Point System - Assessment For Violation

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,
R.S.Mo. 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, R.S.Mo. 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:
(a) For the first conviction 2 points
(b) For the second conviction 4 points
(c) 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,R.S.Mo. 4 points

2. The director shall, as provided in subdivision (5) of subsection 1 of this section, assess an operator points for a conviction pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection 1 of section 302.020, when the director issues such operator a license or permit pursuant to the provisions of sections 302.010 to 302.340.

3. An additional two points shall be assessed when personal injury or property damage results from any violation listed in subsection 1 of this section and if found to be warranted and certified by the reporting court………

302.304 Notice of Points

1. The director shall notify by ordinary mail any operator of the
point value charged against the operator’s record when the record shows four or more points have been accumulated in a twelve-month period…

(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,R.S.Mo. 4 points

3. The director shall suspend the license and driving privileges of any person whose driving record shows the driver has accumulated eight points in eighteen months.

4. The license and driving privilege of any person whose license and driving privilege have been suspended under the provisions of sections 302.010 to 302.540 except those persons whose license and driving privilege have been suspended under the provisions of subdivision (8) of subsection 1 of section 302.302 or has accumulated sufficient points together with a conviction under subdivision (10) of subsection 1 of section 302.302 and who has filed proof of financial responsibility with the department of revenue, in accordance with chapter 303, R.S.Mo., and is otherwise eligible, shall be reinstated as follows:

(1) In the case of an initial suspension, thirty days after the effective date of the suspension;

(2) In the case of a second suspension, sixty days after the effective date of the suspension;

(3) In the case of the third and subsequent suspensions, ninety days after the effective date of the suspension. Unless proof of financial responsibility is filed with the department of revenue, a suspension shall continue in effect for two years from its effective date.

5. The period of suspension of the driver’s license and driving privilege of any person under the provisions of subdivision (8) of subsection 1 of section 302.302 or who has accumulates sufficient points together with a conviction under subdivision (10) of subsection 1 of section 302.302 shall be thirty days, followed by a sixty-day period of restricted driving privilege issued by the director of revenue for the limited purpose of driving between a residence and a place of employment, or to and from an alcohol education or treatment program, or for both between a residence and a place of employment and to and from such a program. Upon completion of such period of restricted driving privilege, upon compliance with other requirements of law and upon filing of proof of financial responsibility with the department of revenue, in accordance with chapter 303, R.S.Mo. , the license and driving privilege shall be reinstated……

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