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New York State Traffic Offenses, Points, and Fines

If you received a traffic ticket or misdemeanor traffic violation, you may have concerns about points on your license and what they mean. Put in simple terms, points on a license are an additional penalty that accompanies punishments like traffic fines. The higher the severity of the offense, the more points that are put on your license. If you accrue six or more points on your license, you will need to pay a “Driver Responsibility Assessment Fee,” in addition to the fine from your ticket. If you accrue 11 or more points on your license during an 18-month period, you will lose your license.

Offenses such as failing to signal or making an illegal turn are worth two points, while more severe offenses like using a cell phone while driving are worth five points. Speeding can be worth as little as three points for being ten miles per hour over the posted speed limit, or it may earn 11 points (and thus automatic revocation of your license) for driving 40 miles per hour or more over the limit.

If you want a complete list of traffic violations and the amount of points you may receive as a result, you can see them below:

 

Common Traffic Violations

 

VTL
Section

Name of Offense

Points

1180(d)
Speeding 1 to 10 mph over limit 3 points
Speeding 11 to 20 mph over limit 4 points
Speeding 21 to 30 mph over limit 6 points
Speeding 31 to 40 mph over limit 8 points
Speeding over 40 mph over limit 11 points *Likely an automatic suspension
1225 Cell Phone and/or electronic device tickets 5 points
1102 Failure to Comply with a Lawful Order 2 points
1110 (a) Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device 2 points
1110 (a)(1) Passed Green Arrow 3 points
1111 (d)(1) Passed Red Light 3 points
1111 (a)(1) Passed Red Arrow 3 points
1120 (a) Failure to Keep Right 3 points
1122 Improper Lane Change 3 points
1128 (a) Unsafe Lane Change 3 points
1129 (a) Following Too Closely (Tailgating) 4 points
1140 Failure to Yield Right of Way at Intersection 3 points
1141 Failure to Yield Right of Way–Oncoming Traffic 3 points
1143 Failure to Yield Right of Way–Pedestrians 3 points
1163 Failure to Signal Lane Change 2 points
1172 Failure to Stop at Stop Sign or Flashing Red Light 3 points
1174 Overtaking a Schoolbus 5 points
1180 (a) Unreasonable/Imprudent Speed 3 points
1180 (b) Speeding
1 – 10 mph over speed limit 3 points
11 – 20 mph over speed limit 4 points
21 – 30 mph over speed limit 6 points
31 – 40 mph over speed limit (possible suspension) 8 points
More than 40 mph over speed limit (possible suspension) 11 points
1212 Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor Offense) 5 points
600.1 Leaving the Scene of an Accident With Propety Damage 3 points
319 Uninsured Motorist (Mandatory Revocation) 0 points (Mandatory license revocation)
375 (1) Inadequate Brakes (Misdemeanor offense) 4 points
375 (3) Failure to Dim Headlights 2 points
375 (29a) Improper Towing/More Than One Vehicle 2 points

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