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Point
Reduction
Q.
After I complete the PIRP course, how do I receive the point
reduction?
A.
The PIRP sponsor will notify the DMV within eight weeks
after you complete he course.
A notice will then be entered on your driving record,
and the DMV computer will automatically reduce your active
point total by up to four points.
Important:
Completion of a course under the "Point &
Insurance Reduction Program" does not remove, delete,
subtract, or erase any violation, conviction or notice of
original number of points from your driving record.
Point reduction will affect only points accumulated
during the 18 months prior to course completion.
Even
after you complete the course, most violations, convictions
and points assessed will continue to show on your driving
record for up to four years.
Violations and convictions involving drugs or alcohol
will remain on your driving record for ten years.
"Point reduction" means the DMV will not
count up to four points against your driving record toward
revocation or suspension of your driver license.
Q.
How do I know my driving record show my PIRP course
completion?
A.
If you need to verify the course completion has been entered
on your record, you may request a copy of your driving
record from the DMV. To
do so, you must complete a "Request for Driver and/or
Vehicle Record Information " (form MV-15), available at
any motor vehicle office.
You may also download this form from the DMV internet
site at: www.nydmv.statw.ny.us
If
your course completion is not noted on your driving record
more than eight weeks after you completed it, contact the
course sponsor.
Q. What effect does point reduction have on my license and
driving record?
A.
Point reduction applies only to points for violations
that occurred within the eighteen months immediately before
course completion. It
does not affect points for earlier violations, and cannot be
used as "credit" against future violations or
points.
Point
reductions cannot reduce your point total lower than zero.
If
your license has already been revoked or suspended, or if a
violation hearing has already been scheduled, point
reduction will not affect that action.
Point
reduction does not prevent or cancel a mandatory revocation
or suspension for violations such as DWI, DWAI, or three
speeding violations within 18 months.
Points
may be reduced only once in an 18 month period. If there are no points on your record when you take the
course, you must wait 18 months to take the course again to
benefit from the program.
The
DMV point system and insurance company "point"
systems are separate and not related.
Point reduction on your driving record does not
affect points assigned by your insurance company for
violations and accidents.
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