Chapter 3 — Your Driving Privilege Driver License Restoration For the reinstatement of your driving privilege: 7. Pay for new license issuance. 6. Provide proof of insurance if required, and  5. Take required tests, if applicable;  4. Reapply for a driver license;  3. Pay a restoration and/or service fee;  2. Provide proof of identity, i.e., driver license or two (2) other acceptable  forms of i.d.;  1. Visit any driver license office;  North Carolina law requires that a restoration fee of $65 be paid to the DMV  before a suspension or revocation can be cleared. (This fee is not required if the  license was taken for medical or health reasons following a medical evaluation.)  A $130 restoration fee is required when the revocation results from a DWI  conviction. Also, a service fee of $50 is required upon restoration of a revoked  or suspended driver license unless the license was surrendered to the court or  mailed to the DMV before the effective date of the suspension or revocation. 37