That’s a good question. This is something you can’t do by yourself. You probably need your parents’ or guardians’ permission and help. Here’s what you can do:
If your driver license has not expired, you will need to:
* Pay a $55 reissue fee.
* Provide proof of insurance (SR [...]
If financial responsibility is not maintained:
•Registration of the vehicle will be subject to suspension (VC §4000.38). DMV will begin the process to suspend the registration of a vehicle if:
—DMV is notified that a liability policy has been cancelled and a replacement policy is not provided within 45 days.
—The registered owner fails to provide evidence of [...]
Proof of financial responsibility may be met by making a $35,000 cash deposit with the department or by filing a $35,000 surety bond. Proof may also be filed by a department-approved self insurer on behalf of an employee, to permit driving vehicles owned by the self-insurer within the scope of the person’s employment. A bond [...]
The usual method of showing proof of financial responsibility is to provide a California Insurance
Proof Certificate (form SR-22/SR-1P) from an insurance company authorized to do business in
California. The types of coverage on the form SR-22/SR-1P are listed below:
SR-22: A motor vehicle liability policy may be provided to cover only vehicles registered in your
name (owner’s policy), [...]
If you have completed at least half of your drunk driving suspension/revocation and your [...]
15.040 Vehicles Excluded from Providing Proof of Financial Responsibility
The following types of vehicles are not required to provide evidence of financial responsibility to the department:
•Trailers
•Off-Highway vehicles
•Vehicles registered to a government entity (city, county, state, federal)
•Special Equipment vehicles
•Vehicles registered under a Planned Non-Operation status.
15.110
Insurance Information on DMV Printouts
The following insurance information messages will appear on the fee paid R60 vehicle record printouts. The message will appear below the DATE and TIME fields or, if a Department of Justice (DOJ) stop is present, directly following the DOJ STOP notice.
Message
Reason for Message
INSURANCE INFORMATION ON FILE
DMV has [...]
Mandatory vehicle registration financial responsibility requirements
Financial responsibility must be obtained and maintained on any vehicle operated or parked on California roadways and must be provided as specified below:
* When requested by law enforcement
* When renewing vehicle registration (if requested)
* When the vehicle is [...]
DUI Programs and Restricted Licenses ~ Completion of a DUI program is required for all DUI convictions.
Second and subsequent DUI convictions result in increased penalties, including a two-year suspension or a revocation of up to four years. After you complete a prescribed period of your suspension/ revocation and either enroll in, or complete a portion [...]
Restricted Commercial Licenses
If your commercial driving privilege was restricted before September 20, 2005, the restriction will be honored. However, if your license is subsequently suspended, revoked, canceled, disqualified or if it expires a new restricted license will not be issued.
Financial Responsibility Suspension:
If you are involved in an accident without insurance and are suspended, you [...]
