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

For Texas, certificate the state requires is SR-22; required filing duration is two years; what starts the clock is the date of your most recent conviction, or the date that a judgement has been rendered against you; what triggers the requirement is Driving While Intoxicated, Drug Offenses, Driving While License Invalid, and multiple convictions for No Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance; consequence of a lapse is your driver license and/or driving privilege would be re-suspended and a new SR-22 and a $100 reinstatement fee would be required to reinstate your driver license, verified against its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Texas _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Certificate the state requires:** SR-22 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Required filing duration:** two years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What starts the clock:** the date of your most recent conviction, or the date that a judgement has been rendered against you _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What triggers the requirement:** Driving While Intoxicated, Drug Offenses, Driving While License Invalid, and multiple convictions for No Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Consequence of a lapse:** your driver license and/or driving privilege would be re-suspended and a new SR-22 and a $100 reinstatement fee would be required to reinstate your driver license _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **DMV page or statute:** Section 9: SR-22 (Proof of Financial Responsibility) _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> You must maintain a valid SR-22 for two years from the date of your most recent conviction, or the date that a judgement has been rendered against you.

## 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

> There are several types of convictions requiring the filing of an SR-22, proof of financial responsibility. These examples include, but are not limited to: Driving While Intoxicated, Drug Offenses, Driving While License Invalid, and multiple convictions for No Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance.

### Consequence of a lapse

> If you allow the SR-22 coverage to lapse, your driver license and/or driving privilege would be re-suspended and a new SR-22 and a $100 reinstatement fee would be required to reinstate your driver license.

### DMV page or statute

> Section 9: SR-22 (Proof of Financial Responsibility)

## Source

- https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/faq/section-9-sr-22-proof-financial-responsibility

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