Violation and Negative 04 demerit points will also be assigned to your record for traffic convictions
Note: Years in bracket indicate - The number of years that the conviction stays on your DMV record is in parentheses beside each violation.
Reckless Driving/Speeding
Reckless driving - failure to stop before entering a highway (11 years)
Speeding (5 years)
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 when unsafe (3 years)
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)
Driving to the left of rotary traffic island (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)
Failure to stop at railroad grade crossing (3 years)
Failure to keep to the right at a railroad crossing (3 years)
Failure to stop passenger-carrying vehicle at railroad grade crossing (3 years)
Railroad crossing/stopping (3 years)
Improper operation of crawler-type tractor over railroad crossing (3 years)
Other Violations
Operating a motor vehicle while suspended/revoked/restricted with a blood alcohol content of .02% or more (11 years)
Failure to stop at the scene of a crash, unattended property, damage in excess of $500 (11 years)
Passing stopped school bus (non-reckless) (3 years)
Failure to stop at the scene of a crash, property damage (3 years)
Emergency vehicle violation - property damage (5 years)
Emergency vehicle violation - injury (5 years)
Aggressive driving (5 years)
Failure to obey traffic signal (3 years)
Failure to obey lane directional signal (3 years)
Failure to obey highway lane markings (3 years)
Improper backing, stopping or turning (3 years)
Driving the wrong way on one-way highway or street (3 years)
Impeding/disrupting funeral procession (3 years)
Disregarding police officer's signal to stop (3 years)
Disregarding crossing guard/officer's signal (3 years)
Note: Years in bracket indicate - The number of years that the conviction stays on your DMV record is in parentheses beside each violation.
Reckless Driving/Speeding
Reckless driving - failure to stop before entering a highway (11 years)
Speeding (5 years)
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 when unsafe (3 years)
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)
Driving to the left of rotary traffic island (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)
Failure to stop at railroad grade crossing (3 years)
Failure to keep to the right at a railroad crossing (3 years)
Failure to stop passenger-carrying vehicle at railroad grade crossing (3 years)
Railroad crossing/stopping (3 years)
Improper operation of crawler-type tractor over railroad crossing (3 years)
Other Violations
Operating a motor vehicle while suspended/revoked/restricted with a blood alcohol content of .02% or more (11 years)
Failure to stop at the scene of a crash, unattended property, damage in excess of $500 (11 years)
Passing stopped school bus (non-reckless) (3 years)
Failure to stop at the scene of a crash, property damage (3 years)
Emergency vehicle violation - property damage (5 years)
Emergency vehicle violation - injury (5 years)
Aggressive driving (5 years)
Failure to obey traffic signal (3 years)
Failure to obey lane directional signal (3 years)
Failure to obey highway lane markings (3 years)
Improper backing, stopping or turning (3 years)
Driving the wrong way on one-way highway or street (3 years)
Impeding/disrupting funeral procession (3 years)
Disregarding police officer's signal to stop (3 years)
Disregarding crossing guard/officer's signal (3 years)
