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Drivers License Points

If you are convicted of certain motor vehicle violations in North Carolina, driver license points are placed against your driving record.

If you accumulate as many as twelve points within a three-year period, your license may be suspended. The accumulation of eight points within three years following the reinstatement of your license can result in a second suspension.

If your driver license is suspended by the point system, it may be taken for:

  • 60 days for the first suspension;
  • 6 months for the second; and
  • 12 months for the third.
Conviction Point Value
Passing a stopped school bus loading or unloading children 5
Reckless driving 4
Hit and run, property damage only 4
Following too closely 4
Driving on wrong side of road 4
Illegal passing 4
Running through stop sign 3
Speeding more than 55 mph 3
Speeding through a school zone 3
Failure to yield right of way 3
No driver's license or license expired more than one year 3
Running through red light 3
Failure to stop for siren 3
Speeding through safety zone 3
Failure to report accident where such report is required 3
No liability insurance 3
All other moving violations 2
Littering involving a motor vehicle 1

For more information about points and other information about driving in North Carolina , see the NCDOT Division of Motor Vehicles.