New Hampshire license points
12 points in 1 year
What the rule says happens: up to 3 months
. Applies to: Any person 21 years of age or older
Any person 21 years of age or older who accumulates the number of demerit points specified below, in accordance with Saf -C 212.04 shall be subject to the suspension period specified: (1) For 12 demerit points in one calendar year, up to 3 months; (2) For 18 demerit points in 2 consecutive calendar years, up to 6 months; (3) For 24 demerit points in 3 consecutive calendar years, up to one year.
Points for each violation
| Violation, in New Hampshire’s wording | Points |
|---|---|
RSA 265:9, disobedience to any required traffic control device | 3 |
RSA 263:1, license required | 4 |
RSA 261:61, improper use of registration | 6 |
RSA 261:40, unregistered vehicle | 2 |
RSA 261:59, operating without possession of a registration certificate | 1 |
These are the lines we have. New Hampshire’s full schedule is at the source links and may list more.
Sources for these lines, word for word
Three demerit points for a conviction of violating: (1) RSA 265:9, disobedience to any required traffic control device;
Four demerit points for a conviction of violating: (1) RSA 263:1, license required;
Six demerit points for a conviction of violating: (1) RSA 261:61, improper use of registration;
Two demerit points for a conviction of violating: (1) RSA 261:40, unregistered vehicle;
One demerit point for a conviction of violating: (1) RSA 261:59, operating without possession of a registration certificate;
When points lead to a suspension or other action
| Points | Within | The rule’s wording | What happens | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 year | see the rule | up to 3 months | Any person 21 years of age or older |
| 18 | 2 years | see the rule | up to 6 months | Any person 21 years of age or older |
| 24 | 3 years | see the rule | up to one year | Any person 21 years of age or older |
| 9 | 1 year | see the rule | up to 3 months | Any person 18 to under 21 years of age |
| 15 | 2 years | see the rule | up to 6 months | Any person 18 to under 21 years of age |
| 21 | 3 years | see the rule | up to one year | Any person 18 to under 21 years of age |
| 6 | 1 year | see the rule | up to 3 months | Any person under 18 years of age |
| 12 | 2 years | see the rule | up to 6 months | Any person under 18 years of age |
| 18 | 3 years | see the rule | up to one year | Any person under 18 years of age |
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
Any person 21 years of age or older who accumulates the number of demerit points specified below, in accordance with Saf -C 212.04 shall be subject to the suspension period specified: (1) For 12 demerit points in one calendar year, up to 3 months; (2) For 18 demerit points in 2 consecutive calendar years, up to 6 months; (3) For 24 demerit points in 3 consecutive calendar years, up to one year.
Any person 18 to under 21 years of age who accumulates the number of demerit points specified below, in accordance with Saf -C 212.04, shall be subject to the following suspension period: (1) For 9 demerit points in one calendar year, up to 3 months; (2) For 15 demerit points in 2 consecutive calendar years, up to 6 months; (3) For 21 demerit points in 3 consecutive calendar years, up to one year.
Any person under 18 years of age who accumulates the number of demerit points specified below, in accordance with Saf -C 212.04 shall be subject to the following suspension period: (1) For 6 demerit points in one calendar year, up to 3 months; (2) For 12 demerit points in 2 consecutive calendar years, up to 6 months; (3) For 18 demerit points in 3 consecutive calendar years, up to one year.
How long points last
We don’t have New Hampshire’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.
the violation date, not the conviction date, shall be used to determine whether the appropriate number of points have been obtained within a particular calendar year.
Taking points off: courses and clean driving
Any person who has accumulated at least 3 points under the provisions of these rules shall, only for suspension purposes pursuant to Saf -C 212.02, have the most recent point assessment total reduced by 3 points if s/he can prove to the division s/he has successfully completed a driver improvement course
No person shall have his point total reduced by more than 3 points during any 3 complete consecutive calendar year period.
Tickets from other states
Any person convicted under the laws of another state, of any violation which would have constituted a violation specified in Saf -C 212.03 if committed in New Hampshire, shall be assessed the number of points specified in that section.
The director may assess points for convictions in other states of offenses which, if committed in this state, would be grounds for such assessment.
The point system itself
the director shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 260:5 establishing a uniform system assigning demerit points for convictions of violations of this title.
More from New Hampshire’s rules
If, after a hearing, the commissioner determines that the licensee has a sufficient number of points to warrant a suspension for the period specified in Saf -C 212.02, the commissioner shall suspend that license for the period specified
mail warning letters through first class United States mail to individuals as they accumulate point system convictions.
When 2 or more convictions result from a single incident, the commissioner shall assess points for one offense only, if the offenses are assigned different demerit points, the offense having the greater point value shall be used.
No points shall be assessed for violating a provision of this title regulating standing, parking, equipment, size or weight.
The director shall not revoke or suspend a driver's license under the provisions of this section for a period in excess of one year except:
How nearby states compare
Side by side, not like for like. Read each state’s own rule before comparing two of them.
- Vermont
10 points in 2 years
the Commissioner shall initiate suspension proceedings
23 V.S.A. § 2505, Suspension or revocation of license, 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 New Hampshire
- New Hampshire RSA 263:56, authority to suspend or revoke license
- New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules Saf-C 200, Part Saf-C 212, Uniform Point System
- The licensing agency: New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles
Official pages we asked for and don’t quote
| Official page | What the request got |
|---|---|
| the DMV's demerit points page | The request was refused (HTTP 403). |
| the DMV's suspension and restoration page | The request was refused (HTTP 403). |
| the DMV home page | The request was refused (HTTP 403). |