Driver's License Points Suspension Rules by State

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Alabama uses a point system for traffic violations, and points expire 2 years from the date of the violation. If you build up 12 or more points within a 2-year period, your license is suspended, with the length of the suspension based on how many points you have: 12 to 14 points is a 60-day suspension, 15 to 17 points is 90 days, 18 to 20 points is 120 days, 21 to 23 points is 180 days, and 24 or more points is 1 yea...

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Connecticut runs a violation-COUNT system, not a numeric points system. If you're under 25, accumulating 2 moving or suspension violations makes you subject to the mandatory Operator Retraining Program under Connecticut General Statutes section 14-111g(a). If you're 25 or older, the threshold is 3 violations.

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FL points thresholds (Fla. Stat. §322.27(3)): 12 pts / 12 mo → 30-day susp; 18 pts / 18 mo → 3-mo susp; 24 pts / 36 mo → 1-yr susp. Standard points reinstatement is administrative -: serve the suspension period → pay ~$75 reinstatement fee + $6.25 service + license fees at a DL service center, OR reinstate online at mydmvportal.flhsmv.gov.

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GA points suspension threshold (O.C.G.A. §40-5-57): adults 21+ = 15 points in 24 months; under 21 = any single 4-point offense; under 18 = 4 points in 12 months. Window measured by violation date. Points reset to zero after a points suspension.

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Illinois uses a conviction-count system for moving violations rather than a points system. If you are 21 or older, getting 3 moving-violation convictions within 12 months triggers a suspension, with the length set by the Secretary of State (SOS) based on severity. If you are under 21, the threshold is 2 convictions within 24 months.

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Indiana uses a numeric point system, as described in the Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 5. If you build up 20 or more points within 24 months, your license is suspended. The length of the suspension depends on how many points you have: around 20 points leads to about a 1-month suspension, around 24 points leads to about a 3-month suspension, and 42 or more points leads to about a 12-month suspension.

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Maine runs a demerit-point system on driving records. If you build up more than 12 demerit points in one year, your license is suspended until reinstated. Unlike most states, Maine does not suspend your license automatically once you hit the point threshold. Instead, you first go through an administrative hearing, and a hearing officer decides whether to continue, modify, or rescind the suspension.

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Minnesota does not have a state-administered point system. Instead, Minnesota tracks the number of moving violations on your record rather than accumulating points per violation, so there's no fixed point threshold that triggers a "points suspension" the way some other states use. If your record shows a moving-violation suspension, it falls under Minnesota's general reinstatement path. Here's what to do: 1.

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Missouri's point system has two tiers, based on how many points you accumulate and how quickly: 1. 8 points within 18 months leads to a suspension. The length escalates with each suspension within a 5-year window: 30 days for the 1st, 60 days for the 2nd, and 90 days for the 3rd. To reinstate, serve the suspension, pay the $20 reinstatement fee, and provide proof of insurance.

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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.

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NCDMV says a driver license may be suspended at 12 points within three years. Eight points within three years after a license is reinstated can result in another suspension. Its published periods are 60 days for a first point suspension, six months for a second, and one year for a third or later suspension.

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South Carolina uses a numeric point system under SC Code Section 56-1-720 and Section 56-1-740. At 6 points, you'll receive a warning letter. At 12 or more points, your license is suspended, with the length of the suspension scaling up (3, 4, 5, or 6 months) as your point total gets higher. To reinstate, first serve out the suspension, then pay the $100 SCDMV reinstatement fee.

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Texas repealed its Driver Responsibility surcharge program on September 1, 2019. All surcharges were forgiven and any suspensions tied to them were lifted. However, a habitual traffic violator suspension (triggered by 4 or more moving violations in 12 months) still applies.

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Washington does not use a numeric point system. Instead, suspensions are based on how many violations you've been convicted of. For adult drivers, about 6 moving violations in 12 months triggers a suspension. Unlike most states with points-based suspensions, Washington requires you to carry an SR-22 (a certificate of financial responsibility filed by your insurer) for 3 years if you have this type of suspension.

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Wisconsin uses a demerit-point system for driving violations. If you build up 12 or more demerit points within 12 months, your license is suspended. The length of the suspension scales with how many points you have; more than 30 points results in a 1-year suspension.