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Driver's License Points by State: How Many Suspend You

How many points each moving violation adds in each state, how many points suspend your license and over what period, and how points come off your record. Each cited to the statute.

11 of 50 states so far, starting with the largest. Most states use a demerit-point system, but the point values, the suspension totals, and the time windows differ a lot.A few states do not use points at all and suspend on the number of convictions instead. Every page links to the statute or the official point schedule.

Read this first: points, thresholds, and the time window

A point system does two things. First, each moving-violation conviction adds a set number of points to your record, more for the serious offenses like reckless driving or a high-speed ticket. Second, the state suspends or reviews your license once your points cross a threshold within a set window, often 12 months. The two states rarely match, so a violation that is minor in one state can be costly in another.

Two things trip people up. Points come off on the state's own schedule, but the underlying conviction can stay on your driving record and affect your insurance far longer. And the DMV points here are not the same as the private insurance points your insurer uses to set your rate. Every figure links to the statute or the official schedule, and pages still pending verification say so.

Every state in one table

The suspension threshold, the window, and the statute in each row.

All states (11)

State	The threshold	Suspension trigger	Statute
California	Negligent operator at 4 points in 12 months	4 points / 12 months	Cal. Veh. Code §§ 12810
Florida	Suspended at 12 points in 12 months	12 points / 12 months	Fla. Stat. § 322.27
Georgia	Suspended at 15 points in 24 months	15 points / 24 months	O.C.G.A. §§ 40‑5‑57
Illinois	Suspended at 15 points after 3 convictions	15 points	625 ILCS 5/6‑206
Michigan	Reexamined at 12 points in 2 years	12 points / 2 years	Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 257.320a
New York	Suspended at 10 points in 24 months	10 points / 24 months	N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 510
North Carolina	Suspended at 12 points in 3 years	12 points / 3 years	N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20‑16(a)(5)
Ohio	Suspended at 12 points in 2 years	12 points / 2 years	Ohio Rev. Code §§ 4510.036
Pennsylvania	Departmental action at 6 points	6 points	75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1535
Texas	No point system in Texas	4 convictions / 12 months	Tex. Transp. Code §§ 521.292
Virginia	Suspended at 18 points in 12 months	18 points / 12 months	Va. Code §§ 46.2‑489

What these pages are, and what they aren't

Each state page is a reference for the point values, the suspension thresholds, and how points come off. They are deliberately not advice for your case: the points and the consequences turn on the exact violation and your record, so each page links to the statute and a way to find a traffic attorney. This is legal information, not legal advice.