| The following was taken from the DMV's Brochure: | | | | Stopping/Yielding |
| A Different Kind of Crash Course.: | | | | Failure to drive to the right and stop for police/fire |
| Nationwide a vehicle crash occurs every five seconds. | | | | emergency vehicle (3 years) |
| Roughly, more than 147,737 vehicle crashes occurred | | | | Failure to stop for pedestrian with white cane (3 |
| on Virginia's highways last year. The odds are one | | | | years) |
| out of four that you will be involved in a crash during | | | | Failure to stop and yield right-of-way (3 years) |
| your lifetime. | | | | Failure to yield right-of-way (3 years) |
| To reduce these odds, the Virginia Department of | | | | Failure to yield when turning left (3 years) |
| Motor Vehicles has created a different kind of crash | | | | Failure to yield to funeral procession (3 years) |
| course. Our Driver Improvement Program rewards | | | | Keeping to the Right |
| safe drivers and warns potentially unsafe drivers in | | | | Failure to drive on right half of highway or street (3 |
| advance. It helps educate drivers who have | | | | years) |
| developed risky driving practices and it takes | | | | Failure to keep to the right when crossing an |
| dangerous drivers off the road. Here's how it works. | | | | intersection (3 years) |
| What does the point system say about you? | | | | Driving to the left of rotary traffic island (3 years) |
| DMV uses a point system to rate drivers. You | | | | Following/Signaling |
| receive demerit points for unsafe driving and safe | | | | Following too closely (3 years) |
| driving points for good driving. | | | | Failure to signal before moving from curb (3 years) |
| Demerit Points are assigned when you commit a | | | | Improper signal (3 years) |
| traffic violation. Different violations carry different | | | | Railroad Crossings |
| point assignments, depending on the seriousness of | | | | Failure to obey railroad crossing signal (3 years) |
| the offense. For example, you will receive three | | | | Failure to stop at railroad grade crossing (3 years) |
| demerit points if you make an improper U-turn. | | | | Failure to keep to the right at a railroad crossing (3 |
| However, you will receive six demerit points if you | | | | years) |
| speed 20 miles per hour or more above the posted | | | | Failure to stop passenger-carrying vehicle at railroad |
| speed limit. Demerit points remain valid two years | | | | grade crossing (3 years) |
| from the date you commit an offense. | | | | Railroad crossing/stopping (3 years) |
| Safe Driving Points are assigned for each full calendar | | | | Improper operation of crawler-type tractor over |
| year that you hold a valid Virginia driver?s license and | | | | railroad crossing (3 years) |
| drive without any violations or suspensions. In some | | | | Railroad Crossings (Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers) |
| cases, you may also earn safe driving points by | | | | Failure to slow down/stop at a railroad crossing (*) |
| completing a driver improvement clinic. You can | | | | Failure to have sufficient space to drive through a |
| accumulate a total of five safe driving points and you | | | | railroad crossing (*) |
| may use these safe driving points to offset demerit | | | | Failure to obey traffic control device or enforcement |
| points. | | | | official at a railroad crossing (*) |
| Demerit Points Can Add Up | | | | Failure to have sufficient undercarriage clearance at a |
| Each time you commit a traffic offense, DMV adds | | | | railroad crossing (*) |
| additional demerit points to your record. This can add | | | | Other Violations |
| up to big trouble for some drive. | | | | Failure to stop at the scene of a crash, unattended |
| Six Point Violations | | | | property, damage in excess of $500 (11 years) |
| Reckless Driving/Speeding | | | | Failure to stop at the scene of a crash, property |
| Reckless driving - speeding in excess of 80 mph (11 | | | | damage (3 years) |
| years) | | | | Emergency vehicle violation - property damage (5 |
| Reckless driving - speeding 20 mph or more above | | | | years) |
| the posted speed limit (11 years) | | | | Emergency vehicle violation - injury (5 years) |
| Reckless driving - racing (11 years) | | | | Aggressive driving (5 years) |
| Reckless driving - passing or overtaking an | | | | Failure to obey traffic signal (3 years) |
| emergency vehicle (11 years) | | | | Failure to obey lane directional signal (3 years) |
| Reckless driving - passing a school bus (11 years) | | | | Failure to obey highway lane markings (3 years) |
| Reckless driving - passing on the crest of a hill (11 | | | | Improper backing, stopping or turning (3 years) |
| years) | | | | Driving the wrong way on one-way highway or |
| Reckless driving - passing at a railroad crossing (11 | | | | street (3 years) |
| years) | | | | Impeding/disrupting funeral procession (3 years) |
| Reckless driving - passing two vehicles abreast (11 | | | | Disregarding police officer's signal to stop (3 years) |
| years) | | | | Disregarding crossing guard/officer's signal (3 years) |
| Reckless driving - driving two vehicles abreast (11 | | | | Three Point Violations |
| years) | | | | Speeding |
| Reckless driving - driving too fast for conditions (11 | | | | Speeding 1-9 mph above the posted speed limit (5 |
| years) | | | | years) |
| Reckless driving - failing to give a proper signal (11 | | | | Impeding traffic, slow speed (5 years) |
| years) | | | | Passing/Driving |
| Reckless driving - faulty brakes/improper control (11 | | | | Improper passing (3 years) |
| years) | | | | Improper passing on the right (3 years) |
| Reckless driving - on parking lots, etc. (11 years) | | | | Improper driving (3 years) |
| Reckless driving - with an obstructed view (11 years) | | | | Improper stopping on highway (3 years) |
| Reckless driving - generally (11 years) | | | | Changing course after signaling (3 years) |
| Speeding 20 mph or more above the posted speed | | | | Coasting with gears in neutral (3 years) |
| limit (5 years) | | | | Failure to give way in favor of overtaking vehicle (3 |
| Driving Under the Influence | | | | years) |
| Driving while intoxicated (11 years) | | | | Failure to give way when abreast of another car (3 |
| Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (11 | | | | years) |
| years) | | | | Driving through safety zone (3 years) |
| Driving under the influence of drugs (11 years) | | | | Driving over fire hose (3 years) |
| Driving after illegally consuming alcohol (persons under | | | | Unauthorized use of crossover on controlled highway |
| age 21) (3 years) | | | | (3 years) |
| Driving while intoxicated - maiming (11 years) | | | | Driving/riding on sidewalk (3 years) |
| Involuntary manslaughter/alcohol (11 years) | | | | Turning/Backing |
| Refusing blood/breath test (11 years) | | | | Improper turn (3 years) |
| Driving while your license is revoked for driving while | | | | Improper U-turn (3 years) |
| intoxicated (11 years) | | | | Violation of right turn on red (3 years) |
| Driving while your license is revoked for driving while | | | | Violation of left turn on red (3 years) |
| intoxicated - maiming (11 years) | | | | Signs/Signals |
| Driving while your license is revoked for driving while | | | | Failure to obey highway sign (3 years) |
| intoxicated - involuntary manslaughter (11 years) | | | | Evading traffic control device (3 years) |
| Manslaughter | | | | Lights |
| Manslaughter (11 years) | | | | Driving without lights/excessive lights (3 years) |
| Involuntary manslaughter (11 years) | | | | Failure to dim headlights (3 years) |
| Involuntary manslaughter/aggravated (11 years) | | | | Parking without proper lights displayed (3 years) |
| Habitual Offenders | | | | Inadequate hazard lights (3 years) |
| Driving after being declared a habitual offender (11 | | | | Licenses/Permits |
| years) | | | | No Virginia driver's license (3 years) |
| Authorizing person suspended for habitual offender | | | | No Virginia license plate (3 years) |
| and/or driving while intoxicated to drive (3 years) | | | | Failure to obtain a driver's license (3 years) |
| Licenses/Permits | | | | No driver's license - vehicle/motorcycle (3 years) |
| Driving on suspended license (11 years) | | | | Failure to have license revalidated (3 years) |
| Driving while your license is suspended or revoked (11 | | | | Learner's permit violation (3 years) |
| years) | | | | Permitting unlicensed person to drive (3 years) |
| Driving while your license is suspended or revoked for | | | | Driving in violation of restricted license (restrictions |
| non-payment of court fines and costs (11 years) | | | | related to physical limitation, such as mechanicalcontrol |
| Driving under suspension or revocation before giving | | | | device) (3 years) |
| proof of financial responsibility (11 years) | | | | Commercial Motor Vehicles |
| Commercial Motor Vehicles | | | | Driving commercial motor vehicle with alcohol in blood |
| Driving commercial motor vehicle while disqualified (*) | | | | (*) |
| Driving commercial motor vehicle with blood alcohol | | | | Driving commercial motor vehicle without license (3 |
| .04 or more (*) | | | | years) |
| Driving commercial motor vehicle with blood alcohol | | | | Driving commercial motor vehicle with more than 1 |
| .08 or more (*) | | | | driver's license (3 years) |
| Driving commercial motor vehicle under influence of | | | | Driving commercial motor vehicle without |
| drugs (*) | | | | endorsement(s) (3 years) |
| Driving commercial motor vehicle under influence of | | | | Commercial driver's license/instruction permit violation |
| drugs/alcohol (*) | | | | (3 years) |
| Refusing blood/breath test while operating | | | | Driving commercial motor vehicle in left lane of |
| commercial motor vehicle (*) | | | | interstate (3 years) |
| Violating out of service order (11 years) | | | | Driving in excess of 13 hours in a 24-hour period (3 |
| Other Violations | | | | years) |
| Failure to stop at the scene of a crash - injury (11 | | | | Driving public passenger-carrying vehicle under age (3 |
| years) | | | | years) |
| Failure to stop at the scene of a crash - death (11 | | | | Driving bus transporting school children without a |
| years) | | | | safety belt (3 years) |
| Failure to stop at the scene of a crash - property | | | | Driving school bus without license (3 years) |
| damage of $1000 or more (11 years) | | | | Driving school bus under age (3 years) |
| Emergency vehicle violation - death (11 years) | | | | Other Violations |
| Vehicular assault or willful stopping, impeding or | | | | Failure to stop at the scene of a crash, unattended |
| damaging vehicle (11 years) | | | | property (3 years) |
| Blocking access to service facility (11 years) | | | | Failure to leave the scene of a crash at the direction |
| Attempting to elude policefelony offense (11 | | | | of officer (3 years) |
| years)misdemeanor offense (3 years) | | | | Failure to report a crash, unattended property, less |
| Passing stopped school bus (non-reckless) (3 years) | | | | than $250 damage (3 years) |
| Operating unsafe vehicle (3 years) | | | | Following/parking within 500 feet of fire apparatus (3 |
| Four Point Violations | | | | years) |
| Reckless Driving/Speeding | | | | Emergency vehicle violation (3 years) |
| Reckless driving - failure to stop before entering a | | | | Drinking while driving (3 years) |
| highway (11 years) | | | | Improper driving/riding motorcycle (3 years) |
| Speeding (5 years) | | | | Driving with TV screen visible to driver (3 years) |
| Speeding 10-14 mph above the posted speed limit (5 | | | | Driving while using earphones (3 years) |
| years) | | | | Passenger restriction violation (3 years) |
| Speeding 15-19 mph above the posted speed limit (5 | | | | Drive in violation of curfew (3 years) |
| years) | | | | Please drive to arrive alive! Slow down. Give yourself |
| Speeding 10-19 mph above the posted speed limit (5 | | | | extra time to arrive at your destination...Leave a little |
| years) | | | | earlier. |
| Passing | | | | Compensate for traffic, road work, construction, |
| Passing when unsafe (3 years) | | | | accidents and other unforseen circumstances! |
| Passing to the left of approaching vehicle (3 years) | | | | |