North Carolina Traffic Tickets

Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Points

There are two point systems that have to be examined for those who have received a traffic ticket in North Carolina. Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), Points is what is used to determine whether an individual license is eligible to continue to drive in the State of North Carolina.

Typically, an individual without a prior revocation during the prior three (3) years is eligible to drive until they receive twelve (12) DMV Points during a three (3) year experience period (rolling three (3) years). Those with prior revocations are generally suspended upon receiving eight (8) DMV points during an experience period. Once a licensee is revoked all North Carolina DMV points are eliminated and set back to zero (0).

Contact Chapel Hill, North Carolina traffic ticket defense lawyer at Everett Law Firm, P.A. today for a free legal consultation to discuss how your traffic ticket related charges may lead to a suspended driver's license or license suspension. Call Everett Law Firm at 919-942-8002 or toll free at 1-800-942-8048.

Different moving violations or traffic offenses carry different DMV Points. Further, those with Commercial Driver's licenses frequently receive additional DMV Points for the same offenses when the offense occurs while driving a commercial vehicle.

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Offense	DMV Points
Driving While Impaired (DWI)	12
Passing a Stopped School Bus	5
Aggressive Driving	5
Hit and Run (property damage)	4
Careless and Reckless Driving	4
Following too Closely	4
Illegal Passing	4
Stop Sign Violation	3
Stop Light Violation	3
Speeding at a speed > 55 mph	3
School Zone Violations	3
Failure to Yield Right of Way	3
No Operator's License (NOL)	3
No Liability Insurance	3
"Other" Moving Violations	1

This is not an all-inclusive list, but covers the major traffic offenses, moving violations, and traffic tickets. Additionally as stated above, those with Commercial Drive's license are generally charged additional North Carolina DMV Points for convictions received while driving commercial vehicles.

For a free legal consultation, contact Everett Law Firm, P.A., located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and serving Raleigh, Durham and surrounding areas, at (919) 942-8002 or toll free at 1-800-942-8048.