Do you get points on your driving record for a non-driving related suspended license?
My daughter just turned 21 but a couple of months before her birthday, she got an MIP (minor in possession) ticket while visiting friends at an out of town college. We are in California and so is the college but the court would only allow her to to take an alcohol/substance abuse class in their jurisdition which because of work, she couldn’t do. (Santa Barbara Court suspends your license unless you take their class). So, she received a mandatory 1 year suspension of her license. The ticket did not involve driving whatsoever. The judge gave her a provisional, to drive to and from work. Question is, will she have points on her DMV record? She was not required to get an SR22 so insurance won’t know about the suspention until she comes up for renewal several months from now? Will this affect her insurance rates?
Tags: Alcohol Substance Abuse, Dmv Record, Insurance, Insurance Rates, Minor In Possession, Possession Ticket, Santa Barbara, Sr22, Suspended License, Suspention, Work Question
March 18th, 2010 at 3:41 am
No points most likely but she might not be able renew the insurance.
March 20th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
I heard that there are actions by minors that can keep you from getting a license but I’ve never heard about the suspension of a license. I agree with the court.
I an almost certain she will have points on her DMV record. Sorry but she should! She did something stupid and must suffer the consequences and take responsibility for her actions.
March 22nd, 2010 at 4:52 pm
The one-year suspension is mandatory upon conviction (Veh. Code sec. 13202.5), so this looks like some local Santa Barbara program to avoid the conviction. I would think that a program which discriminated against people based upon their ability to attend a class in Santa Barbara County, rather than an equivalent class elsewhere in the State, would be unconsitutional, but it may not be worth your time and money to litigate that.
A suspension is not a point under California’s point system. (Vehicle Code section 12810.) However, the suspension will be shown in her DMV record, so her insurance company will know about it. The insurance company may take her use of alcohol into consideration in determining whether to insure her and at what rate.
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