The Department of Motor Vehicles has the power to take away or suspend your privilege to drive. If your privilege is suspended and you continue to drive, you can be arrested, charged with a crime and serve a jail sentence.
Newly Licenced Drivers
If you get a ticket within 6 months of the date you passed your road test, you are on PROBATION. Drivers on PROBATION can lose their privileges for 60 days for any of the following reasons:
| SPEEDING conviction |
| TAILGATING conviction |
| RECKLESS DRIVING conviction |
ANY TWO MOVING VIOLATIONS!!
(for example, two seatbelt convictions) |
Point & Conviction Related Suspensions
| 11 or more DMV Points within 18 Months |
| 3 SPEEDING convictions within 18 months |
| SPEEDING more than 40 mph over limit |
SPEEDING and MISDEMEANOR conviction
within 18 months |
| ALCOHOL or DRUG convictions |
Restricted or Conditional Use Licenses
| ANY SINGLE MOVING VIOLATION!! |
Other Common Suspensions
| Failure To Respond To A Summons |
| Failure To Pay A Fine |
| Insurance Lapse or Conviction for Uninsured Operation |
| Failure To Pay Driver Responsibility Assessment |
| Failure To File An Accident Report |
| Failure To Pay Child Support |
| Failure To Pay Judgment In An Automobile Lawsuit |