DMVZoneBlogSpeeding up to 15 mph over is 3 points in Florida, a red light is 4, and leaving the scene is 6. Hit 12 points in 12 months and your license is suspended. The full chart and the suspension ladder.
Florida adds 3 to 6 points for a moving violation. Most tickets are 3 points, running a red light or going more than 15 mph over is 4, and leaving the scene of a crash is 6. Twelve points in 12 months brings a suspension of up to 30 days.
Florida's point values are written into state law, section 322.27 of the Florida Statutes. Points are added when you are convicted, which includes paying the ticket. They are not added when you take a Basic Driver Improvement course in time, which is the main way Florida drivers keep a ticket off their record.
| Violation | Points |
|---|---|
| Speeding, 15 mph or less over the limit | 3 |
| Speeding, more than 15 mph over the limit | 4 |
| Running a red light (officer's ticket) | 4 |
| Failing to stop for a school bus | 4 |
| Passing a stopped school bus, causing serious injury or death | 6 |
| Reckless driving | 4 |
| Careless driving, failing to yield, improper backing | 3 |
| Any other moving violation | 3 |
| Moving violation that causes a crash | 4 |
| Speeding or phone use that causes a crash | 6 |
| Leaving the scene of a crash, damage over $50 | 6 |
| Unlawfully crossing a railroad crossing | 6 |
| Handheld phone use in a school zone, added to the ticket | +2 |
Red-light camera, school zone speed camera and school bus camera violations carry no points. State law also bars insurers from using them to set your rates.
To get your license back after a points suspension, you finish an Advanced Driver Improvement (ADI) course and pay a reinstatement fee. A hardship license for work driving may be possible through the local Bureau of Administrative Reviews office, and it also requires ADI.
You are ticketed for 20 mph over the limit. How many points?
Answer: C. More than 15 mph over the limit is 4 points.
How many points in 12 months trigger the first Florida suspension?
Answer: C. 12 points within 12 months brings a suspension of up to 30 days.
A red-light camera ticket in Florida adds how many points?
Answer: A. Camera violations carry no points. An officer's red-light ticket is 4.
FLHSMV says points stay on your record for at least five years from the date of conviction.
No course removes points already added. Electing a Basic Driver Improvement course within 30 days of a ticket keeps that ticket's points from being added.
They can be added to your Florida record, and Florida law does not let a school remove points for out-of-state tickets.
Checked against these pages on November 12, 2026. Laws change, so open the source before you rely on a number.
Rules and fees change. Always confirm the details with the official Florida DMV or motor vehicle agency before you act. DMVZone practice questions are written to teach the rules and are not copies of the real test.
Florida's base speeding fines run from $25 for 6 to 9 mph over to $250 for 30 or more, then county court costs are added. Fines double in school zones and in work zones with workers present.
Since a 2023 law, Florida cities can use speed cameras in school zones. Drivers more than 10 mph over get a $100 notice by mail, with no points. Orlando's cameras start ticketing November 30, 2026.
Elect a Basic Driver Improvement course within 30 days of a Florida ticket and no points are added. You can do it once every 12 months and five times in your life. CDL holders cannot.