Pennsylvania traffic school rules
Pennsylvania has no course program for tickets. There is nothing for a course to dismiss and no points for it to take off.
Rules checked
Pennsylvania has no course you can choose to take to dismiss a ticket or remove its points. PennDOT's Driver Improvement School is open only to drivers it orders to attend after reaching 6 points or after a conviction for 31 mph or more over the limit. Drivers 55 and older who finish a PennDOT approved Basic Mature Driver Improvement Course are entitled to at least a 5% insurance discount, kept by taking the refresher every three years.
- What a course does
- No program
- Set by each court
- No
- Speeding points
- 2 to 5 points
- Points count for
- Not published
What Pennsylvania publishes
The rule in four facts. The number points to its source.
- What a course does for a ticket
- No program
- Set by each court
- No
- Voluntary insurance course
- Published
- Point system
- Yes
Points in Pennsylvania
| Violation, as the state lists it | Type | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Exceeding maximum speed 6 to 10 mph over (3362) | Speeding | 2points |
| Exceeding maximum speed 11 to 15 mph over (3362) | Speeding | 3points |
| Exceeding maximum speed 16 to 25 mph over (3362) | Speeding | 4points |
| Exceeding maximum speed 26 to 30 mph over (3362) | Speeding | 5points |
| Exceeding maximum speed 31 and over (3362), plus Departmental Hearing and sanctions under 1538(d) | Speeding | 5points |
| Exceeding special speed limit in school zone (3365(b)) | Speeding | 3points |
| Driving too fast for conditions (3361) | Speeding | 2points |
| Failure to stop for a red light (3112(a)(3)(i) or (ii)) | Red light or stop sign | 3points |
| Failure to stop for stop sign (3323(b)) | Red light or stop sign | 3points |
| Failure to stop for school bus with flashing red lights (3345(a)), plus 60-day suspension | Red light or stop sign | 5points |
| Improper passing in a no-passing zone (3307) | Lane change or turn | 3points |
| Improper turning around, illegal U-turns (3332) | Lane change or turn | 3points |
| Following too closely (3310) | Following too closely | 3points |
| Careless driving (3714(a)) | Other moving violation | 3points |
| Failure to yield to oncoming driver when making left turn (3322) | Other moving violation | 3points |
| Leaving scene of accident involving property damage only (3745) | Other moving violation | 4points |
Source: The Pennsylvania Point System fact sheet (March 2024), PennDOT (opens in a new tab)
Insurance
Published figure for a voluntary course: at least 5% for drivers 55 and older.
Source: Mature Driver Improvement Course, PennDOT Driver and Vehicle Services (opens in a new tab)
Check a Pennsylvania ticket
The form opens the checker with Pennsylvania filled in. Add the violation and the date from your ticket.
Pennsylvania traffic school questions
Does Pennsylvania have traffic school for tickets?
Pennsylvania has no course program for tickets. There is nothing for a course to dismiss and no points for it to take off.
How many points is a speeding ticket in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania gives 2 points for 6 to 10 mph over; 3 points for 11 to 15 mph over; 4 points for 16 to 25 mph over; 5 points for 26 to 30 mph over; 5 points for 31 mph over or more.
Does a defensive driving course lower car insurance in Pennsylvania?
Published figure for a voluntary course: at least 5% for drivers 55 and older.
Sources
Checked against these pages in .
- Driver Improvement School, PennDOT Driver and Vehicle Services (opens in a new tab)
- Online Driver's Manual Chapter 4: Pennsylvania's Point System, PennDOT (opens in a new tab)
- Mature Driver Improvement Course, PennDOT Driver and Vehicle Services (opens in a new tab)
- The Pennsylvania Point System fact sheet (March 2024), PennDOT (opens in a new tab)