The Department of Revenue adds points to your record when it receives notice that you were convicted of a moving violation - a traffic violation while your vehicle was in motion.
The number of points you receive for a conviction depends on moving violation of which you are convicted. For example, a conviction for speeding in violation of a municipal ordinance will result in 2 points being added to your license while a conviction for speeding in violation of state law will result in 3 points being added to your license. A conviction for leaving the scene of an accident in violation of state law will result in 12 points being added to (and the immediate suspension of) your license.
The following are some examples of some state law violations and their point values:
VIOLATION | POINT VALUE |
Speeding | 3 points |
Careless & Imprudent Driving | 4 points |
Knowingly Allowing an Unlicensed Driver to Drive | 4 points |
A Felony Involving a Motor Vehicle | 12 points |
Obtaining a Driver License by Misrepresentation | 12 points |
Operating a Vehicle While Suspended or Revoked | 12 points |
Accumulation of Points | Suspension and Revocation
Point Accumulation Advisory Letter
4 Points in 12 Months.
If you accumulate 4 points in 12 months, the Dept. of Revenue will send you a point accumulation advisory
Suspension
8 Points in 18 Months.
If you accumulate 8 or more points in 18 months, the Dept. of Revenue will suspend your driving privilege.
1st suspension - 30 days
2nd suspension - 60 days
3rd or more suspensions - 90 days
Revocation
12 or more points in 12 months.
18 or more points in 24 months.
24 or more points in 36 months.
If you accumulate 12 or more points in 12 months, 18 or more points in 24 months or 24 or more points in 36 months, t he Dept. of Revenue will revoke your driving privilege for one year.
Reinstatement
To reinstate your driving privilege for a point suspension or revocation you must provide the following:
Non-alcohol related: Proof of insurance (SR-22) and $20 reinstatement fee.
Alcohol related: Proof of insurance (SR-22), $45 reinstatement fee and completion of SATOP.
Point Reduction
When your driving privilege is reinstated, the Department of Revenue reduces your total points to 4. Every year you drive without getting new points on your record, the points will be reduced:
1 year - total remaining points reduced by one-third
2 years - remaining points reduced by one-half
3 years - points reduced to zero
Though your points may be reduced to zero, certain types of convictions may remain listed permanently on your Missouri driver record.
RSMo 302.302
The Missouri Point System Statute
Point system--assessment for violation--assessment of points stayed, when, procedure.
302.302. 1. The director of revenue shall put into effect a point system for the suspension and revocation of licenses. Points shall be assessed only after a conviction or forfeiture of collateral. The initial point value is as follows:
(1) | Any moving violation of a state law or county or municipal or federal traffic ordinance or regulation not listed in this section, other than a violation of vehicle equipment provisions or a court-ordered supervision as provided in section 302.303 | 2 points |
| (except any violation of municipal stop sign ordinance where no accident is involved) | 1 point |
(2) | Speeding In violation of a state law | 3 points |
| In violation of a county or municipal ordinance | 2 points |
(3) | Leaving the scene of an accident in violation of section 577.060, RSMo | 12 points |
| In violation of any county or municipal ordinance | 6 points |
(4) | Careless and imprudent driving in violation of subsection 4 of section 304.016, RSMo | 4 points |
| In violation of a county or municipal ordinance | 2 points |
(5) | Operating without a valid license in violation of subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection 1 of section 302.020 | |
For the first conviction | 2 points | |
For the second conviction | 4 points | |
For the third conviction | 6 points | |
(6) | Operating with a suspended or revoked license prior to restoration of operating privileges | 12 points |
(7) | Obtaining a license by misrepresentation | 12 points |
(8) | For the first conviction of driving while in an intoxicated condition or under the influence of controlled substances or drugs | 8 points |
(9) | ) For the second or subsequent conviction of any of the following offenses however combined: driving while in an intoxicated condition, driving under the influence of controlled substances or drugs or driving with a blood alcohol content of eight-hundredths of one percent or more by weight | 12 points |
(10) | For the first conviction for driving with blood alcohol content eight-hundredths of one percent or more by weight In violation of state law | 8 points |
| In violation of a county or municipal ordinance or federal law or regulation | 8 points |
(11) | Any felony involving the use of a motor vehicle | 12 points |
(12) | Knowingly permitting unlicensed operator to operate a motor vehicle | 4 points |
(13) | For a conviction for failure to maintain financial responsibility pursuant to county or municipal ordinance or pursuant to section 303.025, RSMo | 4 points |
