Vermont license points
10 points in 2 years
What the rule says happens: the Commissioner shall initiate suspension proceedings
When a person receives a number of convictions for moving violations sufficient to raise his or her point total to at least 10 points in a two-year period, the Commissioner shall initiate suspension proceedings pursuant to section 2506 of this title.
Points for each violation
| Violation, in Vermont’s wording | Points |
|---|---|
State speed zones and local speed limits, less than 10 miles per hour over and in excess of speed limit | 2 |
State speed zones and local speed limits, more than 10 miles per hour over and in excess of speed limit | 3 |
State speed zones and local speed limits, more than 20 miles per hour over and in excess of speed limit | 5 |
State speed zones and local speed limits, more than 30 miles per hour over and in excess of the speed limit | 8 |
Failure to obey traffic-control signals | 2 |
Following too closely | 3 |
Illegal passing on the left | 3 |
Texting in work or school zone—first offense | 4 |
Failure to yield to pedestrian | 4 |
Illegal passing of school bus | 5 |
Texting in work or school zone—second and subsequent offense | 5 |
Negligent operation | 10 |
Failure to stop when involved in a crash | 10 |
Attempting to elude a police officer | 10 |
These are the lines we have. Vermont’s full schedule is at the source links and may list more.
Sources for these lines, word for word
(6) Two points assessed for sections 1003 and 1007. State speed zones and local speed limits, less than 10 miles per hour over and in excess of speed limit.
(7) Three points assessed for sections 1003 and 1007. State speed zones and local speed limits, more than 10 miles per hour over and in excess of speed limit.
(8) Five points assessed for sections 1003 and 1007. State speed zones and local speed limits, more than 20 miles per hour over and in excess of speed limit.
(9) Eight points assessed for sections 1003, 1007, and 1097. State speed zones and local speed limits, more than 30 miles per hour over and in excess of the speed limit.
(1) Two points assessed for: (A) § 601. License required; (B) § 602. Exceptions for farm tractors and highway equipment; (C) § 611. Possession of license certificate; (D) § 612. Restrictions of license; (E) § 614. Rights under license; (F) § 615. Unlicensed operators; (G) § 1004. Interstate highway regulations; (H) § 1008. Regulations in municipalities; (I) § 1009. Restrictions on controlled-access roadway; (J) §§ 1021 and 1022. Failure to obey traffic-control signals
(2) Three points assessed for: (A) § 1033. Illegal passing on the left; (B) § 1034. Illegal passing on the right; (C) § 1035. Limitations on passing; (D) § 1036. No passing zone; (E) § 1039. Following too closely
(3) Four points assessed for: (A) § 1012. Failure to obey enforcement officer; (B) § 1013. Authority of enforcement officers; (C) § 1051. Failure to yield to pedestrian; (D) § 1057. Failure to yield to persons who are blind; (E) § 1095a(d)(2). Junior operator use of portable electronic device in work or school zone—first offense; (F) § 1095b(c)(2). Use of portable electronic device in work or school zone—first offense; (G) § 1099(c)(2). Texting in work or school zone—first offense
(4) Five points assessed for: (A) § 1050. Failure to yield to emergency vehicles; (B) § 1075. Illegal passing of school bus; (C) § 1099(c)(2). Texting in work or school zone—second and subsequent offense
(5) Ten points assessed for: (A) [Repealed.] (B) § 1091. Negligent operation; (C) § 1094. Operation without owner’s consent and aggravated operation without owner’s consent; (D) § 1128. Failure to stop when involved in a crash; (E) § 1133. Attempting to elude a police officer.
When points lead to a suspension or other action
| Points | Within | The rule’s wording | What happens | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2 years | see the rule | the Commissioner shall initiate suspension proceedings | see the rule |
| 15 | no period given | see the rule | 30 days for 15 points | see the rule |
| 20 | no period given | see the rule | 90 days for 20 points | 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 person receives a number of convictions for moving violations sufficient to raise his or her point total to at least 10 points in a two-year period, the Commissioner shall initiate suspension proceedings pursuant to section 2506 of this title.
The suspension shall be for 10 days for an accumulation of 10 points, 30 days for 15 points, 90 days for 20 points, and for a period increasing by 30 days for each additional 5 points
How long points last
Points shall remain assessed against the driving record of any person for a period of two years from the date of conviction.
Which date counts
What it means for a particular case is for the agency to say.
Points shall remain assessed against the driving record of any person for a period of two years from the date of conviction.
Tickets from other states
An ACD code may appear on a Vermont driving record if a violation has been reported to Vermont from another jurisdiction. Points are assessed in Vermont for out-of-state violations.
The point system itself
a uniform system is established assigning demerit points for convictions of violations of this title or of ordinances adopted by local authorities regulating the operation of motor vehicles
More from Vermont’s rules
No points shall be assessed for violating a provision of a statute or municipal ordinance regulating standing, parking, equipment, size, or weight
Two additional points shall be assessed for any violation that has resulted in a crash that was the fault of the violator, provided that before these additional points are added a determination on fault must have been made.
When a sufficient number of points has been acquired, the Commissioner shall suspend the license of an operator or the privilege of an unlicensed individual or nonresident to operate a motor vehicle, upon not less than 10 days’ notice, and upon hearing, if requested for verification of the conviction records.
You will receive points on your driving record when you commit traffic violations. You will be suspended if you accumulate 10 points or more within 2 years.
How nearby states compare
Side by side, not like for like. Read each state’s own rule before comparing two of them.
- New Hampshire
12 points in 1 year
up to 3 months
New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules Saf-C 200, Part Saf-C 212, Uniform Point System, read November 12, 2026
- New York
11 points in 24 months
your driver license may be suspended
New York DMV, The New York State Driver 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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Sources for Vermont
- 23 V.S.A. § 2501, Motor vehicle point system
- 23 V.S.A. § 2502, Point assessment; schedule
- 23 V.S.A. § 2503, Recording assessments
- 23 V.S.A. § 2505, Suspension or revocation of license
- 23 V.S.A. § 2506, Procedure
- Vermont DMV, License Suspensions and Related Programs
- Vermont DMV, Violation Codes
- The licensing agency: Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles