New Jersey: Points and repeat violations
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New Jersey publishes rules for some suspensions involving accumulated points or repeat violations. The applicable period and any next step depend on the state's record, so use this page as general source-backed information and confirm against the current official record.
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New Jersey uses a point system for driving violations (under NJ Admin Code 13:19-10.2). If you build up 12 or more points in any time window, your license is suspended: 30 days for 12 to 15 points, escalating up to 180 or more days for 28 or more points. There is also a separate point surcharge if you accumulate 6 or more points within 3 years: a $150 base charge plus $25 for each additional point, paid through the NJSVS surcharge system. To reinstate your license: 1. Serve out the suspension period. 2. Pay the $100 MVC restoration fee. 3. Complete the Driver Improvement Program (a $150 course). 4. Complete a 1-year probation period. No SR-22 is required for a standard points-based suspension. Separately, New Jersey treats habitual offenders (anyone with 3 license suspensions within 3 years, from any cause) differently, and that situation is outside the scope of what this guide covers. If the MVC denies your restoration request, you have the right to a hearing to contest that denial.
Published fee information
$100 MVC restoration. No SR-22 for points (NJ has no certificate model for the points track; surcharges are NJSVS-administered, not insurer-filed). Context costs (not paid to MVC; paid through NJ courts / NJSVS): Driver Improvement Program (DIP) $150 course required as part of the reinstatement, completed before the restoration takes effect. Point surcharge for 6+ pts accumulated within 3 yrs: $150 base + $25 per additional point above 6, billed annually for 3 years through NJSVS - non-payment leads to a separate indefinite suspension until cleared.
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Source excerpt summary: New Jersey uses a point system for driving violations (under NJ Admin Code 13:19-10.2). If you build up 12 or more points in any time window, your license is suspended: 30 days for 12 to 15 points, escalating up to 180 o...
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