The threshold is 12 points. If 12 points accumulate on a licence record within 3 years, a notice will issue informing the licence holder that they have been disqualified for 6 months and that they must surrender their licence at their local Motor Taxation Office.

Careless driving is a broadly based offence that allows Gardai scope to include any specific behaviour by drivers that in their opinion constitutes careless driving and therefore a danger to other road users. Careless driving is a serious offence. If convicted a driver will typically receive a fine, for repeat offenders there is a max fine of €1,500 and or a six months jail term.

Penalty points last thee years from the date of the offence, but remain on the licence for 4 years (11 years for drinking or drug offences). If 12 or more points are accumulated within 3 years the driver will be disqualified, however the courts are given limited powers not to disqualify in exceptional circumstances. After disqualification under the totting-up procedure the existing points will be removed from your licence but your licence will refer to the disqualification for 4 years.

of 3rd April penalty points apply to 36 road traffic offences. The Road Traffic Act, 2002*, which is the legislative basis for the system of penalty points, sets out an extensive list of offences which will attract penalty points under the Act. Penalty points will be applied in respect of a wide range of offences, the commission of which have a potentially negative impact on road safety.

From 3rd April 2006 there will be 31 new penalty point offences as part of a major crackdown on irresponsible driver behaviour. Among the new offences, to apply from April, are failure to obey stop/yield signs, dangerous overtaking, failure to obey traffic lights and crossing central white line markings. This is on top of the existing offences of speeding, non-seatbelt wearing, driving with no insurance and careless driving.

From the 3rd April 2006 the way the penalty points system is administered changes significantly. Most notably the Garda fixed charge payment system will be computerised and the Garda pulse system linked to the courts for the roll out of the extended penalty points system. This will undoubtedly enhance the efficiency of the system and hopefully its effectiveness in acting as a serious deterrent for drivers. Up to now the system has been administered on a manual basis.

The number of penalty points applicable to speeding is 4, if you are found guilty in a court of a speeding offence. The maximum fine for a first offence is €800. If on the other hand, you opt to pay the fixed charge of €80 within 28 days of the issue of the Fixed Charge notice from the Garda?, you are effectively pleading no contest and 2 points will be endorsed on your licence record.

Yes. Where an alleged offence is detected by a fixed speed camera, the fixed charge notice will be sent to the registered owner. There is an explicit requirement that where the registered owner of a vehicle was not driving or using the vehicle he or she must give the name, address etc of the driver of the vehicle.

Driving without insurance is generally punishable by a fine of up to EUR2,500, disqualification of one year or more for a first offence and two years or more for a second offence, and, at the discretion of the court, a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months. In the case of a first offence of driving without insurance, the court may decide in special cases not to impose a period of disqualification or to impose a period of disqualification of less than a year.

In most cases, yes. But there are sometimes particular situations which we call "special reasons" where we can persuade the Court not to impose penalty points because it would be unfair. When we discuss your case with you we will be looking out for these "special reasons".

A form to apply for removal of penalty points can be collected at a Post Office after four years have elapsed. This, in effect, gives you a ‘clean’ licence. You are under a legal obligation to produce your documents within seven days of being requested to do so by the officer who gave you the form. You must take all the documents you were asked to produce (driving licence, insurance certificate and MOT certificate), to the police station that you nominated at the time.

No. We have seen no evidence that penalty points indicate a greater risk. In the UK, the experience has been that as drivers get penalty points, they drive more safely. So for the moment our intention is not to load for penalty points.

A Just follow the rules. Some people throw all social graces out the window when playing, but they need to realize that there are consequences for bad actions. If you and your team play fair, then you'll have uninterrupted gaming pleasure on Xbox Live.

A Child abuse, while it may be a criminal offense, is regarded as a civil matter by the Larimer County Department of Human Services. Law enforcement, through the office of the District Attorney, may pursue a criminal action against the perpetrator of child abuse. The Department of Human Services is concerned with the protection of the child and treatment necessary for the victim and the victim's family. Punitive actions are the responsibility of criminal courts.

To obtain this information you may purchase a copy of your driving record from any Clerk's Traffic Office location. If you have questions regarding points, please contact your local driver's license office.

To obtain a list of the traffic convictions posted to your driving history, a copy of your driver record may be purchased for a fee. Driver Records may be purchased online or by submitting a written request through the mail. Click here for more information on purchasing a copy of your driver record.

A.- With billions of dollars spent each year in research with additional billions taken in from the cancer-related sale of drugs, and with vote-hungry politicians promising ever-increasing government programs, we find that, today there are far more people making a living from cancer than are dying from it. A.- NO.

A If members have done nothing wrong they have nothing to worry about. From what we have seen in the community the system does indeed work. A Yes, they can. However, as stated above, simply having someone give you negative feedback isn't going to result in a ban. To be extra safe, avoid doing those things you think may be misconstrued as cheating. And, keep in mind, the Bungie team is working on ways to address some of these in-game glitches and exploits.