Schedule of Points Values
The following schedule contains values assigned to moving traffic violations or contributing to the occurrence of accidents:
Violation | Points | |
Tickets and Court Abstractions where speed not indicated on source documents | 3 | |
Speeding 1 through 5 mph in excess of speed zone | 1 | |
Speeding 6 through 15 mph in excess of speed zone | 3 | |
Speeding 16 through 25 mph in excess of speed zone | 4 | |
Speeding 26 through 35 mph in excess of speed zone | 5 | |
Speeding 36 through 45 mph in excess of speed zone | 6 | |
Speeding 46 mph and above in excess of speed zone | 8 | |
Speed is less than posted minimum | 3 | |
Driving too fast for conditions, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident | 3 | |
Operating at erratic or sudden changing speed | 3 | |
Reckless Driving | 6 | |
Careless or negligent driving | 4 | |
Failing to obey traffic instructions | 4 | |
Improper passing | 4 | |
Wrong way, side or direction | 4 | |
Following improperly | 3 | |
Following emergency vehicle unlawfully | 3 | |
Failing to yield the right-of-way | 4 | |
Making improper turn | 3 | |
Failure to signal direction or to reduce speed suddenly | 3 | |
Stopping, standing, obstructing, or blocking traffic | 3 | |
Coasting; operating gears disengaged | 3 | |
Improper backing | 3 | |
Improper starting, burning rubber, spinning tires, peeling out | 3 | |
Driver view or mechanism obstructed | 3 | |
Driving mountain highway-controlled/audible warning | 3 | |
Inability to maintain control | 3 | |
Improper operation of or riding on a motorcycle | 3 | |
Improper lane or location, driving on roadways laned for traffic | 3 | |
Use of controlled access roadway | 4 | |
Inattentive driving, due care, failure to drive in careful manner, unsafe lookout, improper driving | 3 | |
Cross private property to avoid stop sign or signal | 4 | |
Operating a vehicle while using cell phone (under 18) | 6 | |
Passing a stopped school bus, church or youth bus taking on or discharging passengers | 8 | |
Violation of driver license or certificate restrictions | 6 | |
Reckless endangerment by vehicle (misdemeanor) | 8 | |
Miscellaneous traffic violations; any offense involving the unsafe operation of a non- commercial motor vehicle not herein specified | 3 | |
Leaving the scene of a crash (if no revocation or suspension action) | 5 | |
Failure to report a crash | 4 | |
Failure to yield to emergency vehicles; Failure to change lanes/slow down for authorized vehicles on roadside | 6 | |
Failure to stop at railroad crossing | 8 | |
Texting while driving | 3 | |
Handheld device | 3 |
Violation | Points | |
Tickets and court abstracts where speed not indicated | 4 | |
Speeding 1 through 5 mph in excess of posted speed | 2 | |
Speeding 6 through 15 mph in excess of posted speed | 4 | |
Speeding 16 through 25 mph in excess of posted speed | 5 | |
Speeding 26 through 35 mph in excess of posted speed | 6 | |
Speeding 36 mph and above in excess of posted speed | 8 |
Violation | Points | |
Contributing to an accident involving property damage | 3 | |
Contributing to an accident resulting in bodily injury | 4 | |
Contributing to an accident resulting in another's death | 8 |
Violation | Points | |
Operating without driver license in possession | 2 | |
Operating without being licensed or without license required for that type of vehicle operated | 3 | |
Operating while driver license required for type of vehicle operated is under suspension, revocation or cancellation | 8 | |
Fleeing Law Enforcement Officer (misdemeanor) | 8 | |
Child Endangerment (misdemeanor) | 8 |
Violation | Points |
Speeding in a commercial vehicle, speed not indicated | 4 |
Speeding in a commercial vehicle, 1 through 5 mph in excess of posted speed zone | 2 |
Speeding in a commercial vehicle, 6 through 14 mph in excess of posted speed zone | 4 |
Excessive speeding in a commercial vehicle, 15 through 25 mph in excess of posted speed zone | 5 |
Excessive speeding in a commercial vehicle, 26 through 35 mph in excess of posted speed zone | 6 |
Excessive speeding in a commercial vehicle, 36 and above mph in excess of posted speed zone | 7 |
Speed less than posted minimum in a commercial vehicle | 4 |
Speeding in a commercial vehicle, speed not indicated in construction speed zone | 7 |
Speeding in a commercial vehicle, 1 through 5 mph in excess of posted construction speed zone | 3 |
Speeding in a commercial vehicle, 6 through 14 mph in excess of posted construction speed zone | 5 |
Excessive speeding in a commercial vehicle, 15 through 25 mph in excess of posted construction speed zone | 5 |
Excessive speeding in a commercial vehicle, 26 through 35 mph in excess of posted construction speed zone | 6 |
Excessive speeding in a commercial vehicle, 36 and above mph in excess of posted construction speed zone | 7 |
Reckless Driving | 7 |
Careless or negligent driving | 5 |
Improper passing | 4 |
Improper or erratic lane change | 5 |
Following improperly | 4 |
Failure to obey traffic instruction | 4 |
Wrong way, side or direction | 4 |
Passing stopped school, church, or youth bus taking on or discharging passengers | 8 |
Following emergency vehicle unlawfully | 3 |
Operating improperly due to drowsiness | 5 |
Miscellaneous traffic violations | 3 |
Failure to yield to emergency vehicles | 6 |
Violation of truck lane restriction | 3 |
Driving a commercial vehicle without obtaining a commercial driver license | 8 |
Driving a commercial vehicle without a current commercial driver license on person | 3 |
Driving commercial vehicle without proper endorsement or class of commercial vehicle | 6 |
Conviction driving while disqualified or while canceled | 8 |
Texting while driving | 3 |
Handheld device | 3 |
Failure to yield | 4 |
Making improper turn | 4 |
Fail to signal direction | 4 |
Violation | Points |
Speeding in a commercial vehicle, speed not indicated | 6 |
Speeding in a commercial vehicle, 1 through 5 mph in excess of posted speed zone | 3 |
Speeding in a commercial vehicle, 6 through 14 mph in excess of posted speed zone | 5 |
Excessive speeding in a commercial vehicle, 15 through 25 mph in excess of posted speed zone | 5 |
Excessive speeding in a commercial vehicle, 26 through 35 mph in excess of posted speed zone | 6 |
Excessive speeding in a commercial vehicle, 36 and above mph in excess of posted speed zone | 7 |
Speed less than posted minimum in a commercial vehicle, | 5 |
Reckless driving | 8 |
Improper passing | 5 |
Improper or erratic lane change | 6 |
Following improperly | 5 |
Careless or negligent driving | 6 |
Failure to obey traffic instructions | 5 |
Wrong way, side or direction | 5 |
Failure to yield right of way | 5 |
Making improper turn | 5 |
Failure to signal direction | 4 |
Passing stopped school, church, or youth bus taking on or discharging passengers | 8 |
Following emergency vehicle unlawfully | 3 |
Conviction of driving while disqualified | 8 |
Miscellaneous traffic violations | 4 |
Texting while driving | 4 |
Handheld device | 4 |