It is important to contact an attorney before you enter a guilty plea to a traffic citation. There are several traffic violations that will result in points being added to your license.
If you accumulate 6 points on your driving record, PennDOT may take a number of different actions depending on how many times you have accrued 6 points.
If it is the first time you have accrued 6 points, you will most likely be required to take a written Special Point Exam. So long as you pass this exam within 30 days, 2 points will be removed from your record and you will be permitted to continue driving in Pennsylvania. If you do not pass, or you fail to take the exam within the required period of time, you will receive a license suspension.
If your driving record is reduced because you passed the Special Point Exam and you receive another citation within 12 months which causes you to again reach 6 points, you will be required to attend a department hearing with a PennDOT examiner to determine whether your license should be suspended.
More importantly, some traffic violations will also result in a mandatory license suspension.
License suspensions in Pennsylvania can be for 15 days, 3 months, 6 months, or even up to 1 year depending on the traffic violation.
