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Cal. Veh. Code 12810.5(a)	[ "citation", "state" ]	california	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH&sectionNum=12810.5	(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a person whose driving record shows a violation point count of four or more points in 12 months, six or more points in 24 months, or eight or more points in 36 months shall be prima facie presumed to be a negligent operator of a motor vehicle. In applying this subdiv...	California	four or more points in 12 months, six or more points in 24 months, or eight or more points in 36 months	https://referencesource.org/driver-license-points-thresholds-by-state/california/	[ "suspension_threshold" ]	null	null
Colo. Rev. Stat. 42-2-127(1)(a)	[ "citation", "state" ]	colorado	https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-42-vehicles-and-traffic/co-rev-st-sect-42-2-127.html	Colorado Revised Statutes Title 42. Vehicles and Traffic § 42-2-127. Authority to suspend license--to deny license--type of conviction--points Current as of January 01, 2025 \| Updated by <https://www.findlaw.com/company/our-team.html> Findlaw Staff (1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of this se...	Colorado	twelve points or more within any twelve consecutive months	https://referencesource.org/driver-license-points-thresholds-by-state/colorado/	[ "additional_tiers", "suspension_threshold" ]	eighteen points or more within any twenty-four consecutive months, or, in the case of a minor driver eighteen years of age or older, who has accumulated nine points or more within any twelve consecutive months, or twelve points or more within any twenty-four consecutive months, or fourteen points or more for violations...	null
Fla. Stat. 322.27(3)	[ "citation", "state" ]	florida	https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0322/Sections/0322.27.html	F.S. 322.27 322.27  Authority of department to suspend or revoke driver license or identification card. — (1)  Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in chapter 120, the department may suspend the license or identification card of any person without preliminary hearing upon a showing of its...	Florida	12 points within a 12-month period	https://referencesource.org/driver-license-points-thresholds-by-state/florida/	[ "additional_tiers", "suspension_duration", "suspension_threshold" ]	When a licensee accumulates 18 points, including points upon which suspension action is taken under paragraph (a), within an 18-month period, the suspension shall be for a period of not more than 3 months. (c)  When a licensee accumulates 24 points, including points upon which suspension action is taken under pa...	not more than 30 days
O.C.G.A. 40-5-57(c)(1)(B)	[ "citation", "state" ]	georgia	https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-40-motor-vehicles-and-traffic/ga-code-sect-40-5-57.html	Georgia Code Title 40. Motor Vehicles and Traffic § 40-5-57 Current as of March 28, 2024 \| Updated by <https://www.findlaw.com/company/our-team.html> Findlaw Staff (a) The State of Georgia considers dangerous and negligent drivers to be a direct and immediate threat to the welfare and safety of the general public, and ...	Georgia	a violation point count of 15 or more points in any consecutive 24 month period	https://referencesource.org/driver-license-points-thresholds-by-state/georgia/	[ "suspension_threshold" ]	null	null
Idaho Code 49-326(1)(i)	[ "citation", "state" ]	idaho	https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title49/T49CH3/SECT49-326/	MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES 49-326. Authority of department to suspend, disqualify or revoke driver’s license and privileges. (1) If the court has not ordered the suspension of a license or privileges, the department is authorized to suspend, disqualify or revoke the license or privileges of a driver without prelim...	Idaho	a violation point count of twelve (12) or more points in any consecutive twelve (12) month period	https://referencesource.org/driver-license-points-thresholds-by-state/idaho/	[ "suspension_threshold" ]	null	null
Md. Code, Transportation 16-404(a)	[ "citation", "state" ]	maryland	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr&section=16-404	(a) The Administration shall take the following actions for points accumulated within any 2–year period: (1) Send a warning letter to each individual who accumulates 3 points; (2) Require attendance at a driver improvement program conducted under § 16–212 of this title by each individual who accumulates 5 points, excep...	Maryland	Suspend the license of each individual who accumulates 8 points	https://referencesource.org/driver-license-points-thresholds-by-state/maryland/	[ "additional_tiers", "suspension_threshold" ]	Revoke the license of each individual who accumulates 12 points	null
Mo. Rev. Stat. 302.304.3	[ "citation", "state" ]	missouri	https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=302.304	302.304. Notice of points — suspension or revocation of license, when — reinstatement, when — failure to maintain proof of financial responsibility, effect — point reduction prior to conviction, effect — surrender of license — reinstatement of license when drugs or alcohol involved, assignment recommendation, judicial ...	Missouri	eight points in eighteen months	https://referencesource.org/driver-license-points-thresholds-by-state/missouri/	[ "suspension_threshold" ]	null	null
Nev. Rev. Stat. 483.475(3)	[ "citation", "state" ]	nevada	https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-483.html	NRS 483.475 Demerit points: Cancellation for successful completion of course of traffic safety; limitations; suspension of license; cumulative period for suspension; notice; hearing. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, when a person who holds a driver’s license has accumulated 3 or more demerit points, ...	Nevada	the first accumulation of 12 demerit points during a 12-month period	https://referencesource.org/driver-license-points-thresholds-by-state/nevada/	[ "additional_tiers", "suspension_duration", "suspension_threshold" ]	For the second accumulation within 3 years of 12 demerit points during a 12-month period, 1 year.	6 months
N.C. Gen. Stat. 20-16	[ "citation", "state" ]	north-carolina	https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_20/GS_20-16.html	(5) Has, under the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, within a three-year period, accumulated 12 or more points, or eight or more points in the three-year period immediately following the reinstatement of a license which has been suspended or revoked because of a conviction for one or more traffic offenses; ...	North Carolina	within a three-year period, accumulated 12 or more points	https://referencesource.org/driver-license-points-thresholds-by-state/north-carolina/	[ "additional_tiers", "suspension_duration", "suspension_threshold" ]	eight or more points in the three-year period immediately following the reinstatement of a license which has been suspended or revoked	the first such suspension shall be for not more than 60 days; the second such suspension shall not exceed six months and any subsequent suspension shall not exceed one year
N.D. Cent. Code 39-06.1-10(2)	[ "citation", "state" ]	north-dakota	https://www.ndlegis.gov/cencode/t39c06-1.pdf	2. If the director confirms, after hearing or opportunity for hearing, that the licensee's driving record has an accumulated point total of twelve or more points, the director shall suspend the licensee's operator's license according to the following schedule: Accumulated Point Total: Period of Suspension: a. Twelve 7 ...	North Dakota	an accumulated point total of twelve or more points	https://referencesource.org/driver-license-points-thresholds-by-state/north-dakota/	[ "additional_tiers", "suspension_duration", "suspension_threshold" ]	Thirteen and above 7 days for each point over eleven	7 days
Ohio Rev. Code 4510.037(B), (E)	[ "citation", "state" ]	ohio	https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4510.037	(E) The registrar, upon the written request of a licensee who files a petition under division (B) of this section, shall furnish the licensee a certified copy of the registrar's record of the convictions and bond forfeitures of the person. This record shall include the name, address, and date of birth of the licensee; ...	Ohio	twelve points or more have been charged against the person within a two-year period	https://referencesource.org/driver-license-points-thresholds-by-state/ohio/	[ "suspension_threshold" ]	null	null
75 Pa.C.S. 1539(a), (b)	[ "citation", "state" ]	pennsylvania	https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-75-pacsa-vehicles/pa-csa-sect-75-1539.html	Pennsylvania Statutes Title 75 Pa.C.S.A. Vehicles § 1539. Suspension of operating privilege on accumulation of points Current as of January 01, 2026 \| Updated by <https://www.findlaw.com/company/our-team.html> Findlaw Staff (a) General rule.-- When any person's record shows an accumulation of 11 points or more, the dep...	Pennsylvania	an accumulation of 11 points or more	https://referencesource.org/driver-license-points-thresholds-by-state/pennsylvania/	[ "additional_tiers", "suspension_duration", "suspension_threshold" ]	the second suspension shall be for a period of 10 days for each point, the third suspension shall be for a period of 15 days for each point and any subsequent suspension shall be for a period of one year	The first suspension shall be for a period of 5 days for each point
S.C. Code Ann. 56-1-740(A)	[ "citation", "state" ]	south-carolina	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t56c001.php	(A) The Department of Motor Vehicles may suspend, for not more than six months, the driver's license and privilege of a person upon a showing by its records, based on a uniform point system as authorized in this article, that the licensee has been convicted with such frequency of offenses against motor vehicle traffic ...	South Carolina	a total of twelve points assessed against a driver	https://referencesource.org/driver-license-points-thresholds-by-state/south-carolina/	[ "suspension_duration", "suspension_threshold" ]	null	not more than six months
Wis. Stat. 343.32(2)(c)1.	[ "citation", "state" ]	wisconsin	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/343.32	<https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/343.32(2)(c)1.> 343.32(2)(c)1. 1. Except as provided in subd. <https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/343.32(2)(c)2.> 2. , in order for the secretary to suspend an operating privilege under this subsection, the operator must have accumulated 12 demerit poi...	Wisconsin	the operator must have accumulated 12 demerit points in any 12-month period	https://referencesource.org/driver-license-points-thresholds-by-state/wisconsin/	[ "suspension_threshold" ]	null	null

Driver's license point systems: suspension thresholds and lookback periods by US state

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For each US state that runs a demerit-point system: how many points trigger a license suspension, over what lookback period, and for how long the suspension runs — sourced from each state's statute or DMV rule. Answers 'how many points until my license is suspended in [state]', 'how long do points stay on my license in [state]', and 'does [state] have a points system'. The thresholds differ sharply (Florida: 12 points/12 months = 30 days, 18/18 = 3 months, 24/36 = 1 year; North Carolina: 12 points in 3 years, or 8 after a reinstatement) and roughly ten states run no point system at all — a nuance the content-mill summaries flatten. States with no point system get a record saying so, from the state's own page.

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