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Scroll down for more information on how a speeding ticket can affect your insurance and the number of points on your license.

New York State uses a ‘Driver Violation Point System’ for accessing the seriousness of traffic infractions.  The more serious the infraction, the higher the point value.  In relation to speeding tickets, the more miles per hour (MPH) you are over the speed limit, the greater the point value will be.   Furthermore, if you receive three speeding tickets or accumulate 11 or more points in 18 months your license may be suspended or even revoked. 

Below is a table that lists the number of points given for speeding tickets based on MPH over the speed limit.

Violation	Points
Speeding (1-10 MPH over speed limit)	3
Speeding (11-20 MPH over speed limit)	4
Speeding (21-30 MPH over speed limit)	6
Speeding (31-40 MPH over speed limit)	8
Speeding (More than 40 MPH over speed limit)	11
Reckless Driving	5
Failure to Stop for School Bus	5
Followed to Closely (Tailgating)	4
Inadequate Brakes (Private Car)	4
Inadequate Brakes (Employer's Vehicle)	2
Failed to Yield Right-of-Way	3
Disobeying traffic control signal, STOP sign or YIELD sign	3
Railroad Crossing Violation	3
Improper Passing, Changing Lane Unsafely	3
Driving Left of Center, In Wrong Direction	3
Leaving Scene of Propery Damage Incident	3
Child Safety Restraint Violation	3

info was taken from NY DMV's website

The DMV computer system automatically adds and calculates your point total for the 18 previous months. The points are calculated from the gcdates of your traffic violations, not from the dates of your traffic convictions.

Notably, a traffic conviction is required for the points to appear on your driving record. 18 months after the date of the violation, the points for that violation are supposed to be removed from your point total; however, the convictions remain on your record. 

Therefore, even if you have zero points on your license, a look at your drivers abstract will reveal your complete driving history.

Moreover, beginning November 18, 2004 New York State implemented what is known as a Driver Responsibility Assessment or ‘DRA.’  This assessment is imposed whenever a driver accumulates six or more points on his or her driving record within an 18-month period.  If you fit into the above criteria the Department of Motor Vehicles will require you to pay a fine of $100.00 per year for three years, plus $25.00 for each additional point accumulated during that 18-month period. 

A driver who fails to pay the additional fines will have their license suspended.  Additionally, completing a point reduction course such as Defensive Driving will not reduce the number of points for purposes of the DRA.

As you can see getting a speeding ticket has become an expensive proposition in New York State.  A lawyer, however, may be able to minimize the number of points added to a motorists drivers license by getting his/her speeding ticket reduced to lesser violation or possibly even obtain a dismissal.