No matter how many charges on a traffic ticket, only the one with the highest “points”, will be assessed on your Arizona Driving Record.
The law specifically reads:
Limits MVD to assess points for one DUI violation or civil traffic violation if multiple violations resulted from the same action or course of conduct.
Violation with the highest number of points will be assessed.
Effective Sept. 24, 2022
Here is the current Points Assessment chart
Each time you are convicted or forfeit bail for a moving traffic violation, points are assessed against your permanent driving record. If you accumulate 8 or more points in any 12-month period, you may be required to attend Traffic Survival School (TSS), or your driving privilege may be suspended up to 12 months. This table shows how points are assessed according to the infraction committed.
Violation | Points |
DUI | 8 |
Extreme DUI | 8 |
Reckless driving | 8 |
Aggressive driving | 8 |
Leaving the scene of accident, hit-and-run | 6 |
Failure to stop for a traffic signal, stop sign or to yield the right-of-way, causing death | 6 |
Failure to stop for a traffic signal, stop sign or to yield the right-of-way, causing serious injury | 4 |
Speeding | 3 |
Driving over or parking in a gore area | 3 |
All other moving violations | 2 |
For example:
Edward Reardon is cited for three civil traffic violations, Speeding, Unsafe Lane Change, and Failure to Stop for a Stop Sign. Reardon pleads responsible for all three violations and pays the fines, MVD will assess 3 total points on his driving record.