I recently got pulled over for speeding. Although I was only going a little over the limit, it’s my second ticket this year, and I’m worried about losing my license. How many points can I get on my license before I get a driving ban?

Samuel Todd · Updated on Jan 31, 2022

Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.

We get where you’re coming from—nobody wants to have their license suspended, especially if you were only going a few miles per hour over the limit! Fortunately for you, most states won’t suspend your license if you only have two or three minor speeding tickets.

Although each state has a different law (and nine states don’t use the point system at all), whether you get to keep your license will depend on how many points you accumulate in a short time period.

Here’s a run-down of every state’s point system, so you can know for sure if you’re at risk of getting a driving ban:

Alabama: 12-14 points in two years

Alaska: 12 points in 12 months / 18 points in 24 months

Arizona: 8 points in 12 months

Arkansas: 14 points within a 36 month period

California: 4 points in 12 months / 6 points in 24 months / 8 points in 36 months

Colorado: 12 points in 12 months / 18 points in 24 months

Connecticut: 10 points in 24 months

Delaware: 14 points in 24 months

District of Columbia: 10 points in 24 months

Florida: 12 points in 12 months / 18 points in 18 months / 24 points in 36 months

Georgia: 15 points in 24 months

Hawaii: No point system

Idaho: 12-17 points in 12 months / 18-23 points in 24 months / 24+ points in 36 months

Illinois: 3 violations in 12 months

Indiana: 2 violations in 12 months

Iowa: 3+ violations in 12 months

Kansas: No point system

Kentucky: 12 points in 24 months

Louisiana: No point system

Maine: 12 points in 12 months

Maryland: 8 points in 24 months

Massachusetts: 3 speeding tickets in 12 months

Michigan: 12 points in 24 months

Minnesota: No point system

Mississippi: No point system

Missouri: 12 points in 12 months / 18 points in 24 months / 24 points in 36 months

Montana: 30 points in 36 months (or specific violations)

Nebraska: 12 points in 24 months

Nevada: 12 points in 12 months

New Hampshire: 12 points in 12 months / 18 points in 24 months/ 24 points in 36 months

New Jersey: 12 points on current record (3 points are deducted for each year of clean driving)

New Mexico: 7 points in 12 months

New York: 11 points in 18 months

North Carolina: 12 points in 36 months

North Dakota: 12 points on current record (1 point deducted for every 3 months of clean driving)

Ohio: 12 points in 24 months

Oklahoma: 10 points in 60 months (2 points deducted for every year of clean driving)

Oregon: No point system

Pennsylvania: 6 points reached two times

Rhode Island: No point system

South Carolina: 12 points in 12 months

South Dakota: 15 points in 12 months / 22 points in 24 months

Tennessee: 12 points in 12 months

Texas: 6 points in 36 months

Utah: 200 points in 36 months

Vermont: 10 points in 24 months

Virginia: 18 points in 12 months / 24 points in 24 months

Washington: No point system

West Virginia: 12 points in 24 months

Wisconsin: 12 points in 12 months

Wyoming: No point system

In states where there is no point system, license bans will be based on specific violations, such as reckless driving, DUIs, or multiple violations in a year.

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