# Maryland — Driver's license point systems: suspension thresholds and lookback periods by US state

For Maryland, suspension threshold is Suspend the license of each individual who accumulates 8 points; additional tiers is Revoke the license of each individual who accumulates 12 points; statute or rule citation is Md. Code, Transportation 16-404(a), recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

- **State:** Maryland _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Suspension threshold:** Suspend the license of each individual who accumulates 8 points _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Additional tiers:** Revoke the license of each individual who accumulates 12 points _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute or rule citation:** Md. Code, Transportation 16-404(a) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (a) The Administration shall take the following actions for points accumulated within any 2–year period: (1) Send a warning letter to each individual who accumulates 3 points; (2) Require attendance at a driver improvement program conducted under § 16–212 of this title by each individual who accumulates 5 points, except that a Class A, B, or C licensee who submits evidence acceptable to the Administration that he is a professional driver may not be called in until he accumulates 8 points; and (3) Except as provided in § 16–405 of this subtitle: (i) Suspend the license of each individual who accumulates 8 points; and (ii) Revoke the license of each individual who accumulates 12 points.

## Source

- https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr&section=16-404

Last verified: 2026-08-19. Review by: 2027-08-19.
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