Florida Driver’s License Points

Florida Driver’s License Point System

In the state of Florida, when a driver receives a moving violation or traffic violation they will also receive violation points against their driver’s license, this is known as Florida’s Driver’s License Point System. The point system is set up to create a more effective and safer driving environment throughout the state. If a driver acquires a certain amount of points in a given time frame, their driver’ s license will be suspended and they will have to pay fines as well as the cost to reinstate their license.

How the Point System Works

Every traffic violation has an assigned set of points that come with it if a driver is caught committing a traffic violation. Once a driver receives a traffic citation for breaking the law of the road, they will receive a ticket with their fines and/or court date, if applicable, but also they will have the assigned amount of points automatically added to their license.

The amount of points associated with each traffic violation is as follows:

Six points against a driver’s license

Speeding that results in an accident
Leaving the scene of an accident that caused damage

Four points against a driver’s license

Ignoring traffic control devices or signals (Running a stop sign, running a red light, ignoring a yield sign, ect…)
Speeding more than 15 mph over the limit
Reckless driving
Passing a school bus that has stopped
Moving violations that cause an accident to occur

Three Points against a driver’s license

Moving violations such as:

Careless Driving
Violation of Right of Way
Improper Lane Change
Not stopping for an Emergency Vehicle
Improper Passing
Spectator to Street Racing

Other violations that receive three points are:

Driving with an open container
Speeding less than 15 mph over the speed limit
Violated child restraint rules
Curfew violations

The Penalties of Points

The more points that an individual receives on their license will cause their insurance rates to increase as well could lead to a suspended license. A suspended license will occur if a person receives too many points within a specific time frame.

The time frame is as follows:

If a driver receives 12 points within a year’s time, their license will be suspended for 30 days
If a driver receives 18 points within 18 months, their license will be suspended for three months (90 days)
If a driver receives 24 points within 36 months their license will be suspended for a year

Once a driver’s license has been suspended the driver will be looking at a lot of money in fines in order to reinstate their license. These fines could amount to thousands of dollars. Also, if a driver continues to drive on a suspended license they could be arrested and be sentenced to jail time.

Driving Improvement Course

For noncriminal citations, a driver will be offered the option to take a driving improvement course to eliminate the points they received from their citation. The course is limited to the amount of times it can be taken. The driving improvement course can only be taken one time a year per each individual and a maximum of five times in a lifetime for every person.

Contact an Attorney about your Charge

Find the answers you seek by contacting an experienced criminal defense attorney. Here at Finebloom, Haenel and Higgins we have highly knowledgeable attorney who have decades of experience fighting criminal traffic violation charges. If you have accumulated too many points on your license let us fight for you and get your charges reduced or dismissed, we pride ourselves on providing people with excellent costumer service and we know all the ways of the law. If there is any loophole in your case, no matter how minor, we will find it and we will win for you. Call us today for a free consultation at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848).