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Pennsylvania Licensing, Permits and Your Record: five situations explained
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In this video
- 0:00Intro
- 0:16You mail your license in early, before the suspension’s effective date. When does the suspension start?
- 1:16Your record reaches six points for a second time. What must you do?
- 2:16Your record has been at zero points for 12 months in a row. How are new points treated?
- 3:13Your record reaches six points for the first time and you pass the written Special Point Examination. How many points come off?
- 4:10Under the Driver’s License Compact, what must you do when you apply for a license in a new state?
- 5:06Recap
In short
Sanctions start on the effective date in the notice; surrendering the license early does not start the sanction early. A second or later accumulation of six or more points requires a Departmental Hearing and Driver Improvement School. Once a record is at zero for 12 consecutive months, further points are treated as the first accumulation.
The five situations
Pick an answer first, the way the video pauses for you. Each one cites the Pennsylvania Driver's Manual.
Situation 1
You mail your license in early, before the suspension’s effective date. When does the suspension start?
Answer: A. On the effective date in the notice. Sanctions start on the effective date in the notice; surrendering the license early does not start the sanction early.
Pennsylvania Driver's Manual › Chapter 4 › Suspensions And Revocations
Situation 2
Your record reaches six points for a second time. What must you do?
Answer: B. Attend a Departmental Hearing and Driver Improvement School. A second or later accumulation of six or more points requires a Departmental Hearing and Driver Improvement School.
Pennsylvania Driver's Manual › Chapter 4 › Pennsylvania’s Point System
Situation 3
Your record has been at zero points for 12 months in a row. How are new points treated?
Answer: C. As a first accumulation of points. Once a record is at zero for 12 consecutive months, further points are treated as the first accumulation.
Pennsylvania Driver's Manual › Chapter 4 › Pennsylvania’s Point System
Situation 4
Your record reaches six points for the first time and you pass the written Special Point Examination. How many points come off?
Answer: A. Two points. Passing the Special Point Exam removes two points; completing Driver Improvement School removes four.
Pennsylvania Driver's Manual › Chapter 4 › Pennsylvania’s Point System
Situation 5
Under the Driver’s License Compact, what must you do when you apply for a license in a new state?
Answer: B. Surrender your out-of-state license. The “one driver’s license” concept requires surrender of an out-of-state license when you apply in another state.
Pennsylvania Driver's Manual › Chapter 4 › Driver’s License Compact (DLC)
Transcript
0:00Intro
Permits, points and your driving record decide how long you keep your license. Here are five rules from the Pennsylvania Driver's Manual. For each one, pick your answer before I reveal it.
0:16Situation 1
A Pennsylvania driver mails their license in before the suspension's effective date. You mail your license in early, before the suspension’s effective date. When does the suspension start? The answer is A: On the effective date in the notice. Sanctions start on the effective date in the notice; surrendering the license early does not start the sanction early. The suspension still starts on the effective date in the notice. Surrendering early doesn't start it early.
1:16Situation 2
A driver's record reaches six points for the second time. Your record reaches six points for a second time. What must you do? The answer is B: Attend a Departmental Hearing and Driver Improvement School. A second or later accumulation of six or more points requires a Departmental Hearing and Driver Improvement School. That requires a Departmental Hearing and Driver Improvement School.
2:16Situation 3
A driver's record has been at zero points for 12 months in a row, and then they get a ticket. Your record has been at zero points for 12 months in a row. How are new points treated? The answer is C: As a first accumulation of points. Once a record is at zero for 12 consecutive months, further points are treated as the first accumulation. The new points are treated as a first accumulation.
3:13Situation 4
A driver reaches six points for the first time and takes the written Special Point Examination. Your record reaches six points for the first time and you pass the written Special Point Examination. How many points come off? The answer is A: Two points. Passing the Special Point Exam removes two points; completing Driver Improvement School removes four. Passing it removes two points. Completing Driver Improvement School removes four.
4:10Situation 5
You move to a new state and apply for a license there. Under the Driver’s License Compact, what must you do when you apply for a license in a new state? The answer is B: Surrender your out-of-state license. The “one driver’s license” concept requires surrender of an out-of-state license when you apply in another state. Under the Driver's License Compact, you surrender your out-of-state license. One driver, one license.
5:06Recap
Sanctions start on the effective date in the notice; surrendering the license early does not start the sanction early. A second or later accumulation of six or more points requires a Departmental Hearing and Driver Improvement School. Once a record is at zero for 12 consecutive months, further points are treated as the first accumulation. Passing the Special Point Exam removes two points; completing Driver Improvement School removes four. The “one driver’s license” concept requires surrender of an out-of-state license when you apply in another state. Nice work. Try more licensing questions in Practice by Topic, then test yourself with a full mock exam.
The rules in this lesson
- Sanctions start on the effective date in the notice; surrendering the license early does not start the sanction early.
- A second or later accumulation of six or more points requires a Departmental Hearing and Driver Improvement School.
- Once a record is at zero for 12 consecutive months, further points are treated as the first accumulation.
- Passing the Special Point Exam removes two points; completing Driver Improvement School removes four.
- The “one driver’s license” concept requires surrender of an out-of-state license when you apply in another state.
Original practice lesson written from the Pennsylvania Driver's Manual. EstatePass is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Pennsylvania PennDOT; these are not official test questions.