These are the statutes, rules and official pages behind The Ticket File, with the sections we use, the edition or currency note where the source gives one, and the date we read them. Each page also cites its sources at the claim, so you can check any rule where you see it. How we check explains how rules are read, dated and labelled, and why some rows say “not confirmed”.
This page is general information about the law, not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Traffic, license and SR-22 rules vary by state and change. The court’s or the DMV’s own letter controls.
Federal law
Federal law reaches ordinary drivers only through the interstate compacts and the National Driver Register, and reaches commercial license and permit holders in any vehicle. eCFR sections were read in the version “up to date as of 9 November 2026”; the US Code in the 2024 edition on govinfo.
| Source | What we use it for | Edition | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 CFR 383.51 | CDL disqualifications: serious violations (2 in 3 years, 3 in 3 years), major offenses, life disqualification and the 10-year reinstatement | eCFR as of 9 Nov 2026; section last amended 7 Jul 2021 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| 49 CFR 383.31 | Written notice to the employer within 30 days of a conviction | Version in effect from 22 Jul 2026 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| 91 FR 37047 (doc. 2026-12449) | End of the CDL holder’s duty to report out-of-state convictions to the licensing state | Published 22 Jun 2026; effective 22 Jul 2026 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| 49 CFR 384.226 | No masking, deferral or diversion of a CLP or CDL holder’s conviction, in any vehicle | eCFR as of 9 Nov 2026 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| 49 CFR 384.209 | States report a CDL holder’s out-of-state conviction to the home state within 10 days | eCFR | 11 Nov 2026 |
| 49 USC 30304 | National Driver Register: what states report, within 31 days, and the check before a license is issued or renewed | US Code, 2024 edition | 12 Nov 2026 |
The interstate compacts
| Source | What we use it for | Edition | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver License Compact as Virginia adopted it, Va. Code 46.2-483 | The compact’s text: the four offenses that get equal effect at home (Art. IV(a)) and home-state law for everything else (Art. IV(b)) | Code of Virginia, page dated 12 Nov 2026 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| AAMVA, DLC and NRVC joinder dates | The secretariat’s list of members: Driver License Compact 48 (not Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin); Nonresident Violator Compact 44 | “Last Revised: April 2026” | 12 Nov 2026 |
AAMVA, the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, is a private association that acts as the compacts’ secretariat, not a government body. We use its chart only as its list of members. Each other state’s own adopting statute has not been read yet, so pages cite the chart and Virginia’s text.
State statutes and rules: the 15 state guides
Each link goes to the state’s official text. Where a state publishes the same official text in more than one place (for Illinois, the General Assembly’s official statute repository as well as its main site), we link the reader-facing site. Currency notes are the site’s own where it gives one; otherwise the text is as posted on the read date.
| State | Sections | What we use them for | Edition and read |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | Veh. Code 12810, 12810.3, 12810.5, 12814.6, 1808, 1808.7, 42001, 42005, 22426, 13352, 13365, 13365.2, 16070, 16072, 16480, 16484; Ins. Code 1861.02, 1861.025 | Points; negligent-operator thresholds; provisional licenses; how long the DMV discloses a conviction; traffic school; infraction fine caps; speed cameras; proof of financial responsibility; failure to appear until 1 Jan 2027; Good Driver Discount | California Legislative Information, each section with its last amendment (42005 Stats. 2023 ch. 85; 13352 Stats. 2025 ch. 689); read 11-12 Nov 2026 |
| California | Uniform Bail and Penalty Schedule, 2026 edition | Statewide bail amounts for speeding, which county courts may vary | 2026 edition, copy posted by a county court; read 12 Nov 2026 |
| Colorado | C.R.S. 42-2-127, 42-2-132, 42-4-1701, 42-7-406, 42-7-408, 42-7-416 (title 42, official PDF) | Points and thresholds by age and license type; the 1-year cap; the speeding penalty and surcharge schedule; future proof (SR-22) | 2026 Colorado Revised Statutes; read 11-12 Nov 2026 |
| Florida | Fla. Stat. 322.27, 322.161, 322.21(8), 318.14(9), 318.18(3), 324.023, 324.0221, 324.131 | Points and “not more than” suspensions; ages 15-17; reinstatement fees; the basic driver improvement election; speeding fines; FR-44 and SR-22 | Online Sunshine, Florida Statutes; read 11-12 Nov 2026 |
| Illinois | 625 ILCS 5/6-118, 6-206, 6-308, 7-304, 7-305, 7-310, 7-315, 7-328; 92 Ill. Adm. Code 1040.20, 1040.29, 1040.30; 730 ILCS 5/5-6-1 (Illinois General Assembly) | The 3-convictions trigger and weights; under-21 rules; supervision; failure to appear from 1 Jul 2025; proof of financial responsibility; reinstatement fees | Official repository, read 11-12 Nov 2026 |
| Maryland | Transp. 16-402, 16-404, 17-104 to 17-107, 21-202.1(i), 21-809(h), 26-204, 27-101, 27-103 | Points and actions; insurance lapse; red-light and speed cameras; failure to appear; fine caps | Maryland General Assembly; read 12 Nov 2026 |
| Nevada | NRS 483.465, 483.473-483.475, 483.525; NRS 485.302-485.3099; NAC 483.500-483.510 | Demerit points and suspensions; failure to appear; SR-22 | Nevada Legislature; read 11-12 Nov 2026 |
| New Jersey | Motor Vehicle Commission pages (below); N.J.A.C. 13:19 and N.J.S.A. 39:6-23 not yet read in official text | Point schedule, suspensions, surcharges and restoration, as the MVC states them | MVC pages; read 11-12 Nov 2026 |
| New York | 15 NYCRR 131.2-131.5; Veh. & Traf. Law 318, 346, 510(4-a), 510-b, 510-c, 1180(h); Ins. Law 2336; DMV memo P2/M1 2026 | Points, the 24-month window and hearing triggers; probationary and junior licenses; failure to appear; no SR-22 since 1957; insurance lapse; speeding fine ranges; the accident prevention course reduction | NYCRR official compilation, current through 30 Sep 2025; NY Senate site, each section’s latest revision; read 12 Nov 2026 |
| North Carolina | G.S. 20-16, 20-13.2(e), 20-19(k), 20-24.1, 20-279.22; North Carolina Rate Bureau Safe Driver Incentive Plan, Rule 5 (circular A-25-4) | Points, thresholds and “not more than” suspensions; the improvement clinic; DL-123 proof; failure to appear; the rate bureau’s insurance points | General Statutes; Rule 5 effective 1 Jul 2025; read 11-12 Nov 2026 |
| Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code 4510.036, 4510.037, 4510.02, 4510.22, 4510.31, 4509.45, 4509.57, 4509.101 | Points, the 2-year window and course credit; under-18 rules; failure-to-appear fees; SR-22 for 1 year since 9 Apr 2025; no-insurance reinstatement fees | Ohio Laws and Administrative Rules; read 11-12 Nov 2026 |
| Pennsylvania | 75 Pa.C.S. 1533, 1535, 1538, 1539, 1545, 1783-1786, 3326, 3362; Act 138 of 2024 | Points, decay, school and exams, suspensions per point; unpaid-fine change; proof of insurance; speeding fines | Pennsylvania General Assembly; read 11-12 Nov 2026 |
| South Carolina | S.C. Code 56-1-720 to 56-1-770, 56-5-1520(G), 56-9-500, 56-9-620, 56-9-630 | Points, half-value older points, suspensions and course credit; speeding fines; SR-22 | South Carolina Code of Laws; read 11-12 Nov 2026 |
| Texas | Transp. Code 521.292-521.301, 542.401, 542.404, 601.056, 601.085, 601.340, 601.376; Code of Crim. Proc. 45A.351-45A.358 | The conviction count (no points since 1 Sep 2019) and suspensions; fines; SR-22 and reinstatement; driving safety course dismissal and the insurer rule | Texas Constitution and Statutes; read 11-12 Nov 2026 |
| Virginia | Va. Code 46.2-489 to 46.2-507 (46.2-492, 46.2-498), 46.2-113, 46.2-316, 46.2-334.01, 46.2-411, 46.2-459, 46.2-472, 46.2-482, 46.2-868, 46.2-878.1, 46.2-882.1 | Demerit points, safe points and the clinic; under-18 rules; classes of offense; SR-22 and FR-44; reinstatement fees; photo-speed summonses | Code of Virginia; read 11-12 Nov 2026 |
| Washington | RCW 46.20.2892, 46.20.291, 46.20.311, 46.29.500, 46.29.600, 46.63.110 | Moving violations counted by occasion; the safe driving course (from 1 Apr 2026); SR-22 and reissue fees; infraction fine cap | Revised Code of Washington; read 11-12 Nov 2026 |
DMV, court and insurance-department pages
For process and fees we use the state agency’s or court’s own site, never a record seller or a look-alike site. These pages explain; the statute is still the rule.
| State | Page | What we use it for | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | DMV, negligent operator and driver records; Judicial Branch self-help guide | The DMV’s levels and actions; ordering a record; court self-help | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Colorado | DMV, tickets and DUI and reinstatements | Suspension lengths set at hearing (the DMV’s statement); restoration | 11-12 Nov 2026 |
| Florida | DHSMV, points FAQ | How long points show, as the department states it | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Nevada | DMV, demerit points | The DMV’s point table and course rule | 11-12 Nov 2026 |
| New Jersey | MVC, point schedule, suspensions, surcharges | Points, restoration with proof of insurance, the $100 restoration fee, state surcharges | 11-12 Nov 2026 |
| New York | DMV, points and penalties, the point system, traffic tickets, your driving record | The DMV’s own explanations and the driver responsibility assessment (DMV page) | 11-12 Nov 2026 |
| Ohio | BMV, points | The BMV’s point explanation | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Pennsylvania | PennDOT, license suspensions | Suspension and restoration process | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Texas | DPS, Driver Responsibility Program repeal | The 1 Sep 2019 repeal, as DPS states it (FAQ dated 30 Sep 2020) | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Texas | DPS, SR-22 FAQ (section 9, dated 18 Nov 2020) and Failure to Appear/Failure to Pay program | When DPS counts the 2-year SR-22 period from; the renewal hold for unpaid tickets | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Florida | DHSMV, bulletin to insurers on FR-44 filings (19 Dec 2007) | The department’s name for the higher-limit DUI filing | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Virginia | DMV, point system and driver records | The DMV’s point system page; ordering a record | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Massachusetts | Division of Insurance, Safe Driver Insurance Plan; RMV, suspensions for accumulated offenses | The state’s insurance points (211 CMR 134), with the Division’s own published figure labelled as the Division’s; the RMV’s accumulation rules | 11 Nov 2026 |
State pages also link the state’s official statewide payment or court look-up page where one exists, labelled “official”, and the state bar’s own lawyer referral service, named as the bar’s. We link them so you can reach the official site; we don’t use them as sources for a rule.
The other 35 states and DC
These rows feed the 51-state tables. “Read” means read in official text; “partly” means read only on an agency page or in an unofficial copy, labelled that way on the page; “not confirmed” means not read in an official source yet, and the table links the state’s DMV or code instead. Read 11-12 November 2026.
| State | Points or count rule | SR-22 or proof rule | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Ala. Admin. Code r. 760-X-1-.07 | Ala. Code 32-7-31 | Read; SR-22 triggers partly |
| Alaska | AS 28.15.221-28.15.261; 2 AAC 90.310-90.390 | AS 28.15.255, 28.20.230, 28.20.260, 28.22.061 | Read |
| Arizona | A.R.S. 28-3306; A.A.C. R17-4-404 (unofficial copy) | A.R.S. 28-4081, 28-4088 | Partly |
| Arkansas | DFA Driver Services Reg. 1993-9 | Term not confirmed | Partly |
| Connecticut | C.G.S. 14-137a; Regs. 14-137a-5 to -9 | C.G.S. 14-112; term not confirmed | Points read; proof partly |
| Delaware | 2 DE Admin. Code 2208 | 21 Del. C. 2941-2955 (no term of years found) | Read |
| District of Columbia | DMV point system chart; D.C. Code 50-1403.01 | D.C. Code 50-1301.37, 50-1301.38; term from DMV pages | Partly |
| Georgia | DDS points schedule (O.C.G.A. 40-5-57 not read) | DDS pages (O.C.G.A. 33-7-16 not read) | Partly |
| Hawaii | HRS 286-125, 286-126 | HRS 287-20 | Partly |
| Idaho | Idaho Code 49-326; IDAPA 39.02.71 | ITD pages | Points read; proof partly |
| Indiana | BMV citation points (IC 9-30 not read) | BMV manual | Partly |
| Iowa | Iowa Code 321.210; IAC 761-615.6 (unofficial copy) | Iowa Code 321A.17, 321A.29 | Read |
| Kansas | K.S.A. 8-255, 8-285, 8-1560d | K.S.A. 40-3118(d) | Read; suspension length not confirmed |
| Kentucky | 601 KAR 13:025; KRS 186.574 | KRS chapter 187 | Points read; proof partly |
| Louisiana | La. R.S. 32:1471-1481 | La. R.S. 32:896, 32:900, 32:1479 | Read |
| Maine | 29-A M.R.S. 2458; 29-250 CMR ch. 1 (unofficial copy) | 29-A M.R.S. 1602, 1603, 1605 | Statute read; rule partly |
| Massachusetts | RMV and Division of Insurance pages; 211 CMR 134 | Not confirmed | Partly |
| Michigan | MCL 257.320a, 257.320, 257.320d | MCL 257.512-257.528 | Read |
| Minnesota | Minn. Stat. 171.18; Minn. R. 7409.2200 | Minn. R. 7409.3900 | Points read; proof partly |
| Mississippi | Driver Service Bureau FAQ (Aug 2025) | Same FAQ | Partly |
| Missouri | RSMo 302.302, 302.304 | RSMo 302.304 | Read |
| Montana | MCA 61-11-203 | MCA 61-6-131 to 61-6-142 | Read |
| Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. 60-4,182 to 60-4,188 | Neb. Rev. Stat. 60-4,186 | Read |
| New Hampshire | DMV demerit points (Saf-C 212) | DMV page; term not confirmed | Partly (the statutes not read in official text) |
| New Mexico | 18.19.5 NMAC | MVD reinstatement requirements; term not confirmed | Points read; proof not confirmed |
| North Dakota | NDCC 39-06.1-10 to 39-06.1-13 | NDCC 39-16.1-07, -12, -19 | Read |
| Oklahoma | 47 O.S. 6-206, 6-206.1; Service Oklahoma violation code book (May 2026) | 47 O.S. 7-335 | Statute read; lengths and proof partly |
| Oregon | ORS 809.480; OAR 735-072 | ORS 806.240, 806.245 | Read |
| Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws 31-27-24; 31-41.1-7, 31-41.1-10 | R.I. Gen. Laws 31-32-4, 31-32-35, 31-32-36 | Read |
| South Dakota | SDCL 32-12-49.1 to 32-12-49.3 | SDCL 32-35-43.1, 32-35-95 | Read |
| Tennessee | Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1340-01-04 | Term not confirmed (T.C.A. 55-12 not read) | Rule read; course and proof partly |
| Utah | Utah Code 53-3-221; Driver License Division points system | Utah Code 41-12a-411 (version effective 7 May 2025) | Read; point table partly |
| Vermont | 23 V.S.A. 2501-2506 | 23 V.S.A. 801, 809 | Read (the legislature’s own online copy) |
| West Virginia | W. Va. Code 17B-3-6; 91 CSR 5 (unofficial copy); DMV points page | W. Va. Code 17D-4-2; term not confirmed | Statute and DMV read; rule partly; proof not confirmed |
| Wisconsin | WisDOT point system (Trans 101 not read) | WisDOT pages | Partly |
| Wyoming | W.S. 31-7-129 | W.S. 31-7-127, 31-7-128, 31-9-401, 31-9-413 | Points partly; proof read |
Some official texts could not be read as of 12 November 2026: the codes of Georgia, Arkansas and Mississippi sit on a commercial publisher’s site behind a terms page, and New Hampshire’s and Wisconsin’s statutes, Tennessee’s rules and code, Arizona’s administrative code and the Maryland MVA’s pages could not be opened. We don’t get past an access restriction by any trick. Those rows stay “partly” or “not confirmed” until the text can be read.
What we don’t use
- Law firm pages and blogs, lawyer directories and case-review sites: never a source, not even as “according to”.
- Ticket-fighting apps and services, traffic schools and course sellers: never a source for a rule, a figure or a statement, and never named.
- Insurers, SR-22 agencies, and insurance quote, comparison and personal-finance sites: never a source. That is why our pages carry no premium figures and no “average increase after a ticket”.
- Non-government “DMV” sites and driving-record sellers: a DMV source is the state agency’s own site only.
- News summaries of a law, forums and video sites: we read the law instead.
If you publish a source we cite and something here is out of date, or you know an official text we should read, please tell us.
Sources on this page checked on 12 November 2026.