What to do when your license is suspended
If your driving privileges have been suspended, you will need to pay a Restoration Fee of $100. If the judge did not take your license in court, you must surrender it at any Regional Service Center or mail to:
Motor Vehicle Commission
Driver Management Bureau
P.O. Box 134
Trenton, New Jersey 08650
- Do not drive until you restore your license and receive a written notice of restoration
- If you continue to drive while your license is suspended, you could face up to five years in jail
Possible reasons your license can be suspended:
- If you receive 12 or more points on your current driver record
- Failure to appear in court or to pay fines
- Failure to pay surcharges
- Driving with a suspended license
- Failure to provide proof of insurance
- Physical or mental disqualification
- Drug or alcohol use while driving
- Reckless driving
- Vehicle abandonment on a public highway
- Fault in a fatal accident