Pennsylvania Driver's Handbook, Section 4: Driving Record Information
The point system, suspensions, driving without insurance, police stops, crashes and DUI laws and penalties.
Summary written by MyPermitExam from the official handbook, PUB 95 (4-21). Not a copy of the handbook. Checked Oct 2026. Not affiliated with the DMV. Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95)
Key rules
- At six points PennDOT requires a special exam; three points are removed for every 12 months without violations. p. 79
- An insurance lapse of 31 days or more suspends registration for three months, and your license too if you drove. p. 80
- After a crash: stop, move off the road, call police for injuries or towing, exchange information and, if police did not investigate, send form AA-600 within five days. p. 81
- DUI is .08 for adults and .02 under 21; refusing a chemical test means a one-year suspension. p. 82