How Does the Missouri Driving Point System Work?

Driving Point Policies

Many states maintain driving point systems that assess points for specific violations. Those points are then used to prompt disciplinary action. The Department of Revenue oversees Missouri’s driving point system. The Department of Revenue (DOR) adds points to your driving record when you are convicted of a moving violation. Moving violations are defined as violations committed while your vehicle was in motion. The DOR does not add points for non-moving violations, such as parking tickets.

How the Point System Works

The number of points the DOR adds to your record depends on the violation you were convicted of and under what jurisdiction it falls. For example, the DOR will add three points to your record for violating a state speed limit law and 12 points for driving on a suspended or revoked license. Review the DOR’s exhaustive list of conviction-based point assessments to determine how many points you will receive for your specific conviction.

There are three phases in the point system, including notice, suspension and revocation.

If you accumulate four points within 12 months, the DOR will send you an advisory notice. Your license will not be suspended.

If you accumulate eight or more points within 18 months, the DOR will suspend your driving privileges for 30 days, if it is your first suspension. A second suspension will be for 60 days and a third or subsequent suspension will be for 90 days.

The DOR will revoke your driving privileges for one year if you accumulate 12 or more points within 12 months, 18 or more points in 24 months or 24 or more points in 36 months.

When your license is reinstated, the DOR will lower your total point count to four and those points will reduce each year you go without accumulating more points.