In addition, if you operated or permitted the operation of your vehicle without insurance, your driving privilege will also be suspended for a period of three months. In order to have your driving privilege and registration restored, you must submit the following:.
Law enforcement officers issue written traffic citations to persons who are charged with violating the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Law. You must follow the directions of the officer at the time of the stop or you may be subject to arrest. You will know a police officer wants you to pull over when they activate the flashing red and blue lights on top of the police vehicle.
In some instances, an unmarked police vehicle may be equipped with a flashing red light only. Anytime a police vehicle stops behind you, for your safety and the safety of others, police recommend you do the following:. Remember, police lights can be red and blue, or could be red only on unmarked police vehicles. You may also see flashing white lights used in addition to these lights.
If the vehicle is flashing only blue lights, then it is not a po lice officer. If you see flashing red and blue lights or flashing red lights only and you are still not certain the person pulling you over is actually a police officer, you may drive to the nearest well-lit, populated area, but acknowledge you understand the request to stop by turning on your flashers and driving at a reduced speed.
You may ask the officer for identification and should do so if the individual who has stopped you is not in uniform or has an unmarked vehicle. Most officers in unmarked vehicles are wearing police uniforms, and police officers always possess a photo ID card and a badge.
Do not stop at a crash unless you are involved or if emergency help has not yet arrived. Keep your attention on your driving and keep moving, watching for people who might be on or near the road.
Do not block the way for police, firefighters, ambulances, tow trucks, and other rescue vehicles. Each year, there are about crashes caused when a driver attempts to flee or elude police, resulting in 40 to 50 major injuries or fatalities on Pennsylvania roadways. The penalties for driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs are severe. In Pennsylvania, if you are of legal drinking age 21 or older , you are considered to be driving "while under the influence" if your blood alcohol level is.
But, you also may be convicted of DUI at lower BAC levels if you are stopped by police for driving erratically too slow, too fast, straddling your lane, making wide turns, stopping for no reason, failing to obey traffic signs and signals, etc. If you are under age 21, Pennsylvania's laws do not permit you to drive with any measurable alcohol in your system. If you are under 21, you are considered to be driving under the influence if your blood alcohol level is.
The Implied Consent law is very important to you as a driver. The law covering chemical testing says you have agreed to take such a test just by being licensed to drive in Pennsylvania.
If the police arrest you for driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and you refuse to take one or more chemical tests of breath or blood, your driving privilege will be automatically suspended for one year. This suspension is in addition to the suspension imposed for a conviction or Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition ARD for driving while under the influence.
Even if you are found not guilty of driving while under the influence, your driving privilege will be suspended for one year for a first-time refusal to take a breath or blood test. If you refuse chemical testing and have had a prior DUI conviction or a prior refusal for chemical testing, you will face an month suspension for the refusal, plus 18 more months for the DUI conviction, for a total suspension of three years.
Drivers who refuse to submit to a chemical test will be required to pay a chemical test refusal restoration fee. The chemical test refusal restoration fee is in addition to the restoration fee required under the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code, Title 75, section A chemical test refusal restoration fee must be paid by certified check or money order.
The following three tables summarize the penalties for driving under the influence at different levels of impairment. In addition to the penalties listed in these tables, alcohol highway safety school will be required for first or second offenses at any level of impairment.
First-time and repeat DUI offenders with high blood alcohol levels and individuals who receive an operating privilege suspension as a result of a chemical test refusal violation will be required to have an Ignition Interlock system installed in any motor vehicle to be operated.
An individual with an Ignition Interlock requirement who seeks restoration of their operating privilege is required, as a condition of issuing a restricted license, to either have any motor vehicle to be operated equipped with an Ignition Interlock system and remain so for the duration of the restricted license period or, if there are no motor vehicles owned, registered, or to be operated, to certify in accordance with PennDOT's regulations.
You may also be required by the court to undergo an alcohol abuse screening and treatment at any level of impairment for first and subsequent offenses. Additionally, a judge may impose up to hours of community service.
If you are under 21 years of age and you are convicted of driving under the influence your BAC is. Home Driving and transport Penalty points, fines and driving bans. Penalty points endorsements. Incorrect endorsement details on your licence Contact the court that convicted if your endorsement details are shown incorrectly on your driving licence.
View a printable version of the whole guide. Related content Being stopped by the police while driving Drink-driving penalties Driving disqualifications Speed limits Speeding penalties. Explore the topic Driving licences Penalty points, fines and driving bans. When points accumulate on your driving history report , especially a lot of points in a short period of time, the state starts to reevaluate your driving privileges for example, if you get too many points, the DMV might suspend your license.
Too, insurance companies consider hiking your rates. Usually, the first step is to go to the DMV website. Florida law does not allow any school or program to remove points for a citation received in another state. Below are some common traffic violations and their associated points. For a complete list of all traffic violations and their point values, click here.
Points are assigned based on the type of conviction and remain on the driver record for at least five years from the date of disposition conviction. If a driver accumulates too many points in a set time frame, their driving privileges will be suspended. A driver may apply for a hardship license through their local Administrative Reviews Office.
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