No, the points systems are not the same in Arizona and California. In Arizona the points go from 2 for a simple moving violation to 8 for a DUI while in California there are only 1 or 2 point offenses.

In Arizona each time you are convicted or forfeit bail for a moving traffic violation, points are assessed against your permanent driving record. If you accumulate 8 or more points in any 12-month period, you may be required to attend Traffic Survival School (TSS), or your driving privilege may be suspended up to 12 months.

In AZ, all convictions for red-light/stop-sign running, aggressive driving, moving violations resulting in death or serious injury, and the first moving violation for drivers under 18 years of age require successful completion of Traffic Survival School following assignment. Failure to successfully complete Traffic Survival School when ordered will result in the suspension of the person’s driving privilege.

In California violation points are assigned to Vehicle Code sections and any other code section, or city or county ordinance, involving the safe operation of a motor vehicle. Any violation occurring as a pedestrian or a bicyclist has no point assigned. The CA DMV may suspend and place on probation, or revoke, the driving privilege of a negligent operator.

In CA, tickets and accidents are assigned points. Each incident is assigned a point. Depending on the type of traffic ticket, you can get from 1 - 2 points for a traffic ticket, 1 point for an accident.

Some examples of one point violations:

• A traffic conviction.
• An at-fault accident.

Some examples of two point violations:

• Reckless driving or hit-and-run driving
• Driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs
• Driving while suspended or revoked

Per California Vehicle Code section 12810.5a, a Class C negligent operator has

• 4 or more points in 12 months,
• 6 in 24 months, or
• 8 in 36 months.

Both California and Arizona are part of the Driver's License Compact (DLC) so if you get a ticket in one of these states but are licensed in the other than the courts of the citing state will inform the Department of Motor Vehicles of your licensing state.

California's DMV will place Arizona moving violation convictions on a CA driver's record and assign points per their points system. Arizona's Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) also places out of state moving violation convictions on its driver's driving record and assess points from its points system.