Consequences of a Conviction in Michigan
If you are convicted of a traffic violation, the Secretary of State may add points to your driving record. The points remain on your driving record for two years from the date of conviction.
Under Michigan’s Driver Responsibility Law, drivers must pay a fee if they accumulate seven or more points on their driving record or if they are convicted of specific qualifying offenses.
If you have seven or more points, the annual fee begins at $100 for seven points and increases by $50 for each additional point. If you have been convicted of a qualifying offense, you will be assessed a fee of $150, $500, or $1,000 for two consecutive years. The fee amount is based on the type of offense.
The best way to avoid the accumulation of points is to contest your traffic ticket. If you have received a traffic ticket, contact the Law Offices of Glenn A. McCandliss for help with your Warren traffic violation.
Point Values for a Traffic Violation in Warren
A traffic violation carries with it the possibility of a points assessment against your record. Here are some of the offenses set forth in the Michigan Vehicle Code and their point values:
Six points
- Manslaughter, negligent homicide, or other felony involving the use of a motor vehicle
- Operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- Failing to stop and give identification at the scene of an accident
- Reckless driving
- Refusal to take a chemical test
- Fleeing or eluding the police
- Unlawful blood alcohol content of 0.08 or more
- Failure to yield, causing the death or injury of an emergency responder, construction, or person operating implements of animal husbandry
Four points
- Drag racing
- Impaired driving
- Any blood alcohol content in a person under the age of 21
- 16 mph or more over the speed limit
- Failure to yield or show due caution for emergency vehicles
Three points
- Careless driving
- Disobeying a traffic signal or stop sign or improper passing
- 11 through 15 mph over the speed limit
- Failure to stop at a railroad crossing
- Failure to stop for a school bus or for disobeying a school crossing guard
Two points