R708. Public Safety, Driver License.R708-3. Driver License Point System Administration.
R708-3-1. Purpose.
The purpose of this rule is to establish procedures for the administration of a point system for drivers age 21 and older and a separate point system for drivers age 20 and younger.
R708-3-2. Authority.
This rule is authorized by Subsections 53-3-209(2), 53-3-221(4), and 63G-4-203(1).
R708-3-3. Definitions.
(1) Terms used in this rule are defined in Section 53-3-102.
(2) In addition:
(a) "defensive driving course" means a course sponsored and conducted by a certified designee of the National Safety Council which allows the division to grant a 50 point reduction from the driving records of drivers who successfully complete the course;
(b) "probation" means a division sanction whereby a driver is permitted to drive by complying with certain terms and conditions established by the division.
(c) "provisional license" means a driving privilege issued by the division to a person younger than 21 years of age.
R708-3-4. Point Assignment.
(1) The division shall determine the number of points to be assigned to each moving traffic violation as a measure of the violation's seriousness.
(2) The division shall assess:
(a) 35 points for minimum speeding violations;
(b) 55 points for intermediate speeding violations;
(c) 75 points for maximum speeding violations; and
(d) zero point for traffic violations that require mandatory sanction by law or rule.
(3) The division has determined assessing of no points for minimum speeding violations would be detrimental to public safety.
(4) The division shall make available for public review and inspection on the division's website and at each division office a listing of the number of points assigned to moving traffic violations and the length of time that the violations remain on the record.
R708-3-5. Point Increase or Decrease.
(1) The division shall increase or decrease the total points accumulated by the following means:
(a) a 10% increase or decrease in points assigned to any moving violation, except speed violations in accordance with Subsection 53-3-221(4)(c);
(b) a 50 point decrease once in a three year period after successfully completing a defensive driving course as defined in this rule;
(c) a 50% point decrease after one year of violation free driving; and
(d) a 100% point decrease after two years of violation free driving.
(2) The assigned points for any moving traffic violation will be dropped three years after the violation occurred.
(3) The division shall decrease the point total after a sanction for drivers under age 21 to 35 points except when the point total is already below 35.
(4) The division shall decrease the point total after a sanction for drivers age 21 and older to 125 points except when the point total is already below 125.
R708-3-6. Point System Thresholds for Drivers Age 21 and Older.
(1) The division shall post each conviction of a moving violation to the driving record of the individual convicted, along with the points assigned to the violation, as designated in the code violation table.
(2) The division shall use the following point thresholds to determine the severity of the sanction to be levied against the driver:
(a) 150 to 199 points: driver is sent a warning letter;
(b) 200 points: driver must appear for a hearing;
(c) 200 to 299 points: driver may be placed on probation or suspended for three months;
(d) 300 to 399 points: driver is suspended for 3 months;
(e) 400 to 599 points: driver is suspended for 6 months; and
(f) 600 or more points: driver is suspended for 1 year.
(3) The division may consider a driver who is within a designated threshold for action at a lower threshold if completion of the defensive driving course has lowered the point total to that lower threshold.
(4) The division shall double the suspension time up to a maximum of one year, for a second or subsequent suspension within a three year period.
