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Home > Traffic_Offences > Driving Demerit Points > Kentucky Demerit Points - Kentucky
Violation Type - Points
- Speeding 15 MPH or less over the limit - 3
- Speeding 1-10 MPH over the limit on limited access highway - 0/Fine if Convicted
- Speeding 11-15 MPH over the limit on limited access highway - 3
- Speeding 15 MPH or over the limit on limited access highway in a commercial motor vehicle - 3
- Speeding 16 MPH or more, but less than 26 MPH, over the limit - 6
- Failure to stop for church or school bus - 6
- Improper passing - 5
- Reckless driving - 4
- Driving on wrong side of road - 4
- Following too closely - 4
- Failure to yield to emergency vehicle - 4
- Changing drivers in a moving vehicle - 4
- Vehicle not under control - 4
- Stop violation (electrical signal, railroad crossing, stop sign) - 3
- Failure to yield - 3
- Failure to obey a traffic control device - 3
- Wrong way on one-way street - 3
- Too fast for conditions - 3
- Too slow for conditions - 3
- Improper start - 3
- Improper driving - 3
- Careless driving - 3
- Failure to yield left lane - 3
- Improper lane usage - 3
- Improper use of left lane on limited access highway - 3
- Failure to illuminate headlights - 3
- Failure to dim headlights - 3
- Any other moving hazardous violations - 3
- Commission of a moving hazardous violation which involves an accident - 6
- 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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