The Virginia Driving Improvement Program

Moving Violation and Points Assessment

Three Point Violations
Speeding
  • Speeding 1-9 mph above the posted speed limit (5 years)
  • Impeding traffic, slow speed (5 years)
Passing/Driving
  • Improper passing (3 years)
  • Improper passing on the right (3 years)
  • Improper driving (3 years)
  • Improper stopping on highway (3 years)
  • Changing course after signaling (3 years)
  • Coasting with gears in neutral (3 years)
  • Failure to give way in favor of overtaking vehicle (3 years)
  • Failure to give way when abreast of another car (3 years)
  • Failure to give way when abreast of another car (3 years)
  • Driving through safety zone (3 years)
  • Driving over fire hose (3 years)
  • Driving an electric mobility device, toy vehicle or bicycle on highway (3 years)
  • Driving a moped on interstate highway (3 years)
  • Failure to exercise due care—collision with pedestrian (3 years)
  • Unauthorized use of crossover on controlled highway (3 years)
  • Driving /riding on sidewalk (3 years)
Turning/Backing
  • Improper turn (3 years)
  • Improper U-turn (3 years)
  • Violation of right turn on red (3 years)
  • Violation of left turn on red (3 years)
Signs/Signals
  • Failure to obey highway sign (3 years)
  • Evading traffic control device (3 years)
Lights
  • Driving without lights/excessive lights (3 years)
  • Failure to dim headlights (3 years)
  • Parking without proper lights displayed (3 years)
  • Inadequate hazard lights (3 years)
Licenses/Permits
  • No Virginia driver’s license (3 years)
  • No Virginia license plate (3 years)
  • Failure to obtain a driver’s license (3 years)
  • No driver’s license -vehicle/motorcycle (3 years)
  • Failure to have license revalidated (3 years)
  • Learner’s permit violation (3 years)
  • Permitting unlicensed person to drive (3 years)
  • Driving in violation of restricted license (3 years)
Other Violation
  • Failure to stop at the scene of a crash, unattended property (3 years)
  • Failure to leave the scene of crash at the direction of officer (3 years)
  • Failure to report a crash unattended property, less than $250 damage (3 years)
  • Flowing/parking within 500 feet of fire apparatus (3 years)
  • Fail to change lanes/slow down for vehicle displaying flashing lights (3 years)
  • Drinking while driving (3 years)
  • Improper driving/riding motorcycle (3 years)
  • Driving with TV screen visible to driver (3 years)
  • Driving while using earphones (3 years)
  • HOV violation second or subsequent offense (5 years)
Four Point Violations
Reckless Driving/Speeding
  • Reckless driving—failure to stop before entering a highway (11 years)
  • Speeding (5 years)
  • Speeding 10-14 mph above the posted speed limit (5 years)
  • Speeding 15-19 mph above the posted speed limit (5 years)
  • Speeding 10-19 mph above the posted speed limit (5 years)
Passing
  • Passing when unsafe (3 years)
  • Passing to the left of approaching vehicle (3 years)
  • Stopping/Yielding
  • Failure to drive to the right and stop for police/fire/emergency vehicle (3 year)
  • Failure to stop for pedestrian with white cane (3 years)
  • Failure to stop and yield right-of-way (3 years)
  • Failure to yield right-of-way (3 years)
  • Failure to yield when turning left (3 years)
  • Failure to yield to funeral procession (3 years)
Keeping to the Right
  • Failure to drive on right half of highway or street (3 years)
  • Failure to signal before moving from curb (3 years)
  • Driving to the left of rotary traffic island (3years)
Following/Signaling
  • Following too closely (3years)
  • Failure to signal before moving from curb (3years)
  • Improper signal (3years)
Railroad Crossings
  • Failure to obey railroad crossing signal (3years)
  • Failure to stop at railroad grade crossing (3years)
  • Railroad crossing/stopping (3years)
Other Violations
  • Operating a motor vehicle while suspended/revoked/restricted with a blood alcohol content of .02% or more (11 years)
  • Failure to stop at the scene of a crash, unattended property, damage in excess of $500 (11 years)
  • Failure to stop at the scene of a crash, property damage (3 years)
  • Fail to change lanes/slow down for vehicle displaying flashing lights – property damage, and/or (5 years)
  • Aggressive driving (5 years)
  • Failure to obey traffic signal (3 years)
  • Failure to obey lane directional signal (3 years)
  • Failure to obey highway lane markings (3 years)
  • Improper backing, stopping or turning (3 years)
  • Driving the wrong way on one-way highway or street (3 years)
  • Impeding/disrupting funeral procession (3 years)
  • Disregarding police office’s signal to stop (3years)
  • Disregarding crossing guard/officer’s signal (3 years)
Six Point Violations
  • Reckless driving—speeding in excess of 80 mph (11 years)
  • Reckless driving—speeding 20 mph or more above the posted speed limit (11 years)
  • Reckless driving—racing (11 years)
  • Reckless driving—passing or overtaking an emergency vehicle (11 years)
  • Reckless driving—passing a school bus (11 years)
  • Reckless driving—driving too fast for conditions (11 years)
  • Reckless driving—failing to give a proper signal (11years)
  • Reckless driving—faulty brakes/improper control (11years)
  • Reckless driving—on parking lots, etc. (11 years)
  • Reckless driving—generally (11 years)
Driving under the influence
  • Driving while intoxicated (11 years)
  • Driving while intoxicated (11 years)
  • Driving under the influence of drugs (11 years)
  • Refusing blood/breath test (11 years)
License/Permits
  • Driving on suspended license (11 years)
  • Driving while your license is suspended or revoked (11 years)
  • Driving while your license is suspended or revoked for non-payment of court fines and costs (11years)
  • Driving under suspension or revocation before giving proof of financial responsibility (11 years)
Other Violations
  • Speeding 20 mph or more above the posted speed limit (5 years)
  • Failure to stop at the scene of crash—injury (11 years)
  • Failure to stop at the scene of crash—death (11 years)
  • Failure to stop at the scene of a crash—property damage of $1000 or more (11years)
  • Operating unsafe vehicle (3 years)