that occurred after October 1, 2007 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **DMV page or statute:** DUI Frequently Asked Questions _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> The customer must maintain the FR-44 form for three years from the date of reinstatement of their driving privilege.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### What triggers the requirement

> For a DUI conviction that occurred after October 1, 2007 the customer must obtain form FR-44 providing bodily injury liability (BIL) insurance coverage in the amount of $100,00/$300,000 and property damage liability (PDL) insurance coverage in the amount of $50,000 or combined single limits of $350,000 per section 324.023 Florida Statute.

### DMV page or statute

> DUI Frequently Asked Questions - Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

## Source

- https://www.flhsmv.gov/driver-licenses-id-cards/education-courses/dui-and-iid/dui-faqs/

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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