North Carolina Driver's Handbook, Section 3: Your Driving Privilege

The driver license point system, offenses that suspend or revoke the license, rules for provisional licensees and how to restore a license.

Key rules

1. Seven points can send you to a clinic ($83.50) that removes three points; 12 points in three years can suspend the license. p. 34
2. Point suspensions: 60 days, then 6 months, then 12 months. p. 34
3. Most points: passing a stopped school bus and aggressive driving (5); following too closely and reckless driving (4). p. 34
4. More than 15 mph over the limit at over 55 mph: at least 30 days of revocation. p. 36
5. Under 18: a second violation in 12 months suspends for 30 days, a third for 90 days and a fourth for six months. p. 39