NJ Points in Motor Vehicle Violations
Motor
vehicle violations and criminal charges can cost you. If you plead guilty by mail or in court for
almost all traffic tickets, you will have to pay fines in court and will
later receive points on your driver’s license. Both the DMV/MVC and your car
insurance company will impose surcharges and eligibility points for three
years.
Compiled
by the Law Office of Kenneth Vercammen
N.J.A.C.
13:-10.1 Point Assessment
Any person who is convicted of any of
the following offenses, including offenses committed while operating a
motorized bicycle, shall be assessed points for each conviction in accordance
with the following schedule:
N.J.S.A.
Statutory Violation
Description
Points
39:4-14.3 Operating motorized bicycle on restricted
highway 2
39:4-14.3d More than 1 person on a motorized
bicycle. 2
39:4-35 Failure to yield to pedestrian in
crosswalk.
2
39:4-36 Failure to yield to pedestrian or passing
a vehicle yielding to
pedestrian
in crosswalk
2
39:4-41 Driving through safety zone.
2
39:4-52, Racing on Highway
5
39:4-55 Improper action or omission on grades and
curves 2
39:4-57 Failure to observe directions of
officer.
2
39:4-66 Failure to stop before crossing
sidewalk 2
39:4-66.1 Failure to yield to pedestrians or vehicles
while entering or
leaving
highway
2
39:4-66.2 Driving on private property to avoid traffic
signal or stop sign 2
39:4-71 Improper driving on sidewalk
2
39:4-80 Failure to obey direction of officer
2
39:4-81 Failure to observe traffic signal
2
39:4-82 Failure to keep right
2
39:4-82.1 Improper operating of vehicle on divided
highway or divider 2
39:4-83 Failure to keep right at intersection
2
39:4-84 Failure to pass right of vehicle
proceeding in opposite direction 5
39:4-85 Improper passing on right or off
roadway 4
39:4-85.1 Wrong way on one-way street
2
39:4-86 Improper passing, in "No
Passing" zone 4
39:4-87 Failure to yield to overtake vehicle
2
39:4-88 Failure to observe traffic lanes
2
39:4-89 Tailgating
5
39:4-90 Failure to yield at intersection
2
39:4-90.1 Failure to use proper entrances to limited
access highway 2
39:4-91, Failure to yield to emergency vehicle 2
39:4-96 Reckless driving
5
39:4-97 Careless driving
2
39:4-97a Destruction of agricultural or recreational
property 2
39:4-97.1 Slow speed blocking traffic
2
39:4-98
or Speeding up to 14 mph above
limit 2
39:4-99 Speeding 15-29 mph above limit
4
Speeding 30 mph or more
above limit 5
39:4-105 Failure to stop at traffic light
2
39:4-115 Improper turn at traffic light
3
39:4-119 Failure to stop at flashing red signal 2
39:4-122 Failure to stop for police whistle
2
39:4-123 Improper right or left turn
3
39:4-124 Improper turn: from approved turning
course
3
39:4-125 Improper u-turn
3
39:4-126 Failure to give proper signal 2
39:4-127 Improper backing or turn in street
2
39:4-127.1 Improper crossing of
railroad grade crossing 2
39:4-127.2 Improper crossing of
bridge 2
39:4-128 Improper crossing of railroad grade 2
39:4-128.1 Improper passing of
school bus
5
39:4-128.4 Improper passing of
frozen dessert truck 4
39:4-129 Leaving scene of accident- No injuries 2
39:4-129 Personal Injury
8
39:4-144 Failure to observe of stop or yield
signs
2
39:5D-4 Moving violation out-of-state
2
27:23-29 Moving against traffic-NJ Turnpike., Garden
State Pkwy. and
Atlantic City Expressway
2
27:23-29 Improper passing-NJ Tpke., Garden State
Pkwy. and Atlantic City
Expressway
4
27:23-29 Unlawful use of median strip-NJ Tpke.,
Garden State Pkwy. and
Atlantic
City Expressway
2
39:3-20 Operating Constructor vehicle in excess
of 30 mph 3
DWI, Driving While Suspended, No insurance, unlicensed
driver and other violations also have both MVC/DMV surcharges and car insurance
surcharges/ increases. More details at www.njlaws.com
