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Under Kentucky driving law, conviction for any one of the
following motor traffic offenses shall be cause for
assessment of the points indicated:
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Violation
Type |
- Points |
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Speeding
15 MPH or less over the limit |
- 3 |
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Speeding
1-10 MPH over the limit on limited access highway |
- 0 |
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Speeding
11-15 MPH over the limit on limited access highway |
- 3 |
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Speeding
15 MPH or over the limit on limited access highway in
a commercial motor vehicle |
- 3 |
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Speeding
16 MPH or more, but less than 26 MPH, over the limit |
- 6 |
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Failure
to stop for church or school bus |
- 6 |
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Improper
passing |
- 5 |
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Reckless
driving |
- 4 |
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Driving
on wrong side of road |
- 4 |
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Following
too closely |
- 4 |
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Failure
to yield to emergency vehicle |
- 4 |
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Changing
drivers in a moving vehicle |
- 4 |
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Vehicle
not under control |
- 4 |
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Stop
violation (electrical signal, railroad crossing, stop
sign) |
- 3 |
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Failure
to yield |
- 3 |
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Failure
to obey a traffic control device |
- 3 |
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Wrong way
on one-way street |
- 3 |
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Too fast
for conditions |
- 3 |
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Too slow
for conditions |
- 3 |
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Improper
start |
- 3 |
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Improper
driving |
- 3 |
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Careless
driving |
- 3 |
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Failure
to yield left lane |
- 3 |
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Improper
lane usage |
- 3 |
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Improper
use of left lane on limited access highway |
- 3 |
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Failure
to illuminate headlights |
- 3 |
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Failure
to dim headlights |
- 3 |
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Any other
moving hazardous violations |
- 3 |
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Commission of a moving hazardous violation which
involves an accident |
- 6 |
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Combination of two or more hazardous violations in
any one occurrence |
- 6 |
Points
assessed under the Kentucky Point System expire two (2)
years from the date of conviction. However, under
Kentucky driving law the conviction remains part of the
driver's record for a period of five (5) years for an
operator's license and ten (10) years for a commercial
driver's license.
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