TLC Points Calculator: Persistent Violator Program

In short: TLC suspends a driver's license for up to 30 days when TLC points and DMV points together reach 6 to 9 within 15 months, and revokes it at 10 or more. Add each conviction with its date and point value; the calculator totals the ones inside the 15-month window, shows where you sit on the scale, and tells you when the oldest points stop counting.

How the calculator works

The rule behind it is TLC rule §80-27, the Persistent Violator Program:

• Suspension: a driver who "within a 15-month period accumulated a total of at least six but fewer than ten TLC Points or DMV Points or both combined, counting from the date of conviction" faces a suspension of up to 30 days.
• Revocation: 10 or more points in 15 months means TLC revokes the license.
• One incident, one violation: if you were found guilty of several violations from a single incident, TLC counts only the one with the highest points (§80-27(a)(2)). So enter just that one.
• Course credit: TLC deducts 3 TLC points for a Point Reduction Course or 3 DMV points for a Defensive Driving Course, but not more than once every five years (TLC points) or 18 months (DMV points). The course must be finished before the Persistent Violator summons is decided to keep you from being suspended (§80-27(a)(5)).

The tool counts any entry whose conviction date falls after the start of the window and on or before the "window ending" date (today, unless you change it). Each entry shows the date it stops counting: 15 months after the conviction.

Where the points come from

TLC points are listed in each rule's penalty section. For example, the hazardous moving violations in §80-13(a)(3) carry their own points: 3 for a traffic signal (red light) violation or a stop sign, 3 to 8 for speeding depending on how far over the limit. A non-hazardous moving violation under §80-13(a)(2) carries no point the first time, then 1 point from the second within 15 months. Using a phone while driving under §80-14(g)(1) is 3 points (4 for a third offense in 15 months). If our library has verified a rule's points as a single number, you can pick it from the "Or pick a TLC rule" list.

DMV points are on your New York driving abstract from the DMV. Note a quiet trap: DMV counts its own totals by the date of the violation, but TLC's program counts by the date of conviction. Enter conviction dates here.

Worked example

Checking on October 12, 2026, a driver enters:

The same driver checking again on December 11, 2026 would see the red-light points fall out of the window and the total drop to 3. Timing matters: the "Next points drop off" line tells you that date.

What the calculator can't tell you

It is arithmetic on what you type. It does not read your official TLC record or DMV abstract, and TLC can impose penalties that are more severe than, or in addition to, those in §80-27 (§80-27(a)(3)). The rule also gives an affirmative defense where the act behind a violation was beyond the driver's control (§80-27(a)(6)) — a question for your representative, not a calculator.

For the full program, read our guide to Persistent Violator Program points and the rule page for §80-27(a)(1)(i). How DMV points feed into your TLC license is covered in TLC license and DMV points, and course options in the TLC defensive driving course. Fighting a pointed ticket is the other way to keep the total down — the fight-or-pay tool helps you weigh it.