Drivers' License Points
The DMV tracks a person’s violations, infractions and convictions by making notations on a person’s driving history. Depending on the different allegations, the DMV can add “points” to your history. When you amass 7 points in 3 years, you will be required to attend driver retraining.
Driving Record Points
The following point amounts will be assessed for the violations listed below them.
One Point:
• Operating at Unreasonable rate of speed (Sec. 14-218a)
• Speeding (Sec. 14-219)
• Failure to drive in right-hand lane (Sec. 14-230)
• Illegal use of limited access highway by bus, commercial vehicle or vehicle with trailer (Sec. 14-230a)
• Improper operation on multiple-lane highways (Sec. 14-236)
• Improper operation on divided highway (Sec.14-237)
• Wrong direction at rotary or one-way street (Sec. 14-239)
• Improper turn, illegal turn, illegal stopping, failure to signal intention to turn (Sec. 14-242)
• Improper backing or starting (Sec. 14-243)
• Failure to give proper signal (Sec. 14-244)
• Operator’s duties on stopping a school bus (Sec. 14-277)
• Operation of motorcycles abreast, illegal passing (Sec. 14-289b)
• Wrong way on one way street (Sec. 14-303)
Two Points:
• Slow speed, impending traffic (Sec. 14-220)
• Disobeying orders of officer (Sec. 14- 223a)
• Entering or leaving controlled access highway at other than designated entrance or exit (Sec. 14-238)
• Entry upon a limited access highway other than a highway intersection or designated point (Sec. 14-238a)
• Executing turn from wrong lane or contrary to traffic control devices (Sec. 14-241)
• Failure to obey signal at railroad crossing (Sec. 14-249)
• Failure to observe parkway or expressway restrictions (Sec. 14-298)
• Failure to obey traffic control signal light (Sec. 14-299)
• Failure to obey yield sign (Sec. 14-302)
• Operating a vehicle through pedestrian safety zone (Sec. 14-304)
Three points:
• Failure to keep right when meeting opposing traffic (Sec. 14-231)
• Improper passing or failure to yield to passing vehicle (Sec. 14-232)
• Passing on right (Sec. 14-233)
• Passing in no passing zone (Sec. 14-234)
• Failure to keep to right on curve, grade or approaching intersection (Sec. 14-235)
• Failure to drive reasonable distance apart (Sec. 14-240)
• Failure to grant right of way at intersection (Sec. 14-245)
• Failure to yield when emerging from driveway or private road (Sec. 14-247)
• Failure to grant right of way when emerging from alley driveway or building (Sec. 14-247a)
• Failure to grant right of way to pedestrian (Sec. 14-300)
Four Points:
• Wagering, speed record (Sec. 14-224c)
• Failure to drive reasonable distance apart, intent to harass (Sec. 14-240a)
• Passing stopped school bus (Sec. 14-279)
Five Points:
• Negligent homicide with a motor vehicle (Sec. 14-222a)
Points assessed against a driving record will remain on that driving record for a period of twenty-four months from the date of such assessment. A letter of warning will be sent to the holder of an operator’s license if points total or exceed 6. If the licensee receives an excess of 10 or more points, the department of motor vehicles will suspend the operator’s license for a minimum of thirty days.
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