Florida license points
12 points in 12 months
What the rule says happens: the period of suspension shall be for not more than 30 days
(a) When a licensee accumulates 12 points within a 12-month period, the period of suspension shall be for not more than 30 days.
Points for each violation
| Violation, in Florida’s wording | Points |
|---|---|
Unlawful speed: Not in excess of 15 miles per hour of lawful or posted speed | 3 |
Unlawful speed: In excess of 15 miles per hour of lawful or posted speed | 4 |
Speed in excess of 50 MPH | 4 |
A violation of a traffic control signal device | 4 |
Fail to obey traffic control signal (Failed to stop at traffic signal/red light) | 4 |
Fail to stop at STEADY RED signal | 3 |
Reckless driving, willful and wanton | 4 |
Passing a stopped school bus: Not causing or resulting in serious bodily injury to or death of another | 4 |
Passing a stopped school bus: Causing or resulting in serious bodily injury to or death of another | 6 |
committed in conjunction with the unlawful use of a wireless communications device within a school safety zone | 2 |
Unlawful speed, or unlawful use of a wireless communications device, resulting in a crash | 6 |
Leaving the scene of a crash resulting in property damage of more than $50 | 6 |
Unlawfully driving a vehicle through a railroad-highway grade crossing | 6 |
All other moving violations (including parking on a highway outside the limits of a municipality) | 3 |
Fail to obey traffic control device (sign) | 3 |
CARELESS DRIVING | 3 |
These are the lines we have. Florida’s full schedule is at the source links and may list more.
Sources for these lines, word for word
5. Unlawful speed: a. Not in excess of 15 miles per hour of lawful or posted speed—3 points. b. In excess of 15 miles per hour of lawful or posted speed—4 points.
Violation of 316.183(2), 316.187, or 316.189, Speed in excess of 50 MPH 4
6. A violation of a traffic control signal device as provided in s. 316.074 (1) or s. 316.075 (1)(c)1.—4 points.
Fail to obey traffic control signal (Failed to stop at traffic signal/red light) 4
Fail to stop at STEADY RED signal 3
1. Reckless driving, willful and wanton—4 points.
4. Passing a stopped school bus: a. Not causing or resulting in serious bodily injury to or death of another—4 points. b. Causing or resulting in serious bodily injury to or death of another—6 points.
12. A moving violation covered in this paragraph which is committed in conjunction with the unlawful use of a wireless communications device within a school safety zone—2 points, in addition to the points assigned for the moving violation.
3. Unlawful speed, or unlawful use of a wireless communications device, resulting in a crash—6 points.
2. Leaving the scene of a crash resulting in property damage of more than $50—6 points.
7. Unlawfully driving a vehicle through a railroad-highway grade crossing—6 points.
8. All other moving violations (including parking on a highway outside the limits of a municipality)—3 points.
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE Fail to obey traffic control device (sign) 3
CARELESS DRIVING 3
When points lead to a suspension or other action
| Points | Within | The rule’s wording | What happens | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 12 months | see the rule | the period of suspension shall be for not more than 30 days | see the rule |
| 18 | 18 months | see the rule | the suspension shall be for a period of not more than 3 months | see the rule |
| 24 | 36 months | see the rule | the suspension shall be for a period of not more than 1 year | see the rule |
Whether a rule means that many points or more, or more than that many, is in the rule’s own words below.
The rules, word for word
(a) When a licensee accumulates 12 points within a 12-month period, the period of suspension shall be for not more than 30 days.
(b) When a licensee accumulates 18 points, including points upon which suspension action is taken under paragraph (a), within an 18-month period, the suspension shall be for a period of not more than 3 months.
(c) When a licensee accumulates 24 points, including points upon which suspension action is taken under paragraphs (a) and (b), within a 36-month period, the suspension shall be for a period of not more than 1 year.
How long points last
Points are assigned based on the type of conviction and remain on the driver record for at least five years from the date of disposition (conviction).
Which date counts
What it means for a particular case is for the agency to say.
The department, in computing the points and period of time for suspensions under this section, shall use the offense date of all convictions.
Taking points off: courses and clean driving
Three points shall be deducted from the driver history record of any person whose driving privilege has been suspended only once pursuant to this subsection and has been reinstated, if such person has complied with all other requirements of this chapter.
Tickets from other states
(e) A conviction in another state of a violation therein which, if committed in this state, would be a violation of the traffic laws of this state, or a conviction of an offense under any federal law substantially conforming to the traffic laws of this state, except a violation of s. 322.26, may be recorded against a driver on the basis of the same number of points received had the conviction been made in a court of this state.
If a driver holds a Florida license and they received a citation in another state, the citation will be sent to Florida to be added to the driver record. Points will be added to the driver license if the citation is a point-accessible violation according to Florida Statute 322.27(3).
Florida law does not allow any school or program to remove points for a citation received in another state.
The point system itself
There is established a point system for evaluation of convictions of violations of motor vehicle laws or ordinances
More from Florida’s rules
The department is authorized to suspend the license of any person upon showing of its records or other good and sufficient evidence that the licensee has been convicted of violation of motor vehicle laws or ordinances, or applicable provisions of s. 403.413 (6)(b), amounting to 12 or more points as determined by the point system. The suspension shall be for a period of not more than 1 year.
The point system is a graduated scale that assigns relative values to convictions. When you are ticketed, you may earn points against your driving record, which when accumulated may cause your license to be suspended.
Points Suspension 12 points within 12 months 30-day suspension 18 points within 18 months Three-month suspension 24 points within 36 months One-year suspension
In computing the total number of points, when the licensee reaches the danger zone, the department is authorized to send the licensee a warning letter advising that any further convictions may result in suspension of his or her driving privilege.
To obtain a hardship license, the driver must submit proof of an Advanced Driver Improvement (ADI) school completion and pay a reinstatement fee, along with other applicable license fees.
Points may not be imposed for a violation of passing a stopped school bus as provided in s. 316.172 (1)(a) or (b) when enforced by a school bus infraction detection system pursuant to s. 316.173.
9. Any moving violation covered in this paragraph, excluding unlawful speed and unlawful use of a wireless communications device, resulting in a crash—4 points.
How nearby states compare
Side by side, not like for like. Read each state’s own rule before comparing two of them.
- Georgia
15 points in 24 months
will have their license suspended
Georgia DDS, Points and Points Reduction, read November 12, 2026
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Total so far
Reference only, not legal or insurance advice. Confirm with the agency. Full statement.
What this adds up, and what it can’t say
- This is arithmetic on quoted values, and nothing else. It does not predict any outcome.
- The date a state counts from (the violation date or the conviction date) is as quoted. The calculator does not decide it: it uses the date entered for each line.
- Courts and agencies decide actual outcomes, under the full text of the law and the full driving record, which this page does not have.
- Insurance companies use their own separate systems. This calculator works out nothing about insurance.
- A printed figure is compared with a sum only where the same quoted passage prints a period. The comparison says below, equal to or above. Whether a passage means that figure or more, or more than that figure, is in the passage’s own words.
- How periods are counted here is this calculator’s own convention, not a rule from any source. Months and years are calendar months and years counted back from the date chosen. Where the earlier month is shorter, its last day is used. The day reached is the period’s first day, and a line dated on that first day is outside the period. A line dated on the date chosen is inside. For example, a period of one month ending March 31, 2026 has the first day February 28, 2026, so a line dated that day is not counted and a line dated the day after is. An agency may count differently.
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