{"id":29949,"date":"2019-12-04T13:10:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T18:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/?p=29949"},"modified":"2019-12-04T13:10:14","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T18:10:14","slug":"criminal-defense-lawyer-driving-points-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/criminal-defense-lawyer-driving-points-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminal Defense Lawyer | The South Carolina Driving Points System"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Criminal Defense Lawyer | The South Carolina Driving Points System<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Many drivers in South Carolina don\u2019t understand the driving points system, and getting a letter in the mail letting you know you\u2019re close to getting your driver&#8217;s license suspended can be terrifying when you aren\u2019t sure what the rules are. You don\u2019t need a criminal defense lawyer in South Carolina to explain the points system to you unless you find yourself arrested for a traffic offense, but we\u2019ll try to give you a brief outline here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Are Points Accumulated?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you plead guilty to or are convicted of specific types of traffic offenses, points are assessed against your driving record which is attached to your license. When a driver reaches 12 points their license will be suspended. The more points a driver earns, the longer their license will be suspended. Criminal defense lawyers, automatic reduction after time, taking driver safety courses can help a driver reduce the number of points they have on their record.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>Traffic Offense<\/td>\n<td>Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Reckless driving<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Passing a stopped school bus<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hit &amp; Run, property damage only<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Speeding 10 mph or less<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Speeding between 10 mph\u00a0and 25 mph<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Speeding over 25 mph<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Disobedience of any official traffic control device or officer directing traffic<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Failing to yield right of way<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Driving on the wrong side of the road<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Passing unlawfully<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Turning unlawfully<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Driving through or within a safety zone<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Failing to give a signal or giving improper signal when stopping, turning, or suddenly decreasing speed<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shifting lanes without safety precaution<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Improper, dangerous parking<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Following too closely<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Failing to dim lights<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Operating with improper lights<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Operating with improper brakes<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Operating vehicle in an unsafe condition<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Driving in improper lane<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Improper backing<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Warning tickets<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re getting close to accumulating 12 points, or your license has already been suspended, you might want to consider hiring a criminal defense attorney to help you with your traffic court proceedings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peterdavidbrown.com\/contact-peter-david-brown\/\">Call the Law Offices of Peter David Brown<\/a> today to schedule a consultation on your case and see what we can do for you. Our phone number is 843-971-0099.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Criminal Defense Lawyer | The South Carolina Driving Points System Many drivers in South Carolina don\u2019t understand the driving points [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10090],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-peter-david-brown-law"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Criminal Defense Lawyer | The South Carolina Driving Points System<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Criminal Defense Lawyer | The South Carolina Driving Points System | Call the Law Office of 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