A Brief History and Overview:
Not so long ago, Texas envisioned a driver’s point system as a consistent mechanism to keep track of bad drivers. “Points” would be assigned to an individual’s driving record for certain traffic violations, and individuals who accrued too many points would be penalized as a result. Then, as with many things, the aforementioned “envisioned” point system was recognized as an expedient method to generate revenue for the state, and the Texas Driver Responsibility Program was officially adopted by the state legislature [TRC § 708; Article 10, House Bill 3588, 78th Legislative Session]. In other words, with this Program, Texas now tracks drivers’ traffic violations, assigns points to those drivers’ records, and then assesses fines to drivers who accrue or exceed a certain number of points.
The Point System and How it Works:
The Texas Driver Responsibility Program assigns “points” to the driving records of drivers who commit Class C Misdemeanor Moving Violations. Below is a list of how many points are assigned for these types of violations:
Point Assignments:
· 3 points are assigned for any moving violation resulting in an accident;
· 2 points are assigned for each moving violation in Texas or any other state;
[Moving violations are defined by 37 TEX. ADMIN. CODE §15.89, which includes a list of those violations that will be assigned points.]
[No points are assigned for a moving violation for speeding if the driver was found to have not exceeded the posted speed limit by more than 10%.]
· 2 points are assigned for each child safety seat violation;
[No points are assigned for adult seat belt violations.]
· Points accrued remain on the driver’s record for a period of three years from the conviction date of the violation. An offense committed prior to September 1, 2003 will not apply to the assessment of points under the program.
More egregious violations do not accrue points, but are rather automatically penalized as conviction-based surcharges: Drivers who receive a conviction for any of the following offenses that occur on or after September 1, 2003 are required to pay an annual surcharge for three years from the date of conviction. [It is important to note that Conviction-Based Surcharges are cumulative. As such, a driver convicted for DWI would be assessed a $1000 fine annually for three years from the date of conviction, and a subsequent DWI conviction for the driver within the same three-year period would result in the assessment of an additional $1500 fine annually for three years from the date of the conviction]. Read more......
Not so long ago, Texas envisioned a driver’s point system as a consistent mechanism to keep track of bad drivers. “Points” would be assigned to an individual’s driving record for certain traffic violations, and individuals who accrued too many points would be penalized as a result. Then, as with many things, the aforementioned “envisioned” point system was recognized as an expedient method to generate revenue for the state, and the Texas Driver Responsibility Program was officially adopted by the state legislature [TRC § 708; Article 10, House Bill 3588, 78th Legislative Session]. In other words, with this Program, Texas now tracks drivers’ traffic violations, assigns points to those drivers’ records, and then assesses fines to drivers who accrue or exceed a certain number of points.
The Point System and How it Works:
The Texas Driver Responsibility Program assigns “points” to the driving records of drivers who commit Class C Misdemeanor Moving Violations. Below is a list of how many points are assigned for these types of violations:
Point Assignments:
· 3 points are assigned for any moving violation resulting in an accident;
· 2 points are assigned for each moving violation in Texas or any other state;
[Moving violations are defined by 37 TEX. ADMIN. CODE §15.89, which includes a list of those violations that will be assigned points.]
[No points are assigned for a moving violation for speeding if the driver was found to have not exceeded the posted speed limit by more than 10%.]
· 2 points are assigned for each child safety seat violation;
[No points are assigned for adult seat belt violations.]
· Points accrued remain on the driver’s record for a period of three years from the conviction date of the violation. An offense committed prior to September 1, 2003 will not apply to the assessment of points under the program.
More egregious violations do not accrue points, but are rather automatically penalized as conviction-based surcharges: Drivers who receive a conviction for any of the following offenses that occur on or after September 1, 2003 are required to pay an annual surcharge for three years from the date of conviction. [It is important to note that Conviction-Based Surcharges are cumulative. As such, a driver convicted for DWI would be assessed a $1000 fine annually for three years from the date of conviction, and a subsequent DWI conviction for the driver within the same three-year period would result in the assessment of an additional $1500 fine annually for three years from the date of the conviction]. Read more......
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