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Tennessee DPS Violation Point System

For your convenience and information, we have listed below the points assessed by the Tennessee Department of Safety for various speeding and traffic violations.

 
Speeding Tickets
Speed not Indicated
3
Speeding 1-5 MPH over the speed limit
1
Speeding 6-15 MPH over the speed limit
3
Speeding 16-25 MPH over the speed limit
4
Speeding 26-35 MPH over the speed limit
5
Speeding 36-45 MPH over the speed limit
6
Speeding 46+ over limit
8
Speed Less than Posted Minimum
3
Speeding Tickets in Construction Zone
Speed not Indicated
3
Speeding 1-5 MPH over the speed limit
2
Speeding 6-15 MPH over the speed limit
6
Speeding 16-35 MPH over the speed limit
7
Speeding 36+ MPH over the speed limit
8
Speeding Tickets in a Commercial Motor Vehicle
Speed not Indicated
4
Speeding 1-5 MPH over the speed limit
2
Speeding 6-14 MPH over the speed limit
3
Speeding 15-25 MPH over the speed limit
4
Speeding 26-35 MPH over the speed limit
5
Speeding 36+ MPH over the speed limit
6
Construction - No Speed Indicated
4
Construction - 1-5 MPH over speed limit
2
Construction - 6-14 MPH over speed limit
5
Other Point Assessments for Traffic Tickets
Reckless Driving
6
Reckless Endangerment
8
Improper Passing
4
Failure to Obey Traffic Signal
4
Driving Wrong Way
4
Following Too Closely
3
Failure to Yield
4
Improper Turn
3
Failure to Signal
2
Careless or Negligent Driving
4
Violation of License Restrictions
6
Miscellaneous Tennessee Traffic Violations
3
Driving While License Cancelled
8
Contributing to Occurrence of an Accident
Property Damage Only
3
Bodily Injury
4
Accident Resulting in Another's Death
8

 

 

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