The North Carolina DMV will assign points for convictions in accordance with the schedule below. If you accumulate 8 or more points within a one-year period or 12 or more points within a three-year period, the NC DMV may suspend your license pursuant to N.C.G.S. 20-16.
Schedule of Driver's License Points
- 5 Points
- Passing a stopped school bus.
- 4 points
- Reckless driving (Misdemeanor)
- Hit and run, property damage only (Misdemeanor) (If personal injury = Felony)
- Following too closely
- Driving on wrong side of road
- Illegal passing
- 3 Points
- Running through a stop sign
- Speeding in excess of 55 miles per hour
- Failing to yield right-of-way
- Running through red light
- No driver's license or license expired more than one year
- Failure to stop for siren
- Driving through safety zone
- No liability insurance
- Failure to report accident where such report is required
- Speeding in a school zone in excess of the posted school zone speed limit
- 2 Points
- All other moving violations
- Failure to properly restrain a child in a restraint or seat belt
- 1 Point
- Littering (G.S. 414-399) involving use of motor vehicle
In addition to suspensions based purely on points, be aware of the following statute (§ 20 16.1): … the Division shall suspend for a period of 30 days the license of any driver without preliminary hearing on receiving a record of the driver's conviction of either (i) exceeding by more than 15 miles per hour the speed limit, either within or outside the corporate limits of a municipality, if the person was also driving at a speed in excess of 55 miles per hour at the time of the offense, or (ii) driving at a speed in excess of 80 miles per hour at the time of the offense.
If your license is suspended under 20-16.1, contact us to find out if you are eligible for a limited driving privilege.
