In Pennsylvania, accumulating 11 or more points on your driving record results in an automatic license suspension. The length of the suspension depends on how many times your license has been suspended before:
- First suspension: 5 days per point
- Second suspension: 10 days per point
- Third suspension: 15 days per point
- Fourth or subsequent suspensions: one year
For drivers under 18, accumulating 6 or more points, or being convicted of driving 26 mph or more over the speed limit, leads to a 90-day suspension for the first offense and 120 days for subsequent offenses. Additionally, when a driver reaches 6 points for the first time, they must take a written exam, and failure to pass it within 30 days may result in suspension until passed. Successive accumulations of 6 points require attendance at a departmental hearing which can lead to suspension as well. Points can be reduced by three for every 12 consecutive months without violations or suspensions. Therefore, the critical threshold for adult drivers is 11 points for automatic suspension, with progressive penalties after that threshold is reached, and 6 points is a warning level requiring exams and hearings.
