In California, how many points do you have to get on your license for it to be suspended or revoked?

Answer 1

What Points Do
As you acquire points on your driving record, you place yourself in danger of losing your driver's license. The DMV has the right to suspend or revoke your driving privileges if you accumulate a certain number of points over a set period of time.

The California DMV may revoke your driver's license if you receive:

Four points within a 12-month period
Six points in a 24-month period
Eight points in a 36-month period

That means if you have three points against your license and it has been over 12 months, you are not out of the woods yet. If you acquire three more points at any time over the next year, you could still lose your license. Even if you should only have one or two more points logged on your driving record over that year, you are still in jeopardy of revocation if, during the third year, two more points are added to your record.

Contrary to popular thought, driving records are not automatically cleared of all points once the points are over a year old.

Answer 2

You are allowed 4 points in 12 months