Pay
your ticket in full, take the points and risk
higher insurance or even cancellation. Lose your "Safe
Driver" status.
Elect
to request a court appearance where you may be found guilty,
be assessed points, fined up to $500 or $1000, and more....
Take
a traffic school class, reduce your fine, avoid the points
and save your insurance!
You
may elect a traffic school no more than
5 times in your life and no more than once in a
12 month period to keep points from your license.
Traffic Violations
& Points Assessed
Moving
Violations
3
Speeding
up to 15 mph over posted speed
3
Speeding
more than 15 mph over posted speed
4
Passing
stopped school bus.
4
Moving
Violation (non speeding) resulting in a crash
4
Unlawful
speed resulting in a crash
6
Reckless
driving (criminal traffic violation)
4
Leaving
scene of crash with damage (>$50)
6
Littering
3
Violation
of child restraint laws
3
Accumulation
of Points and Suspensions
12
points within 12 months
30
day suspension
18
points within 18 months
3
month suspension
24
points within 36 months
1
year suspension
Taking Traffic School is now easier than ever!
In most cases, you must decide to do something within 30 days from
the date you received the citation. Inform the Clerk of Court in
the county where you received the ticket that you want to go to
Traffic School (some counties will not accept a School Certificate
of Completion without this declaration).
Pay an election fee
to the court (a reduced fine amount), attend the class and take
the School Certificate of Completion to the Clerk of Court with
the specified time (usually 60 - 90 days).