Schedule of points

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  • The following number of violation points shall be assessed against persons convicted of motor vehicle moving violations under this Code, or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this Code:
1.Carrying more than one (1) person on a motorcycle designed for one (1)—Title 20, Section 465(d), Virgin Islands Code2 points
2.Operating a motorcycle without a protective helmet—Title 20, Section 465(e), Virgin Islands Code2 points
3.Title 20, Section 466, Virgin Islands Code:
(a) Failure to wear safety belt3 points
(b) Failure to restrain an infant or a toddler under the age of five by use of a specially designed seat6 points
4. Failure to obey the direction of a police officer—Title 20, Section 491(b), Virgin Islands Code3 points
5.Failure to observe traffic signals— Title 20, Rules and Regulations 491–252, Virgin Islands Code2 points
6.Failure to yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk; and passing a vehicle yielding to pedestrians in a crosswalk—Title 20, Rules and Regulations 491–252 and 491–283, Virgin Islands Code3 points
7.Operating a motor vehicle in a reckless manner—Title 20, Section 492, Virgin Islands Code9 points
8.Driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquors or controlled substances—Title 20, Section 493, Virgin Islands Code12 points
9.Exceeding the speed limit by thirty (30) miles per hour or more—Title 20, Section 494, Virgin Islands Code10 points
(a) Exceeding the speed limit by fifteen (15) miles per hour but not more than twenty-nine (29) miles per hour8 points
(b) Exceeding the speed limit by not more than fourteen (14) miles per hour4 points
10.Failure to drive at a minimum speed—Title 20, Section 494a, Virgin Islands Code2 points
11.Meeting; passing; turning; signals—Title 20, Section 495, Virgin Islands Code:
(a) Failure to keep left3 points
(b) Improper passing3 points
(c) Improper turns3 points
(d) Failure to signal3 points
(e) Improper passing of a school bus8 points
12.Failure to yield to an emergency vehicle—Title 20, Section 495a, Virgin Islands Code3 points
13.Operating a motor vehicle with an excess number of passengers; riding outside vehicle—Title 20, Section 498, Virgin Islands Code2 points
14.Failure of a motor vehicle to meet load, height and width requirements—Title 20, Section 500, Virgin Islands Code2 points
15.Negligent operation of a motor vehicle—Title 20, Section 503, Virgin Islands Code:
(a) Operating a motor vehicle in a negligent manner—no accident involved3 points
(b) Operating a motor vehicle in a negligent manner—property damage involved4 points
(c) Operating a motor vehicle in a negligent manner—injury involved but not property damage6 points
(d) Operating a motor vehicle in a negligent manner—property damage and injury involved8 points
16.Negligent homicide by means of a motor vehicle—Title 20, Section 504, Virgin Islands Code12 points
17.Accidents—Title 20, Section 541, Virgin Islands Code8 points
(a) Leaving the scene of an accident which does not result in personal injury8 points
(b) Leaving the scene of an accident which results in personal injury12 points
18.For any other moving violation of which the driver is convicted under the provisions of the Virgin Islands Code or the Virgin Islands Rules and Regulations2 points


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