The number of years that the conviction stays on your DMV record is in parentheses beside each violation. An asterisk (*) indicates that the conviction remains on your record permanently. Demerit points will also be assigned to your record for traffic convictions incurred in other states.
NOTE: The violations listed may change without notice.
- 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 when unsafe (3 years)
- Passing to the left of approaching vehicle (3 years)
- Failure to drive to the right and stop for police/fire/emergency vehicle (3 years)
- Failure to stop for pedestrian (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)
- Failure to drive on right half of highway or street (3 years)
- Failure to keep to the right when crossing an intersection (3 years)
- Driving to the left of rotary traffic island (3 years)
- Following too closely (3 years)
- Failure to signal before moving from curb (3 years)
- Improper signal (3 years)
- Failure to obey railroad crossing signal (3 years)
- Failure to stop at railroad grade crossing (3 years)
- Failure to keep to the right at a railroad crossing (3 years)
- Failure to stop passenger-carrying vehicle at railroad grade crossing (3 years)
- Railroad crossing/stopping (3 years)
- Improper operation of crawler-type tractor over railroad crossing (3 years)
- Failure to slow down/stop at a railroad crossing (*)
- Failure to have sufficient space to drive through a railroad crossing (*)
- Failure to obey traffic control device or enforcement official at a railroad crossing (*)
- Failure to have sufficient undercarriage clearance at a railroad crossing (*)
- 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)
- Passing stopped school bus (non-reckless) (3 years)
- Failure to stop at the scene of a crash, property damage (3 years)
- Emergency vehicle violation - property damage (5 years)
- Emergency vehicle violation - injury (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 officer's signal to stop (3 years)
- Disregarding crossing guard/officer's signal (3 years)