First of all, it’s spelled B-O-L-O-G-N-A. Second, because you can have your driver privilege restricted or suspended completely.

Each time you have a mark on your record, it stays there for 36 months (or longer, if you did something really shady).

There are different rules regarding different age groups and suspension periods for point accumulation.

If you are under 18, your license will be suspended for up to three months with six points in one calendar year, up to six months for 12 points in two calendar years, or up to one year with 18 points in three consecutive calendar years.

If you are 18, 19, or 20, you are allowed three extra points during those same time periods: nine points in one year=up to three months; 15 points in two years=up to six months; 21 points in three years=up to one year suspension.

If you are 21 or over, you are allowed a further three extra points: 12 points in one year=up to three months; 18 points in two years=up to six months; 24 points in three years=up to one year suspension.

If you can put up 30 points in 42 minutes you’ll probably make tonight’s highlight reel on ESPN.

Here are a few examples of what can get you points on your driving record:

1-pointers

• Driving without registration in the vehicle

• Failing to obey inspection requirements

• Failing to obtain a NH driver license

• Driving a Nissan Cube

2-pointers

• Driving an unregistered vehicle

• Failing to produce a license when asked by an officer

• Allowing an improper person to operate your motor vehicle (e.g. small child, alcoholic uncle with a suspended license, blind cousin)

• Operating a vehicle of a different license class

• Failing to comply with directions from a police officer

3-pointers

• Disobeying a traffic control device

• Following too closely (also known as “stalking”)

• Driving on a sidewalk

• Failing to yield the right of way, especially to a blind person

• Failing to obey posted signage like stop and yield signs

• Failing to signal

• Improper conduct at a railroad crossing (we don’t even wanna know)

• Illegal backing

• Any shot made from outside the arc

• A ton of other stuff you can find on the DMV website

4-pointers

• Driving without a license

• Speeding at 25mph or more over the posted limit

• Failing to drive on the right side of the road (also known as a death wish)

• Improper passing

• Yellow line violation

• Driving without required insurance

5-pointers

• There are no 5-pointers for some reason…

6-pointers

• False report of a theft

• Driving with a suspended license

• Modifying, forging, or tempering with inspection sticker, registration decal, odometer, or VIN

• Hit and run

• A bunch of other really bad things

If you accumulate enough points to sufficiently piss off The Man, you can be labeled a Habitual Offender, and your license can be suspended for up to four years. Any Habitual Offender with a suspended license caught driving faces jail time of no less than one year but no more than five years. So unless you’re looking for a concrete vacation, you should probably drive more carefully.