The Ticket File

One ticket, five lines that decide what it does.

Points, the suspension line, how long a ticket counts, what a course can do and the SR-22, for all 50 states and DC, each quoted from the state’s own law with the date we read it. We sell nothing and refer no one.

One ordinary speeding ticket

New York: speeding 11-20 mph overAdult driverSample

  1. Points15 NYCRR 131.3(b)(5), read 12 Nov 20264 points (violations from 16 Feb 2026)
  2. The state's line15 NYCRR 131.4(c), read 12 Nov 202611+ points, or 9+ speeding points, in 24 months: a DMV hearing where suspension or revocation may be taken; no length in the rule
  3. Counts for15 NYCRR 131.4(c); DMV abstract page, read 12 Nov 202624 months from the violation date; shows on the standard record to the end of the conviction year plus 3 years (DMV)
  4. A course15 NYCRR 131.5, read 12 Nov 2026PIRP: up to 4 points off the count, once per 18 months; the ticket stays on the record
  5. SR-22VTL 346, read 12 Nov 2026None: no proof filing required since 1 Feb 1957

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Florida: speeding up to 15 mph overAdult driverSample

  1. PointsFla. Stat. 322.27(3)(d)5.a, read 12 Nov 20263 points (not more than 15 mph over)
  2. The state's lineFla. Stat. 322.27(3)(a), read 12 Nov 202612 in 12 months: suspension of not more than 30 days
  3. Counts forFla. Stat. 322.27(3), (4), read 12 Nov 202612, 18 and 36-month windows from the offense date
  4. A courseFla. Stat. 318.14(9), read 12 Nov 2026BDI election: no points; not if used in the prior 12 months; 8 per lifetime; not for CDL or CLP holders
  5. FR-44Fla. Stat. 324.023, read 12 Nov 2026Not for this ticket alone; after a DUI, 100/300/50 for a minimum of 3 years

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Texas: speeding 10-19 mph overAdult driverSample

  1. PointsH.B. 2048 s. 15; Transp. Code 521.292(b), read 12 Nov 2026None since 1 Sep 2019; Texas counts moving-violation convictions
  2. The state's lineTransp. Code 521.292(b), 521.293, read 12 Nov 20264 or more convictions in 12 months or 7 or more in 24: 90 days if no hearing is requested
  3. Counts forTransp. Code 521.292(b), read 12 Nov 202612 consecutive months and 24 months; no decay
  4. A courseCCP 45A.351(c), 45A.352(a), (c), 45A.353, read 12 Nov 2026Dismissal; not if a course was completed in the 12 months before the offense (the court may still allow one), not 25+ over or 95+ mph, not work-zone offenses, never a CDL holder
  5. SR-22Transp. Code 601.231, 601.056; DPS SR-22 FAQ (section 9), read 12 Nov 2026Not for this ticket alone; 2 years from the most recent conviction after DWI and other listed offenses (DPS)

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California: speeding under 100 mphAdult driverSample

  1. PointsVeh. Code 12810(d), (f), read 12 Nov 20261 point (over 100 mph is 2)
  2. The state's lineVeh. Code 12810.5(a), read 12 Nov 20264 in 12 months, 6 in 24 or 8 in 36: presumed a negligent operator
  3. Counts forVeh. Code 12810.5(a), 1808(b), read 12 Nov 202612/24/36-month windows; shown 3 years (7 if two-point)
  4. A courseVeh. Code 42005, 1808.7, read 12 Nov 2026Court may allow traffic school: first in 18 months confidential, no point
  5. SR-22Veh. Code 12810.5(c), 16480, read 12 Nov 2026Proof kept 3 years after reinstatement if DMV requires it after a negligent-operator suspension

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Virginia: speeding 10-19 mph overAdult driverSample

  1. PointsVa. Code 46.2-492(D)(2), read 12 Nov 20264 demerit points
  2. The state's lineVa. Code 46.2-506(B), read 12 Nov 202618 in 12 months or 24 in 24: 90 days and until a clinic is done, or 9 months in the speed-assistance program plus a clinic
  3. Counts forVa. Code 46.2-493; DMV point lists, read 12 Nov 20262 years from the offense date; speeding shows on the DMV record for 5 years (DMV)
  4. A courseVa. Code 46.2-498(C)-(D), read 12 Nov 2026Voluntary clinic: 5 points off, or a premium reduction, not both, once in 2 years
  5. SR-22Va. Code 46.2-316, 46.2-439, read 12 Nov 2026Not for points alone in the sections read; SR-22 or FR-44 for 3 years after listed convictions

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Ohio: speeding 11-29 mph over a 65 mph limitAdult driverSample

  1. PointsORC 4510.036(C)(12), read 12 Nov 20262 points (more than 10 mph over a limit of 55 or more; 4 at 30+ over)
  2. The state's lineORC 4510.037(B), 4510.02(B)(4), read 12 Nov 202612 or more points within 2 years: class D suspension, 6 months
  3. Counts forORC 4510.037(B), read 12 Nov 2026Any 2-year period beginning on the first conviction date
  4. A courseORC 4510.037(C), read 12 Nov 2026Remedial course: 2-point credit, once in 3 years, 5 per lifetime
  5. SR-22ORC 4510.038(A)(3), 4509.45(D), read 12 Nov 2026Not for this ticket alone; after a 12-point suspension, proof kept 1 year from the date the registrar imposed the suspension

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