Illinois Traffic Ticket Points

Each time you are convicted of a moving violation, points will be added to your driving record according to Illinois traffic ticket point system. The number of points varies according to the offense.

You face suspension or revocation of your driver license if you amass too many traffic violations in one year. The length of time you lose your license will depend on how many points you've accumulated.

If you have had your license suspended or revoked before, the courts can increase the length of time you lose your driving privileges if you collect three traffic convictions in one year.

Examples of points from Illinois traffic tickets include:

• Reckless driving-55 points
• Squealing or screeching of tires-10 points
• Driving too fast for conditions-10 points
• Speeding 1 to 10mph over-5 points
• Speeding 11 to 14mph over-15 points
• Speeding 15 to 25mph over-20 points
• Speeding More than 25mph over-50 points
• Exceeding the maximum speed limit in a school zone-20 points
• Exceeding the maximum speed limit on a bridge or elevated structure-10 points
• Driving below the minimum speed limit-5 points
• Driving below the minimum speed limit on an Illinois tollway-20 points
• Not driving in the right-hand lane when proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic-20 points

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Illinois Suspended Driver License

Three convictions for traffic violations within a 12-month period can result in the revocation or suspension of your driving privilege. The length of the Illinois revocation or suspension lasts depends on the number of points accumulated.

First-Time Suspension

If you have not had your license suspended or revoked for the past seven years, these penalties apply:

• 0 to 14 points-no action
• 15 to 44 points-2-month suspension
• 45 to 74 points-3-month suspension
• 75 to 89 points-6-month suspension
• 90 to 99 points-9-month suspension
• 100 to 109 points-12-month suspension
• 110 or more points-12-month revocation

Repeat Offenders

If your license has been suspended or revoked in the past seven years, the penalties are more severe:

• 0 to 14 points-no action
• 15 to 44 points-4-month suspension
• 45 to 74 points-6-month suspension
• 75 to 109 points-12-month suspension
• 110 or more points-12-month revocation

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No miracle fixes. Sound, practical advice.

TicketHELP doesn’t believe in the existence of “one size fits all” traffic ticket solutions. Chicago, Cook County speeding tickets might be handled differently from traffic tickets issued elsewhere in Illinois and certainly are different from traffic tickets issued outside the state of Illinois. Advice should be given by attorneys who have knowledge of the system in your particular location. Solutions that are generalized to traffic tickets everywhere should not be considered practical advice.

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The TicketHELP consultation model has been used by traffic ticket lawyers for their own local purposes long before it was expanded to assist motorists nationwide. As a national service, this model continues to work for both individuals with questions and the traffic ticket lawyers who provide the answers.

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History of Speed Enforcement in Illinois*

The first mechanical means to measure vehicle speed was the stop watch. As early as 1906 the courts accepted that the time it took a vehicle to travel between two points could be converted to vehicle speed.

Using the speedometer and keeping pace with another vehicle has been utilized since 1916.

The Illinois State Police started using radar in 1956.

In 1959 the state police started using the stop watch method of measuring vehicle speeds from airplanes. The state police now operate a fleet of fixed-wing aircraft for speed enforcement.

In the 1970's, hand-held radar was made available to most troopers..

In the 1980's, moving radar enabled troopers to clock the speed of vehicles approaching from the front or rear while driving down the highway.

In the 1990's, laser speed measuring devices were introduced.

The Illinois State Police currently utilizes hand-held radar, moving radar, pacing, laser speed measurement devices and air speed measurement to determine the speed of vehicles.

For more information concerning the different methods used to measure speed, click here.

*Information above courtesy of and taken directly from the Illinois State Police