A Firm Understanding
of Traffic/DWI
Do not pay off your ticket: Paying off your ticket results in a conviction for that offense. If you are convicted of certain motor vehicle violations in North Carolina, driver license points are placed against your driving record. In most cases this will result in an increase your insurance costs. Your license can even be revoked or suspended. Whatever motor vehicle infraction you are charged with, EnnisColeman can help. Put an experienced attorney to work for you to keep your insurance rates, and driver's license points, low.
If you accumulate enough points, your license may be suspended.
If your driver license is suspended by the point system, it may be taken for:
- 60 days for the first suspension;
- 6 months for the second; and
- 12 months for the third.
Points are given for the following offenses:
| Conviction Point |
Point Value |
| Passing a stopped school bus loading or unloading children |
5 |
| Aggressive driving |
5 |
| Reckless driving |
4 |
| Hit and run, property damage only |
4 |
| Following too closely |
4 |
| Driving on wrong side of road |
4 |
| Illegal passing |
4 |
| Failure to yield right-of-way to pedestrian pursuant to GS 20-158(b)(2)b. |
4 |
| Failure to yield right-of-way to bicycle motor scooter, or motorcycle |
4 |
| Running through stop sign |
3 |
| Speeding more than 55 mph |
3 |
| Speeding through a school zone |
3 |
| Failure to yield right of way |
3 |
| No driver license or license expired more than one year |
3 |
| Running through red light |
3 |
| Failure to stop for siren |
3 |
| Speeding through safety zone |
3 |
| Failure to report accident where such report is required |
3 |
| No liability insurance |
3 |
| All other moving violations |
2 |
| Littering involving a motor vehicle |
1 |