Missouri Points: What 4, 8 and 12 Points Do

What are Missouri's point thresholds?

Points	Within	What happens
4	12 months	The Department of Revenue mails you a point accumulation advisory letter
8	18 months	Suspension: 30 days the first time, 60 the second, 90 the third and after
12	12 months	Revocation for one year
18	24 months	Revocation for one year
24	36 months	Revocation for one year

These are in RSMo 302.304. Points count from the date of conviction.

How fast do points add up?

Most moving violations are 2 points. Speeding is 3 points under state law and 2 under a city or county ordinance. So:

Two tickets in a year can reach 4 and bring the warning letter.
Three state speeding tickets in 18 months is 9, which is a suspension.

The serious offenses reach a threshold in one conviction. A first DWI is 8 points. Driving while suspended and leaving the scene under state law are 12. Points by violation has the chart.

What does a suspension cost me?

Thirty days without driving the first time, a $20 reinstatement fee, and an SR-22 insurance filing that you keep for two years. If you don't file the SR-22, the suspension runs two years. See suspended for points.

What does a revocation cost me?

A year without a license, the same fee and SR-22, and then the complete driver exam again.

How do points come off?

Each year you drive without a new moving-violation conviction:

After one year, your total drops by a third.
After two years, what's left drops by half.
After three years, the rest is removed.

After a suspension or revocation ends, your total is set to 4.

Where does the Driver Improvement Program fit?

It keeps the points from a new ticket from being added, if the court approves it and you finish an 8-hour course within 60 days of your conviction. It doesn't remove points you already have. You can use it once in any 36 months.

If you have 6 points and a new 2-point ticket, that ticket is the one that suspends you. With the program, you stay at 6.

What should I do today?

Check your points. Call 573-526-2407 any time.
If a ticket is pending, ask the court about the program before you plead or pay.
If you're already suspended, read your notice. The program isn't part of reinstatement.

Quick answers

How many points suspends a Missouri license?

Eight points in 18 months. The suspension is 30 days for a first suspension, 60 days for a second and 90 days for a third or later one.

How many points revokes a Missouri license?

Twelve points in 12 months, 18 points in 24 months, or 24 points in 36 months. The revocation lasts one year.

What happens at 4 points in Missouri?

The Department of Revenue mails you a point accumulation advisory letter when you reach 4 points in 12 months. Your license is not suspended.

How do Missouri points come off?

By one third after one year without a new moving-violation conviction, by half of the remainder after two years, and entirely after three years.

Missouri points: what 4, 8 and 12 points do to your license