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Virginia DMV & Points For Speeding
The Virginia DMV will assign points for speeding violations.
- Speeding 1 to 9 over posted speed limit in Virginia - 3 DMV Points
- Speeding 10 to 19 over posted speed limit in Virginia – 4 DMV Points
- Speeding 20 miles over posted speed limit in Virginia – 6 DMV Points
If you are worried about the Virginia DMV assigining points on your driving record for speeding, contact the SRIS Law Group Virginia traffic ticket lawyers for help.
Our Virginia traffic ticket attorneys help clients fight speeding tickets in Virginia.
If you are facing a reckless driving ticket in Virginia and you have other moving violations on your driving record including other reckless driving or speeding tickets, you should seek the services of a skilled Virginia traffic attorney.
A skilled Virginia traffic lawyer may be able to help you avoid a negative administrative action by the DMV by possibly having the reckless driving or speeding ticket dismissed, reduced to a lesser offense or reduced to a non moving violation. Also, if you have other traffic offenses such a reckless driving or speeding and/or a negative point rating on your Virginia DMV record, you may be sentenced more harshly than a person with positive ratings.
Contact the SRIS Law Group traffic lawyers for help.
When you call the SRIS Law Group traffic attorneys, you will talk with one of our Virginia traffic lawyers the same day so that you can get the help and peace of mind you deserve.
How many points will the Virginia DMV place on my Virginia Driving Record for a Virginia reckless driving conviction?
The Virginia DMV will place six DMV points on your license. The list below shows how long the following reckless driving convictions will stay on your DMV record in Virginia:
Reckless Driving (Felony or Misdemeanor)
Speeding in excess of 80 mph (11 years)
Speeding 20 mph or more above the posted speed limit (11 years)
racing (11 years)
Passing or overtaking an emergency vehicle (11 years)
Passing a school bus (11 years)
Passing on the crest of a hill (11 years)
Passing at a railroad crossing (11 years)
Passing two vehicles abreast (11 years)
Driving two vehicles abreast (11 years)
Driving too fast for conditions (11 years)
Failing to give a proper signal (11 years)
Faulty brakes/improper control (11 years)
Driving recklessly on parking lots, etc. (11 years)
Driving with an obstructed view (11 years)
Reckless driving – generally (11 years)
We tell all of our clients that the judge has no direct control over the number of points the Virginia DMV will place on your Virginia Driving Record if you are convicted of a reckless driving charge in Virginia.
The Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is the agency that places points on a person’s driving record for Virginia reckless driving conviction.
