Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 39 - Transportation, Department of
Rule 39.02.71 - RULES GOVERNING DRIVER'S LICENSE VIOLATION POINT SYSTEM AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION COURSES
Section 39.02.71.100 - VIOLATION POINT COUNT SYSTEM
Current through August 31, 2023
01. Points for Traffic Violations. Idaho Code authorizes and directs the Department to establish a violation point count system for drivers convicted of various moving traffic violations and infractions occurring either within the state of Idaho, or outside the state of Idaho. (4-6-23)
02. Violation Point Count List. The following violation point count list includes traffic violations in Idaho Code, and the appropriate code section reference. Convictions of traffic violations not herein listed which are violations of a state law or municipal ordinance will receive three (3) violation points, except those for which mandatory withdrawal of driving privileges is required by Idaho Code or the Idaho Code provides a point exemption. (4-6-23)
03. Points Assessed. Each traffic violation conviction will be assessed from one (1) point for less serious violations to a maximum of four (4) points for more serious violations. The degree of seriousness of traffic violations has been determined by considering the possibility of bodily injury or property damage resulting from such violation. (4-6-23)
04. Dual Violation. In cases where the driver is convicted of more than one (1) violation arising from one (1) occasion of arrest or citation, only one (1) conviction will be counted and assessed points against the driver's record. The conviction counted will be the one with the greater amount of points. (4-6-23)
05. Speeding Violation. Drivers convicted of traveling sixteen (16) miles per hour or more over the posted maximum speed limit or exceeding the speed limit in a work zone will receive four (4) points. Driving convictions of other speeding violations will receive three (3) points. (4-6-23)
06. Distracted Driving. A first offense of Section 49-1401A, Idaho Code, will not be assessed points pursuant to code. Subsequent offenses will be assessed points as shown in Section 200. Third and subsequent offenses in a three-year period may also be subject to a court suspension. (4-6-23)
