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

For Georgia, certificate the state requires is SR-22/SR-22A; required filing duration is 3 years; what starts the clock is the conviction date; what triggers the requirement is convicted of a second or more 'No Insurance' citation; consequence of a lapse is this will result in the cancellation of your driver's license, verified against its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Georgia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Certificate the state requires:** SR-22/SR-22A _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Required filing duration:** 3 years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What starts the clock:** the conviction date _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What triggers the requirement:** convicted of a second or more 'No Insurance' citation _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Consequence of a lapse:** this will result in the cancellation of your driver's license _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **DMV page or statute:** No Proof of Insurance Multiple _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> Driver must maintain an SR-22/SR-22A "Non-Owners" Insurance Policy for 3 years from the conviction date. You will prepay in full each 6-months.

## 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

> All customers convicted of a second or more 'No Insurance' citation must purchase and maintain a SR-22A Insurance Policy.

### Consequence of a lapse

> Your insurance company will report your SR-22A Insurance Policy cancellation to DDS, this will result in the cancellation of your driver's license.

### DMV page or statute

> No Proof of Insurance Multiple | Georgia Department of Driver Services

## Source

- https://dds.georgia.gov/georgia-licenseid/violations-suspensions-revocations/violations-and-suspensions-faqs/no-proof-0

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