Idaho license points
12 points in 12 months
What the rule says happens: the suspension period will be for thirty (30) days
When a driver accumulates twelve (12) or more points in any twelve (12) month period of time, the suspension period will be for thirty (30) days.
Points for each violation
| Violation, in Idaho’s wording | Points |
|---|---|
traveling sixteen (16) miles per hour or more over the posted maximum speed limit or exceeding the speed limit in a work zone | 4 |
other speeding violations | 3 |
School Zone Speed Limit | 3 |
Traffic Control Signal Legend | 3 |
Stop Signs | 3 |
Following Too Closely | 3 |
Overtaking and Passing School Bus | 4 |
Distracted Driving (second and subsequent offenses) | 3 |
Inattentive Driving | 3 |
Racing on Public Highways | 4 |
Coasting Prohibited | 2 |
Limitations on Backing | 1 |
traffic violations not herein listed which are violations of a state law or municipal ordinance | 3 |
These are the lines we have. Idaho’s full schedule is at the source links and may list more.
Sources for these lines, word for word
Drivers convicted of traveling sixteen (16) miles per hour or more over the posted maximum speed limit or exceeding the speed limit in a work zone will receive four (4) points.
Driving convictions of other speeding violations will receive three (3) points.
49-658 School Zone Speed Limit Three (3)
49-802 Traffic Control Signal Legend Three (3)
49-807(2) Stop Signs Three (3)
49-638 Following Too Closely Three (3)
49-1422 Overtaking and Passing School Bus Four (4)
49-1401A Distracted Driving (second and subsequent offenses) Three (3)
49-1401(3) Inattentive Driving Three (3)
49-1424 Racing on Public Highways Four (4)
49-606 Coasting Prohibited Two (2)
49-604 Limitations on Backing One (1)
Convictions of traffic violations not herein listed which are violations of a state law or municipal ordinance will receive three (3) violation points, except those for which mandatory withdrawal of driving privileges is required by Idaho Code or the Idaho Code provides a point exemption.
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 suspension period will be for thirty (30) days | see the rule |
| 18 | 24 months | see the rule | the suspension period will be for ninety (90) days | see the rule |
| 24 | 36 months | see the rule | the suspension period will be for six (6) months | 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
When a driver accumulates twelve (12) or more points in any twelve (12) month period of time, the suspension period will be for thirty (30) days.
When a driver accumulates eighteen (18) or more points within any twenty-four (24) month period of time, the suspension period will be for ninety (90) days.
When a driver accumulates twenty-four (24) or more points within any thirty-six (36) month period of time, the suspension period will be for six (6) months.
How long points last
We don’t have Idaho’s wording on this yet. The periods beside the figures above are the only ones we have.
Which date counts
We don’t have Idaho’s wording on whether the violation date or the conviction date counts. The agency is the place to ask.
Taking points off: courses and clean driving
Three (3) points may be removed from an Idaho driving record upon the driver’s completion of an approved defensive driving class
Points may only be removed from a driver’s record once every three (3) years. The three-year period begins on the completion date of either a defensive driving class or traffic safety education program.
Once the department has suspended a driver for excessive points, that driver may not have the suspension action rescinded by attending a defensive driving class or traffic safety education program.
Tickets from other states
The department is authorized and directed to establish a violation point count system for various moving traffic violations and infractions occurring either within or without the state of Idaho, affecting all holders of driver’s licenses issued by the department.
The point system itself
A violation point is assessed for conviction of any charge or with proof of any infraction involving a moving traffic violation. A value of one (1) point shall be given for a less serious violation and up to four (4) points for a more serious violation.
More from Idaho’s rules
Has a driving record which shows a violation point count of twelve (12) or more points in any consecutive twelve (12) month period
In cases where the driver is convicted of more than one (1) violation arising from one (1) occasion of arrest or citation, only one (1) conviction will be counted and assessed points against the driver’s record. The conviction counted will be the one with the greater amount of points.
A first offense of Section 49-1401A, Idaho Code, will not be assessed points pursuant to code. Subsequent offenses will be assessed points as shown in Section 200.
How nearby states compare
Side by side, not like for like. Read each state’s own rule before comparing two of them.
- Montana
30 points in 3 years
"Habitual traffic offender"
Montana Code Annotated 61-11-203, habitual traffic offenders, point schedule, read November 12, 2026
- Nevada
12 points in 12 months
automatic 6-month license suspension
Nevada DMV, Demerit Point System, 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.
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