You’ve received a ticket at some point. How many points were assessed to your license? None if you hired an attorney.
If you had only hired an attorney, these points probably wouldn’t have gone onto your license (this is no secret, by the way).
Clients are usually shocked at how just a few traffic violations can rack up the points. Below is a rather comprehensive but not exhaustive list of point violations in Missouri. Note that red light camera tickets are not a point violation.
CARELESS & IMPRUDENT DRIVING
State Law or County or Municipal Ordinance Violation: 2 points
State Law, Section 304.016.4, RSMo: 4 points
DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE OF DRUGS (1st Offense)
1st Violation of State Law or County or MunicipalOrdinance:8 points
Subsequent offenses, or first offense followingprevious alcohol/drug-related offense: 12 points
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED (1st Offense)
1st Violation of State Law or County or MunicipalOrdinance: 8 points
Subsequent offenses, or first offense followingprevious alcohol/drug-related offense: 12 points
DRIVING WHILE UNDER SUSPENSION ORREVOCATION OR DENIAL
State Law or County or Municipal OrdinanceViolation: 12 points
DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE, BAC .04
State Law or County or Municipal OrdinanceViolation: 2 points
EXCESS BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT
1st Violation of State Law or County or MunicipalOrdinance: 8 points
Subsequent offenses, or first offense followingprevious alcohol/drug-related offense: 12 points
EXCESSIVE SPEEDING
State Law Violation: 3 points
County or Municipal Ordinance Violation: 2 points
FAILURE TO PRODUCE INSURANCE ID:4points
FELONY-DRUG TRANSPORTATION/MFG
State Law or County Ordinance Violation: 0 points
FELONY INVOLVING MOTOR VEHICLE
State Law or County Ordinance Violation: 12 points
LEAVING SCENE OF ACCIDENT
State Law Violation: 12 points
County or Municipal Ordinance Violation: 6 points
MURDER, 2ND DEGREE, VEHICULAR, INTOXICATED
State Law or County Ordiance Violation: 12 points
NO MOTORCYCLE QUALIFICATION (State Law Violation Only)
1st Offense: 2 points
2nd Offense: 4 points
3rd Offense/Subsequent Offense: 6 points
NO DRIVER LICENSE (State Law Violation Only)
1st Offense: 2 points
2nd Offense: 4 points
3rd Offense/Subsequent Offense: 6 points
ASSIST/OBTAIN LICENSE BY MISREPRESENTATION
State Law or County or Municipal Ordinance Violation: 12 points
PERMIT UNLICENSED DRIVER TO DRIVE
State Law or County or Municipal Ordinance Violation: 4 points
SPEEDING
State Law Violation: 3 points
County or Municipal Ordinance Violation: 2 points
STOP SIGN
State Law or County Ordinance Violation: 2 points
Municipal Ordinance Violation when an accident was involved: 2 points
Municipal Ordinance Violation when no accident was involved: 1 points
ASSAULT, VEHICULAR, WITH INJURY
State Law or County Ordinance Violation: 12 points
VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER
State Law or County Ordinance Violation: 12 points
ENDANGERING HIGHWAY WORKER
State Law Violation Only: 4 points
ENDANGERING HIGHWAY WORKER, AGGRAVATED
State Law Violation Only: 12 points
UNLAWFUL TOW TRUCK STOP
Municipal Ordinance Violation: 4 points
Remember, your license will be suspended for one year for the following:
- Accumulating eight or more points in an 18-month period (30 days for first suspension, 60 days for second suspension, and 60 days for subsequent suspensions)
- Accumulating twelve or more points in a 12-month period
- Accumulating eighteen or more points in a 24-month period
- Accumulating twenty-four or more points in a 36-month period