Officer Checklist
- Verify the individual’s identity, driver’s license status, and driving record.
- Establish the underlying Traffic & Vehicle Code violation with supporting evidence.
- Identify the correct offense and its currently authorized strike value.
- Apply anti-stacking safeguards: do not assess multiple versions of the same continuous violation or use overlapping charges merely to reach a threshold.
- Complete the incident/citation and supporting documentation in the MDT.
- Assess strikes only after a qualifying final determination (finalized citation, conviction, authorized administrative decision, or court ruling); probable cause alone is insufficient.
- Confirm active strikes and the 30-real-world-day active window.
- Where 15+ strikes are verified, initiate only the suspension/referral steps authorized to the officer and document the result.
- At 25+, notify a supervisor and refer the matter to DOJ or Traffic Court for revocation review. Do not independently revoke a license without authority.
- Record notices, supervisor review, referrals, and disposition in the MDT.
Non-Negotiable Restrictions
- Never use a strike total alone as grounds for detention, arrest, seizure, impoundment, or forfeiture.
- Never suspend, revoke, or remove valid strikes without the applicable authorization.
- Strike expiration does not automatically terminate a suspension or revocation.
- Community service changes sentencing only when authorized and does not automatically remove points.
- Impound or seizure must satisfy the controlling DPS impound policy and applicable law.
Threshold Response
Documentation Standard
Record the incident or report number, final determination and date, assigned offense and strike value, prior active point calculation, anti-stacking assessment, restriction imposed (if any), authorization, and applicable supervisor/DOJ referral. Preserve supporting evidence.Driver Strikes - Quick Reference
- Active period: 30 real-world days after qualifying final determination.
- Proof: Conviction, finalized citation, authorized administrative determination, or court order—not probable cause alone.
- Anti-stacking: No duplicate speeding classifications; Reckless Evading replaces ordinary Evading for same pursuit; no duplicate point assessments for overlapping conduct.
- Suspensions: First 3 days; second within 30 days 7 days; third within 30 days 14 days + mandatory court review.
- Revocation: Requires authorized action, not automatic at 25; 14-day minimum before an application for reinstatement.
- Never: Arrest, detain, tow, seize, or forfeit based solely on points.