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A. Violation: Reckless driving (willful and wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property).

B. Violation: Owner knowingly and willfully permitting a physically impaired person to operate the owner's motor vehicle.

C. Violation: Fleeing the scene (hit and run)-property damage only.

D. Violation: Driving vehicle while impaired (blood-alcohol content more than 0.05 percent and less than 0.08 percent).

E. Violation: Speed contests.

F. Violation: Speed too fast for conditions.

G. Violation: Speed too slow for traffic conditions, and/or impeding the flow of traffic, causing potential safety hazard.

H. Violation: Failure of operator or occupants to use available restraint system devices while moving (operator assessed points).

I. Violation: Failure to properly restrain children in a child restraint system while moving (when child is 4 years of age or younger or the weight of child does not exceed 45 pounds).

J. Violation: One to 10 miles per hour over posted speed limit.

K. Violation: Over 10 but not more than 15 miles per hour above posted speed limit.

L. Violation: Over 15 but not more than 20 miles per hour above posted speed limit.

M. Violation: Over 20 miles per hour above posted speed limit.

N. Violation: Following too close.

O. Violation: Failure to yield right of way to emergency vehicle.

P. Violation: Failure to stop for school bus or school-crossing signals.

Q. Violation: Failure to obey traffic signals or traffic instructions of an enforcement officer or traffic warden; or any official regulatory traffic sign or device requiring a full stop or yield of right of way; denying entry; or requiring direction of traffic.

R. Violation: Improper passing.

S. Violation: Failure to yield (no official sign involved).

T. Violation: Improper turning movements (no official sign involved).

U. Violation: Wearing of headphones/earphones while driving motor vehicles (two or more wheels).

V. Violation: Failure to wear an approved helmet and/or reflectorized vest while operating or riding on a motorcycle, MOPED, or a three or four-wheel vehicle powered by a motorcycle-like engine.

W. Violation: Improper overtaking.

X. Violation: Other moving violations (involving driver behavior only).

Y. Violation: Operating an unsafe vehicle. (See Note 2).

Z. Violation: Driver involved in accident is deemed responsible (only added to points assessed for specific offenses).

Notes

1. When two or more violations are committed on a single occasion, points may be assessed for each individual violation.

2. This measure should be used for other than minor vehicle safety defects or when a driver or registrant fails to correct a minor defect (for example, a burned out headlight not replaced within the grace period on a warning ticket).