Ohio BMV Points & Suspension Risk Checker
Ohio charges points for moving violations under Revised Code 4510.036. Points count for two years from each conviction. Reach 12 points inside a two-year window and the BMV imposes a six-month license suspension. Add your convictions below to see where you stand.
Your convictions
| Active points (last 24 months) | |
| Points away from a 12-point suspension | |
| BMV warning letter (sent at 6+ points) | |
| Next points fall off in | |
| With a 2-point remedial credit |
How the thresholds work
6 points: the BMV mails a warning letter listing your violations and what happens at 12 points (R.C. 4510.037(A)). 12 points within any two-year period: a class D suspension — six months — imposed by the BMV (R.C. 4510.037(B); 4510.02(B)(4)). The suspension starts on the 20th day after the notice is mailed unless you appeal in court.
The remedial course credit
If you have at least 2 but fewer than 12 points, completing a state-approved remedial driving course earns a 2-point credit on your record (R.C. 4510.037(C)). Limits: only one credit in any three-year period, and no more than five credits in a lifetime. The credit does not erase the convictions, and it cannot undo a 12-point suspension once imposed — take the course while you are still under 12 points.
Points for each Ohio offense
The full schedule the checker uses, from R.C. 4510.036(C). When one stop produces several offenses from the same act, only the highest-point offense is charged.
| 6 points | OVI; leaving the scene of an accident; fleeing or eluding police; street racing or street takeover; driving under an OVI suspension; driving under a 12-point suspension; vehicular homicide or assault; driving without the owner’s consent; any felony involving a motor vehicle |
| 4 points | Underage OVI (OVUAC); reckless operation; speeding 30 mph or more over the limit; third texting/distracted-driving offense within two years |
| 3 points | Second texting/distracted-driving offense within two years |
| 2 points | Speeding more than 10 mph over in a 55+ mph zone; speeding more than 5 mph over in a zone under 55 mph; first texting offense; violating a license restriction; driving under most other suspensions; all other moving violations |
| 0 points | Speeding within the margins above — 1–5 mph over in a zone under 55 mph, or 1–10 mph over in a 55+ mph zone |
How to use this checker
- Pick a conviction from the list and enter how many months ago the court convicted you — not when you were ticketed.
- Choose “Add violation” for each conviction, one at a time, until all of them are listed.
- If you are in the 2–11 point range, tick the remedial course box to see your total with the 2-point credit applied.
- Choose “Check my points” to see your active total, your distance from 12 points, and when the next points fall off.
A worked example
Say you were convicted of OVI four months ago and nothing else. Entering that one conviction gives 6 active points: the BMV warning letter applies (it is sent once a record exceeds five points), you are 6 points away from a 12-point suspension, and those points stop counting in about 20 months, when the conviction reaches the two-year mark. Add a conviction for speeding 30 mph or more over the limit from two months ago (4 points) and the total rises to 10 active points — just 2 away from suspension. Because that total is between 2 and 11, the remedial course credit is available: with the credit modeled, the effective total drops to 8 points, 4 away from suspension.
How points land on your record
Points are charged on the date of conviction, when the court reports it to the BMV — a ticket you are still fighting adds nothing yet. Each conviction in this checker counts while it is less than 24 months old, which mirrors how the BMV totals points inside a two-year period. One detail the statute handles and a simple entry list cannot: if a single act leads to multiple offenses, only the highest-point offense is charged (R.C. 4510.036(E)), so enter just that offense for that stop. And if the total does reach 12, the consequences go beyond the suspension itself — driving during a 12-point suspension is its own 6-point offense, which is how records spiral.
Common questions
How many points before my license is suspended in Ohio? Twelve points accumulated within a two-year period triggers a class D suspension of six months under R.C. 4510.037(B). The suspension takes effect on the 20th day after the BMV mails its notice unless you appeal in court.
How many points is a speeding ticket in Ohio? It depends on how far over the limit: 30 mph or more over is 4 points; more than 10 mph over in a 55+ mph zone, or more than 5 mph over in a slower zone, is 2 points; and small amounts over — up to 5 mph in a slower zone or 10 mph in a 55+ zone — carry no points at all.
What is the Ohio 12-point suspension? It is the BMV’s six-month (class D) suspension imposed when a driver reaches 12 or more points in two years. To drive again afterwards you must serve the suspension, complete a remedial driving course, file proof of insurance (an SR-22), and pay the BMV reinstatement fees.
How long do points stay on an Ohio record? For suspension purposes, points count for two years from each conviction date. Once a conviction is 24 months old it no longer counts toward the 12-point total, which is why this checker asks how long ago each conviction was.
Can a driving course remove points? Not remove — credit. A driver with at least 2 but fewer than 12 points can earn a one-time 2-point credit by completing a state-approved remedial driving course (R.C. 4510.037(C)). Only one credit is allowed in any three-year period and five in a lifetime, the convictions themselves stay on the record, and the credit cannot be used once a 12-point suspension has already been imposed.
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