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Violations

Six Point Violations

Reckless Driving (Felony or Misdemeanor)

  • Reckless driving—speeding 20 mph or more above the posted speed limit (11 years)
  • Reckless driving—failing to give a proper signal (11 years)
  • Reckless driving—on parking lots, etc. (11 years)

Driving Under the Influence

  • Driving while intoxicated felony (11 years)
  • Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (11 years)
  • Involuntary manslaughter/alcohol (11 years)
  • Refusing blood/breath test (11 years)
  • Operating without ignition interlock—DMV requirement (11 years)

Other Violations

  • Speeding 20 mph or more above the posted speed limit (5 years)
  • Failure to stop at the scene of a crash—death (11 years)
  • Fail to change lanes/slow down for vehicle displaying flashing lights – death (11 years)
  • Attempting to elude police
    • Felony (11 years)
    • Misdemeanor (3 years)

Four Point Violations

Reckless Driving/Speeding

  • Speeding 10-14 mph above the posted speed limit (5 years)
  • Speeding 15-19 mph above the posted speed limit (5 years)
  • Speeding 10-19 mph above the posted speed limit (5 years)

Passing

  • Passing to the left of approaching vehicle (3 years)

Stopping/Yielding

  • Failure to drive to the right and stop for police/fire/ emergency vehicle (3 years)
  • Failure to stop for pedestrian with white cane (3 years)
  • Failure to stop and yield right-of-way (3 years)
  • Failure to yield right-of-way (3 years)
  • Failure to yield when turning left (3 years)
  • Failure to yield to funeral procession (3 years)

Keeping to the Right

  • Failure to drive on right half of highway or street (3 years)
  • Failure to keep to the right when crossing an intersection (3 years)

Following/Signaling

  • Following too closely (3 years)
  • Failure to signal before moving from curb (3 years)
  • Improper signal (3 years)

Railroad Crossings

  • Failure to obey railroad crossing signal (3 years)

Three Point Violations

Speeding

  • Speeding 1–9 mph above the posted speed limit (5 years)
  • Impeding traffic, slow speed (5 years)

Passing/Driving

  • Improper passing (3 years)
  • Failure to give way in favor of overtaking vehicle (3 years)
  • Driving through safety zone (3 years)
  • Driving an electric mobility device, toy vehicle or bicycle on highway (3 years)
  • Driving a moped on interstate highway (3 years)
  • Failure to exercise due care—collision with pedestrian (3 years)
  • Unauthorized use of crossover on controlled highway (3 years)
  • Driving/riding on sidewalk (3 years)

Turning/Backing

  • Improper turn (3 years)
  • Improper U-turn (3 years)
  • Violation of right turn on red (3 years)
  • Violation of left turn on red (3 years)

Signs/Signals

  • Failure to obey highway sign (3 years)
  • Evading traffic control device (3 years)

Lights

  • Driving without lights/excessive lights (3 years)
  • Failure to dim headlights (3 years)
  • Inadequate hazard lights (3 years)

Licenses/Permits

  • No Virginia driver’s license (3 years)
  • No Virginia license plate (3 years)
  • Failure to obtain a driver’s license (3 years)
  • No driver’s license—vehicle/motorcycle (3 years)
  • Failure to have license revalidated (3 years)
  • Learner’s permit violation (3 years)
  • Permitting unlicensed person to drive (3 years)
  • Driving in violation of restricted license (restrictions related to physical limitation, such as mechanical control device) (3 years)

Commercial Motor Vehicles

  • Driving commercial motor vehicle in left lane of interstate (3 years)
  • Driving in excess of 13 hours in a 24-hour period (3 years)
  • Driving public passenger-carrying vehicle under age (3 years)
  • Driving bus transporting school children without a safety belt (3 years)
  • Driving school bus without license (3 years) Driving school bus under age (3 years)
  • Using wireless device while operating school bus (3 years)
  • Vehicle height exceeds limit for tunnels (3 years)

Other Violations

  • Failure to stop at the scene of a crash, unattended property (3 years)
  • Failure to leave the scene of a crash at the direction of officer (3 years)
  • Failure to report a crash, unattended property, less than $250 damage (3 years)
  • Following/parking within 500 feet of fire apparatus (3 years)
  • Fail to change lanes/slow down for vehicle displaying flashing lights (3 years)
  • Drinking while driving (3 years)
  • Improper driving/riding motorcycle (3 years)
  • Driving with TV screen visible to driver (3 years)
  • Driving while using earphones (3 years)

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