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Different traffic tickets are assigned different point values in various states, and accumulating too many points within a certain time frame can result in your driver’s license getting suspended. If you aren’t sure how many points you have, order a copy of your driving record. How quickly this happens depends on your state’s driving points system.
In Alabama, you get six points for reckless driving, and getting 12-14 points on your driving record within two years results in a 60 day suspension. That could be just two traffic tickets. Florida states that 12 or more points within a 12 month period will earn you a 30 day license suspension; each ticket gets you between three and six points. California suspends licenses with four points in a six-month period; their infractions usually equal one or two points.
Massachusetts employs a “surcharge point” system, where minor violations earn two points and major ones get five. But the way they assess penalties is slightly different and have to do with the number of tickets, not the points. Here, getting two traffic tickets within a 12 month period will get a 30-day suspension. In Massachussetts, insurance companies use the total number of points to raise your car insurance rates as a surcharge penalty for driving badly.
Be sure to check with your motor vehicle department to know how your state handles points.
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