Illinois license points
15 points
What the rule says happens: 2-month suspension
POINT TABLE Number of Points Action 0 through 14 No Action 15 through 44 2-month suspension 45 through 74 3-month suspension 75 through 89 6-month suspension 90 through 99 9-month suspension 100 through 109 12-month suspension 110 or more Revocation
Points for each violation
| Violation, in Illinois’s wording | Points |
|---|---|
1-10 MPH above limit | 5 |
11-14 MPH above limit | 15 |
15-25 MPH above limit | 20 |
26-34 MPH above limit | 50 |
35 MPH or more above limit | 50 |
Speeding too fast for conditions or failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash | 10 |
Exceeding the maximum speed limit in a school zone | 20 |
Disregarding traffic control light | 20 |
Disregarding stop or yield sign at an intersection | 20 |
Reckless driving | 55 |
Following too closely | 25 |
Using an electronic communications device | 20 |
Driver under age 19 using a wireless phone | 10 |
Squealing or screeching tires | 10 |
These are the lines we have. Illinois’s full schedule is at the source links and may list more.
Sources for these lines, word for word
1-10 MPH above limit 5
11-14 MPH above limit 15
15-25 MPH above limit (a serious traffic violation if committed in a commercial motor vehicle) 20
26-34 MPH above limit (a serious violation in a commercial motor vehicle) (arrests occurring on or after 1/1/14) 50
35 MPH or more above limit (a serious violation in a commercial motor vehicle) (arrests occurring on or after 1-1-14) 50
Speeding too fast for conditions or failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash 10
Exceeding the maximum speed limit in a school zone (a serious violation in a commercial motor vehicle) 20
Disregarding traffic control light 20
Disregarding stop or yield sign at an intersection 20
Reckless driving (a serious traffic violation if committed in a commercial motor vehicle) 55
Following too closely (a serious traffic violation if committed in a commercial motor vehicle) 25
Using an electronic communications device (a serious violation if committed in a commercial motor vehicle) (Second or subsequent violation if arrest date prior to 6-30-19. First conviction if arrest date is on or after 7-1-19) 20
Driver under age 19 using a wireless phone 10
Squealing or screeching tires 10
When points lead to a suspension or other action
| Points | Within | The rule’s wording | What happens | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | no period given | see the rule | 2-month suspension | see the rule |
| 45 | no period given | see the rule | 3-month suspension | see the rule |
| 75 | no period given | see the rule | 6-month suspension | see the rule |
| 90 | no period given | see the rule | 9-month suspension | see the rule |
| 100 | no period given | see the rule | 12-month suspension | see the rule |
| 110 | no period given | see the rule | Revocation | 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
POINT TABLE Number of Points Action 0 through 14 No Action 15 through 44 2-month suspension 45 through 74 3-month suspension 75 through 89 6-month suspension 90 through 99 9-month suspension 100 through 109 12-month suspension 110 or more Revocation
How long points last
We don’t have Illinois’s wording on this yet. The periods beside the figures above are the only ones we have.
Which date counts
What it means for a particular case is for the agency to say.
that were committed within a 12-month period shall be identified by the Department for review for possible driver's license and driving privilege suspension or revocation pursuant to IVC Section 6-206(a)(2), provided no more than six months has elapsed between the effective date of the suspension or revocation and the last conviction date.
Tickets from other states
all out-of-state convictions to be considered are to be coded exactly as Illinois Vehicle Code violations except for the first digit, which will be an "8"
The following point assigned violations will be entered on the driving record as Type Action -87- conviction: ACD CODE DESCRIPTION OF OFFENSE POINTS
The point system itself
this Section must be followed and the number of points assigned to a person's driving record will be determined by using the point table set out in subsections (c) and (d).
More from Illinois’s rules
A person who has been convicted of three or more points assigned traffic offenses as listed in Section 1040.20 (Type Action 97 or 99), excluding any conviction previously used as a basis for action
If a person's driving record indicates no prior suspensions excluding miscellaneous suspensions or revocations within a seven-year period from the effective date of the suspension or revocation, the following point table shall be used in computing whether an order of suspension, the length of a suspension or whether a revocation is to be entered and recorded to the driving record.
POINT TABLE Number of Points Action 0 through 14 No Action 15 through 44 4-month suspension 45 through 74 6-month suspension 75 through 109 12-month suspension 110 or more Revocation
Passing school bus receiving or discharging children (Discontinued 6/30/13) 25
How nearby states compare
Side by side, not like for like. Read each state’s own rule before comparing two of them.
- Indiana
6 points
you must take the knowledge exam to renew your driver’s license
Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter Five: Points, Suspension, and Insurance Requirements, read November 12, 2026
- Iowa
6 points
barred from operating a motor vehicle on the highways of this state
Iowa Administrative Code 761, Chapter 615, Sanctions, read November 12, 2026
- Michigan
9 points
the secretary of state may call the individual in for an interview
Michigan Compiled Laws 257.320a, recording of convictions and number of points, 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.
- Nothing typed here leaves this page or is stored.
The checker has only the violations in the table above.
Sources for Illinois
- 92 Illinois Administrative Code 1040.20, Illinois Offense Table
- 92 Illinois Administrative Code 1040.30, Suspension or Revocation for Three or More Traffic Offenses Committed Within 12 Months
- The licensing agency: Illinois Secretary of State, Driver Services Department
Official pages we asked for and don’t quote
| Official page | What the request got |
|---|---|
| an Illinois Secretary of State page on suspensions | The request was refused (HTTP 403). |
| the Illinois Rules of the Road manual (PDF) | The request was refused (HTTP 403). |