Online Reference Guide
Select the County where the citation was received to begin
Traffic School Benefits
The most important aspects of completing a traffic school course are keeping the points from being assessed on your license and withholding the adjudication from your record, which means your insurance cannot go up unless you were at fault in a crash.
The most important aspects of completing a traffic school course are keeping the points from being assessed on your license and withholding the adjudication from your record, which means your insurance cannot go up unless you were at fault in a crash.
Your Florida License
In the State of Florida, driving is considered a privilege that must be earned. You can lose your driving privileges for a number of infractions and matters as varied as failure to pay child support, addiction to drugs or alcohol, failure to pay traffic violation fines, and even racing on the highway.
In the State of Florida, driving is considered a privilege that must be earned. You can lose your driving privileges for a number of infractions and matters as varied as failure to pay child support, addiction to drugs or alcohol, failure to pay traffic violation fines, and even racing on the highway.
County Matters
Regardless of where you live, you must follow the rules and laws of the county where the citation was received. Select the county from the list above.
Regardless of where you live, you must follow the rules and laws of the county where the citation was received. Select the county from the list above.
Know the Facts |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Click on any of the topics below to learn more. FLORIDA'S POINT SYSTEMYou can lose your privilege to drive by receiving too many points on your license within a certain amount of time. Traffic violations carry points for each offense. While most moving violations are 3 points, more serious offenses carry more. Click on the topics below to view the details.
POINTS AND SUSPENSIONS
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traffic Violations & Points Assessed | Accumulation of Points and Suspensions | |||||
| Moving Violations | 3 |
12 points within 12 months | 30 day suspension |
|||
| Speeding up to 15 mph over posted speed | 3 |
18 points within 18 months | 3 month suspension |
|||
| Speeding more than 15 mph over posted speed | 4 |
24 points within 36 months | 1 year suspension |
|||
| Passing stopped school bus. | 4 |
|||||
| Moving Violation (non speeding) resulting in a crash | 4 |
|||||
| Unlawful speed resulting in a crash | 6 |
|||||
| Violation of child restraint laws | 3 |
|||||
| Leaving scene of crash with damage (>$50) | 6 |
|||||
| Littering | 3 |
|||||
TRAFFIC SCHOOL ELECTION
If you receive a ticket for a non-criminal moving violation, and you do not hold a commercial driver license, you may elect to attend a basic driver improvement course in lieu of points on your driving record. In some cases, you may choose to attend a basic driver improvement course to receive insurance discounts. You may only make this election once every 12 months and no more than five elections in a lifetime.
USEFUL LINKS
Florida Driver Handbook (pdf)GET EDUCATED
myCitation.com - Where Smart Drivers Go. Learn everything you need to know about your traffic ticket.