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Points and Disqualifying Ticket Information

OFFENSE POINT COUNT
SPEEDING 2
SPEEDING (85 & UP) 5
RECKLESS DRIVING 6
FAILURE TO YEILD RIGHT OF WAY 5
PASSING STOPPED SCHOOL BUS 5
WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD 4
ILLEGAL PASSING 4
FOLLOWING TO CLOSE 3
DISREGARDING TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE 3
PLACARDING 2
BRAKES REQUIRED 2
FLAG PROJECTED LOAD 2
TIRES 2
HOURS OF SERVICE 2
DRIVER OUT OF SERVICE 2
VEHICLE OUT OF SERVICE 2
NO MEDICAL CARD 0
OPERATING UNSAFE VEHICLE 0
IMPROPER ROUTING (HAZMAT) 0
IMPROPER SHIPPING DOCUMENT 0
DRIVING DISQUALIFIED 0

CDL DISQUALIFICATION:

MAJOR OFFENSES FOR CDL HOLDERS WHILE IN A CMV

  1. BEING UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL
  2. BEING UNDER INFLUENCE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
  3. HAVING CONCENTRATION OF .04 OR GREATER WHILE OPERATING CMV
  4. REFUSING TO TAKE ALCOHOL TEST
  5. LEAVING THE SCENE OF ACCIDENT
  6. USING CMV TO COMMIT FELONY
  7. DRIVING CMV WHILE CANCELLED/SUSPENDED/REVOKED/DISQUALIFIED
  8. CAUSING FATALITY THROUGH NEGLIGENT OPERATION OF A CMV
  9. USING CMV IN THE COMMISSION OF FELONY/PRODUCTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

2 SERIOUS OFFENSE TICKETS IN A 3 YEAR PERIOD--60 DAY DISQUALIFICATION

3 SERIOUS OFFENSE TICKETS IN A 3 YEAR PERIOD--120 DAY DISQUALIFICATION

SERIOUS OFFENSES:

  • EXCESSIVE SPEED- 15 MPH OVER POSTED SPEED LIMIT
  • RECKLESS DRIVING
  • IMPROPER OR ERATIC LANE CHANGE
  • FOLLOWING TO CLOSELY
  • ANY VIOLATION IN CONNECTION WITH A FATAL ACCIDENT
  • DRIVING A CMV W/O OBTAINING A CDL
  • DRIVING A CMV W/O CDL IN POSSESSION(MAY BE DISMISSED IF PROOF PROVIDED IN COURT)
  • DRIVING A CMV W/O PROPER CLASS AND/OR ENDORSEMENTS

RAIL ROAD CROSSING DISQUALIFICATIONS:

DRIVER NOT REQUIRED TO ALWAYS STOP:

  1. BUT FAILS TO SLOW DOWN AND CHECK THE TRACKS ARE CLEAR
  2. BUT FAILS TO STOP BEFORE REACHING THE CROSSING IF THE TRACKS ARE NOT CLEAR

DRIVER ALWAYS REQUIRED TO STOP:

  1. BUT FAILS TO STOP BEFORE DRIVING ONTO THE CROSSING

THE DRIVER:

  1. FAILS TO HAVE SUFFICIENT SPACE TO DRIVE COMPLETELY THROUGH THE CROSSING W/O STOPPING
  2. FAILS TO OBEY A TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE OR THE DIRECTIONS OF AN ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AT THE CROSSING
  3. FAILS TO NEGOTIATE A CROSSING BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT UNDERCARRIAGE CLEARANCE

VIOLATIONING OUT OF SERVICE ORDERS

  1. VIOLATING A DRIVER OR VEHICLE OUT-OF-SERVICE ORDER WHILE TRANSPORTING NONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS
  2. VIOLATING A DRIVER OR VEHICLE OUT-OF-SERVICE ORDER WHILE TRANSPORTING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REQUIRING PLACARDS