How many points on your license lead to a suspension, state by state?
Every state’s answer, and the District of Columbia’s, from its own manual or code: 35 have a rule on this, quoted below with where it is written; 16 say nothing on it.
Statutes fetched between 6 and 9 October 2026; manuals fetched between 6 September and 4 October 2026. How the answers are made
| State | The rule | Where it is written | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Under the Alabama point system, 12 to 14 points in a 2-year period bring a 60-day suspension. | Alabama Driver Manual, p.19 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Alaska | Accumulating 12 points in 12 months requires the mandatory suspension or revocation of an Alaska driving privilege, regardless of hardship. | Alaska Driver Manual, p.15 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Arizona | If you accumulate 8 or more points within any 12-month period, you must attend Traffic Survival School or your driving privilege may be suspended. | Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.62 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| California | An adult’s license may be suspended if their record shows 4 points in 12 months. | California Driver’s Handbook, p.54 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Colorado | (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (8)(b) of this section, the department has the authority to suspend the license of any driver who, in accordance with the schedule of points set forth in this section, has been convicted of traffic violations resulting in the accumulation of twelve points or more within any twelve consecutive months or eighteen points or more within any twenty-four consecutive months, or, in the case of a minor driver eighteen years of age or older, who has accumulated nine points or more within any twelve consecutive months, or twelve points or more within any twenty-four consecutive months, or fourteen points or more for violations occurring after reaching the age of eighteen years, or, in the case of a minor driver under the age of eighteen years, who has accumulated more than five points within any twelve consecutive months or more than six points for violations occurring prior to reaching the age of eighteen years; except that the accumulation of points causing the subjection to suspension of the license of a chauffeur who, in the course of employment, has as a principal duty the operation of a motor vehicle is sixteen points in one year, twenty-four points in two years, or twenty-eight points in four years, if all the points are accumulated while said chauffeur is in the course of employment. Any provision of this section to the contrary notwithstanding, the license of a chauffeur who is convicted of DUI, DUI per se, DWAI, UDD, or leaving the scene of a crash must be suspended in the same manner as if the offense occurred outside the course of employment. Whenever a minor driver under the age of eighteen years receives a summons for a traffic violation, the minor's parent or legal guardian or, if the minor is without parents or guardian, the person who signed the minor driver's application for a license must immediately be notified by the court from which the summons was issued. | Colorado law, C.R.S. § 42-2-127(1) | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Delaware | At 14 calculated points, Delaware imposes a mandatory 4-month license suspension. | Delaware Driver Manual, p.47 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| District of Columbia | If you accumulate 10 or 11 points, your District driver license is suspended for 90 days, and it stays suspended until it is officially reinstated. | DC Driver Manual, p.25 | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Florida | 12 points within a 12-month period brings a 30 day suspension. | Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.29 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Georgia | Georgia suspends a license for anybody who builds up 15 or more points within 24 months. | Georgia Driver's Manual, p.131 | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Idaho | Accumulating 12 to 17 points in any 12 months brings a 30-day suspension. | July 2026 Idaho Driver's Handbook, p.123 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Illinois | Three traffic violation convictions during a 12-month period can suspend an Illinois license, or two within any 24-month period for a driver under 21 at the time of arrest. | Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, p.60 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Kansas | Conviction of three moving violations within a twelve-month period may suspend a Kansas driver's privileges. | Kansas Driving Handbook, p.14 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Kentucky | A Kentucky driver aged 18 or over may have their driving privilege suspended on accumulating 12 points within a two-year period, and a driver under 18 on 7 points. | Kentucky Driver Manual, p.17 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Maine | Under the Maine point system, a driver's license is suspended when the point total reaches 12 or more. | Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.14 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| Maryland | (a) The Administration shall take the following actions for points accumulated within any 2–year period: (1) Send a warning letter to each individual who accumulates 3 points; (2) Require attendance at a driver improvement program conducted under § 16–212 of this title by each individual who accumulates 5 points, except that a Class A, B, or C licensee who submits evidence acceptable to the Administration that he is a professional driver may not be called in until he accumulates 8 points; and (3) Except as provided in § 16–405 of this subtitle: (i) Suspend the license of each individual who accumulates 8 points; and (ii) Revoke the license of each individual who accumulates 12 points. | Maryland law, Md. Code, Transp. § 16-404(a) | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Massachusetts | Three surchargeable events within a two-year period may bring a suspension, and the Registry will send you to a Driver Retraining course. | Massachusetts Driver's Manual, p.59 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Missouri | If you accumulate 8 or more points in 18 months, your driving privilege will be suspended. | Missouri Driver Guide, p.73 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Nebraska | Getting 12 points in a 2-year period causes automatic revocation of the operator's license for 6 months. | Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.18 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Nevada | If you receive 12 or more demerit points in any 12-month period, your Nevada license will be suspended. | Nevada Driver Handbook, p.77 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| New Jersey | A driver reaching 12 to 14 points in 24 months is mailed a Notice of Scheduled Suspension by the MVC. | New Jersey Driver Manual, p.133 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| New Mexico | A driver with 12 or more points within a 12-month period will have their license suspended. | New Mexico Driver Manual, p.14 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| North Carolina | Accumulating as many as 12 points within a three-year period may result in suspension of your license. | North Carolina Driver Handbook, p.34 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| North Dakota | In North Dakota, a driver whose record reaches 12 points has the license suspended for 7 days. | North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.40 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Ohio | Twelve or more points within two years brings a license suspension, and reinstatement requires a remedial driving course, an SR-22 bond filed with the BMV and reinstatement fees. | Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws, p.33 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Oklahoma | Under Oklahoma's Mandatory Point System, your license will be suspended if you accumulate 10 or more points within 5 years. | Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.71 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Pennsylvania | (a) General rule.--When any person's record shows an accumulation of 11 points or more, the department shall suspend the operating privilege of the person as provided in subsection (b). | Pennsylvania law, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1539(a) | 8 Oct 2026 |
| South Carolina | If a driver 17 or older reaches 12 or more points, the license will be suspended. | South Carolina Driver's Manual, p.23 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| South Dakota | Any operator who accumulates 15 points in any 12 consecutive months is subject to a driver license suspension. | South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.14 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Tennessee | Adult drivers who build up 12 or more points within 12 months receive a notice of proposed suspension. | Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.86 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Texas | Four or more traffic convictions occurring separately within any 12-month period may result in a suspension after a hearing. | Texas Driver Handbook, p.11 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Utah | A Utah driver over 21 who acquires 200 or more points within a three year period is asked to appear for a hearing. | Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.72 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Vermont | When a driver reaches a total of 10 points, a letter is sent telling them their privilege to drive is to be suspended. A hearing may be requested to verify the convictions and the number of points. | 2025 Vermont Driver's Manual, p.64 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Virginia | A driver aged 18 or older who reaches 18 demerit points within 12 months, or 24 points within 24 months, is suspended for 90 days and must complete a driver improvement clinic. | Virginia Driver's Manual, p.29 | 6 Sep 2026 |
| West Virginia | (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of legislative rule 91 CSR 5, the division may, upon completion of an approved defensive driving course, deduct three points from a licensee’s point accumulation provided the licensee has not reached 14points. If a licensee has been notified of a pending 30-day driver’s license suspension based on the accumulation of 12 or 13 points, the licensee may submit proof of completion of an approved defensive driving course to deduct three points and rescind the pending license suspension: Provided, That the licensee submits proof of prior completion of the course and payment of the reinstatement fee in accordance with section nine, article three of this chapter to the division prior to the effective date of the suspension. | West Virginia law, W. Va. Code § 17B-3-6(e) | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Wisconsin | A driver who gets 12 or more demerit points within any 12-month period will not be able to drive. | Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook, p.53 | 14 Sep 2026 |
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