Central Florida Points Suspension Attorney

A Points Suspension is one of the many ways that your privilege to drive may be suspended. If you accumulate a specified amount of points within a certain timeframe, the DMV will issue a license suspension.

Points are added to a record when someone is convicted of a moving violation. Paying a ticket counts as a guilty plea and a conviction. If you have too many points on your driving record, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will suspend or revoke your license. You could also be facing increased insurance premiums.

If you are caught driving while your license is suspended, you will get a strike toward becoming a Habitual Traffic Offender (HTO). A person classified as an HTO will have a 5-year driver’s license revocation, so be careful.

Points Suspension Breakdown

Points are assigned based on the type of conviction and remain on the driver’s record for at least 5 years from the date of conviction.

If a driver accumulates too many points in a set time frame, their driving privileges will be suspended as listed below:

12 points in 12 months = 30 day suspension.

18 points in 18 months = 3 month suspension.

24 points in 36 months = 1 year suspension.

Violation	Points
Leaving the scene of a crash resulting in more than $50 in property damage	6
Speeding resulting in a crash	6
Speeding (15 MPH or more over the speed limit)	4
Reckless Driving	4
Passing a stopped school bus	4
Moving violation resulting in a crash	4
Failing to stop at a traffic signal	4
Violation of traffic control sign/device	4
Open container as an operator	3
Littering	3
Speeding (less than 15 MPH over the speed limit)	3
Child restraint violation	3
Improper lane change	3
Any other moving violation not listed above	3