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Suspensions, Revocations and Cancellations

What Happens?

A suspension, revocation, or cancellation of driving privileges invalidates a current driver license or permit and may impact your right to apply for driving privileges. 

Once any of the withdrawal actions listed above becomes effective, do not drive until you have reinstated your right to apply for driving privileges and have obtained a valid license or permit.

Driving during a period of suspension or revocation can result in law enforcement issuing you a citation for driving while suspended or revoked. Law enforcement also has the authority to impound the vehicle that you are operating at the time of the offense of driving while suspended or revoked. 

To determine your reinstatement requirements, login to your DMV driving record account at DMV2U.

Fine Remittance

The unpaid fines and fees have been remitted in some cases associated with traffic violations that have resulted in subsequent driver license suspensions due to a Failure to Comply (FTC) or Failure to Appear (FTA) in a court in Oregon. Check to see if you qualify.

Types of Suspensions or Revocations



​Failure to Appear

When ordered by a court, DMV may suspend your license if you fail to appear in an Oregon or Washington court. 

Your license will be suspended:
  • For 10 years; or
  • Until DMV receives proof that the case has been cleared with the court.
Proof of clearance from a court includes:
  • An official clearance document from the court; or
  • A clearance sent electronically to DMV from a court.

Failure to Comply

Oregon House Bill 4210 repealed failure to comply suspensions. With the passage of this bill, no failure to comply suspension that has an effective date on or after October 1, 2020 shall be imposed. Failure to comply ​suspensions that went into effect prior to October 1, 2020 are still in effect and subject to the requirements below.

When ordered by a court, DMV may suspend your license if you fail to pay a fine in Oregon or Washington. Your license will be suspended:

  • For 20 years; or
  • Until DMV receives proof that the case has been cleared with the court.

Proof of clearance from a court includes:

  • An official clearance document from the court; or
  • A clearance sent electronically to DMV from a court.
Governor Brown’s – Remission of Fines for Traffic Offense Failure to Appear and Failure to Comply Court ​

Driver Improvement
The goal of the Driver Improvement Program is to maintain the safety of Oregon roads by motivating people to drive safely and by keeping unsafe drivers off the roads. 

The Driver Improvement Program includes the Provisional Driver Improvement Program and the Adult Driver Improvement Program.
  • Provisional Driver means a driver who has reached 14 years of age but has not yet reached 18 years of age. 
  • Adult Driver means a driver 18 years of age or older.
If you have been convicted of multiple traffic offenses and/or preventable traffic accidents over a certain period of time, you may be subject to the Driver Improvement Program. 
If You Are Under 18 
  • DMV will restrict your license for 90 days (drive only for work reasons) if you have either:
    • Two convictions, 
    • Two preventable accidents, or
    • A combination of one conviction and one preventable accident.
These restrictions are in addition to the restrictions for a provisional license.

If you get a conviction for violating these restrictions, your license could be suspended or revoked.

If you receive a third conviction or preventable accident, DMV will suspend your license for six months even if you turn 18 during the suspension period.

For each violation or preventable accident after three, DMV will suspend your license or your right to apply for a license for six months, even if you have a previous or current Driver Improvement Program suspension.

DMV will suspend for one year the driving privileges or the right to apply for driving privileges of a provisional driver convicted of any offense listed in ORS 809.600(1). 

This suspension is for Provisional Driver Improvement Program purposes and is in addition to any suspension or revocation imposed because of the specific conviction.

If You Are 18 or Older
  • DMV will restrict your driving license (no driving between 12 midnight and 5 am​) for 30 days if you have:
    • Three convictions, or
    • Three preventable accidents, or
    • A combination that totals three in an 24-month period.
  • DMV will suspend your license for 30 days if you have:
    • Five convictions, or
    • Five preventable accidents, or
    • A combination that totals five in a 24-month period.
For each violation or preventable accident after five (within 2 years), DMV will suspend your license or your right to apply for a license for 30 days, even if you have a previous or current Driver Improvement Program suspension.


Habitual Offender

DMV will revoke your license for five years if you are convicted of three or more of the following offenses within a five year period:

  • Any degree of murder, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, assault, recklessly endangering another person, menacing or criminal mischief resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle;
  • Driving while under the influence of intoxicants;
  • Driving while your license is suspended or revoked;
  • Reckless driving;
  • Failure to perform the duties of a driver after a collision; or
  • Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer.

DMV will also revoke your license as a habitual offender if you are convicted of 20 or more traffic violations within five years. To view a list of violations, see OAR 735-064-0220(2)(3)​​.

If convicted of DUII, your license will be suspended. Suspension lengths can be one year, three years, or a permanent revocation depending on prior DUII convictions.

Following a suspension for the DUII conviction, a person will be required to install and use an ignition interlock device for a period of one, two, or five years.

A suspension or revocation for a DUII conviction is separate from a suspension under the Implied Consent law.

Following a conviction for DUII, Oregon law requires a DUII Treatment Completion Certificate before you are able to regain your driving privileges. For more information check out the Oregon Health Authority DUII services​​ and Alcohol and Other Drug Screening Specialists Directory.

Implied Consent

Oregon's implied consent law means that by driving a vehicle you have implied that you will consent to a breath, blood or urine test if a police officer asks you to.

  • Refusal to take a test is admissible as evidence in court.
  • Drivers over 21 years old will fail the test if their blood alcohol reading is 0.08 percent or more.
  • Drivers under 21 will fail the test if they have any amount of alcohol in their blood.
  • An implied consent suspension is separate from a suspension from a DUII conviction.
  • If you have a valid Oregon Driver License the officer will take it and issue a 30-day temporary driving permit.
  • After 30 days, the suspension is in effect and the temporary driving permit is no longer valid.

If you receive a notice of intent to suspend from a police officer under Oregon's Implied Consent Law, you are entitled to a hearing.

Suspension lengths are:

  • Failing a breath test - 90 days or one year.
  • Refusing to take a breath test – One year or three years.
  • Refusing to take a urine test - One year or three years.

Ignition Interlock Device

An ignition interlock device, or IID, is used to prevent a vehicle from starting if the device detects a breath alcohol concentration of 0.02% or more on the driver’s breath.

Following a suspension for driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII), a driver is required to install an IID in any vehicle the person operates for a period of one, two, or five years depending on prior DUII offenses. A driver who has been granted diversion may also be required to install an IID as a condition of the diversion agreement.

If you are required to have an IID installed in your vehicle:
  • Your driving privileges will be suspended for the length of required installation period unless DMV receives proof that you have installed an IID following a DUII suspension;
  • At the end of the required installation period, a person must submit a 90-day No Negative Report to DMV which shows that the IID did not record a violation for the last 90 consecutive days of the installation period. A person’s IID requirement will continue indefinitely until this 90-day report is received by DMV; and
  • You are responsible for paying all costs related to the device.
​Oregon residents who are enrolled in SNAP benefits may qualify for financial assistance to install an ignition interlock device. For more information, please visit the Oregon Health Authority webpage.
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A hardship permit is available for some driver license suspensions or for a driver revoked as a habitual offender.
For more information see Hardship Permits​. ​


Your license may be suspended if you are behind on your child support payments.

If your license is suspended for failure to pay child support, the suspension remains in place until the Oregon Child Support Program notifies DMV to reinstate your license.

Contact the Oregon Child Support Program​ to discuss options to get your license reinstated.

DMV sends notice to the address on file. Notice will contain the following information:  
  • Effective date and time of the withdrawal. 
  • Information about your right to request a hearing or administrative review.  
  • Information about whether you are eligible to apply for a hardship permit. 
  • That once the withdrawal becomes effective, you must surrender your driver license or permit to DMV. 
      • Send to:
      Driver Transactions Unit, DMV HQ
      1905 Lana Ave NE
      Salem, OR 97314
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Notices of Suspension, Revocation or Cancellation contain a section of information regarding your Administrative Rights.  

Generally, the information is contained at the bottom of the first page of the notice. 

If you believe the notice DMV sent is an error, you may be eligible to have the matter reviewed.  

Additional information regarding is available from the links below:



​For more information about reinstating your driver license or a certain requirement, click on the links below:

  • Circuit Courts
    • ​​Use the green drop-down button or the interactive map to find a circuit court’s contact and location information.
  • ​Municipal/Justice Courts
    • ​Scroll down the page and click on Municipal & Justice Court Registry. Search by court name to find a court’s contact and location information.​
  • OJD Courts ePay​ ​



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