The number of years that the conviction stays on your DMV record is in parentheses beside each violation. An asterisk (*) indicates that the conviction remains on your record permanently. Demerit points will also be assigned to your record for traffic convictions incurred in other states.
NOTE: The violations listed may change without notice.
- Speeding 1-9 mph above the posted speed limit (5 years)
- Impeding traffic, slow speed (5 years)
- Improper passing (3 years)
- Improper passing on the right (3 years)
- Improper driving (3 years)
- Improper stopping on highway (3 years)
- Changing course after signaling (3 years)
- Coasting with gears in neutral (3 years)
- Failure to give way in favor of overtaking vehicle (3 years)
- Failure to give way when abreast of another car (3 years)
- Driving through safety zone (3 years)
- Driving over fire hose (3 years)
- Unauthorized use of crossover on controlled highway (3 years)
- Driving/riding on sidewalk (3 years)
- Improper turn (3 years)
- Improper U-turn (3 years)
- Violation of right turn on red (3 years)
- Violation of left turn on red (3 years)
- Failure to obey highway sign (3 years)
- Evading traffic control device (3 years)
- Driving without lights/excessive lights (3 years)
- Failure to dim headlights (3 years)
- Parking without proper lights displayed (3 years)
- Inadequate hazard lights (3 years)
- No Virginia driver's license (3 years)
- No Virginia license plate (3 years)
- Failure to obtain a driver's license (3 years)
- No driver's license - vehicle/motorcycle (3 years)
- Failure to have license revalidated (3 years)
- Learner's permit violation (3 years)
- Permitting unlicensed person to drive (3 years)
- Driving in violation of restricted license (restrictions related to physical limitation, such as mechanical control device) (3 years)
- Driving commercial motor vehicle with alcohol in blood (*)
- Driving commercial motor vehicle without license (3 years)
- Driving commercial motor vehicle with more than 1 driver's license (3 years)
- Driving commercial motor vehicle without endorsement(s) (3 years)
- Driving commercial motor vehicle without license in possession (3 years)
- Commercial driver's license/commercial learner's permit violation (3 years)
- Driving commercial motor vehicle in left lane of interstate (3 years)
- Driving in excess of 13 hours in a 24-hour period (3 years)
- Driving public passenger-carrying vehicle under age (3 years)
- Driving bus transporting school children without a safety belt (3 years)
- Driving school bus without license (3 years)
- Driving school bus under age (3 years)
- Vehicle height exceeds limit for tunnels (3 years)
- Texting while driving in a commercial motor vehicle (5 years)
- Failure to stop at the scene of a crash, unattended property (3 years)
- Failure to leave the scene of a crash at the direction of officer (3 years)
- Failure to report a crash, unattended property, less than $250 damage (3 years)
- Following/parking within 500 feet of fire apparatus (3 years)
- Emergency vehicle violation (3 years)
- Drinking while driving (3 years)
- Improper driving/riding motorcycle (3 years)
- Driving with TV screen visible to driver (3 years)
- Driving while using earphones (3 years)
- Passenger restriction violation (3 years)
- Curfew violation (3 years)
- HOV violation, second or subsequent offense - Northern Virginia planning district 8 (5 years)
- Use of handheld communications device (3 years)