In Ohio, points are assigned to your driving record for various traffic violations. The points assigned are either 2, 4 or 6, depending upon the severity of the offense. According to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, there is no section of the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) that states convictions ever come off of a person's driving record.

An administrative decision however was made by the BMV to allow for Driver Abstracts to only reflect the last three years driver record activity. Points only appear important to the BMV for 2 years though. During a 2 year period they can look back for points assessed and if the total goes up to 12 during this time period, your license can be suspended.

To find out how many points you have on your OH driving record you can order a driver abstract from the BMV by mail or in person at a local deputy registrar license agency. Under the ORC, when reporting a record of convictions, which the points are a part of; to a person the registrar shall collect a fee, so you cannot get your point information over the phone.

If you have accumulated more than 5 but no more than 11 points than a driving course should be available for you to take and reduce your point total by two. Completing the class and receiving the 2 point credit does not eliminate any convictions from your DMV record nor does it erase any prior convictions that an insurance company may take into consideration when determining rates.

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