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75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1537 (2026)

  Removal of points.

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§ 1537.  Removal of points.

(a)  General rule.--Points recorded against any person shall be removed at the rate of three points for each 12 consecutive months in which such person is not under suspension or revocation or has not committed any violation which results in the assignment of points or in suspension or revocation under this chapter.

(b)  Subsequent accumulation of points.--When a driver's record is reduced to zero points and is maintained at zero points for 12 consecutive months, any accumulation of points thereafter shall be regarded as an initial accumulation of points.

(Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. July 1, 1999)

 

1998 Amendment.  Act 151 amended subsec. (a).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases, 1981–1995 · leading case: Com., Dept. of Transp. v. Moran, 634 A.2d 677 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1993).
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Com., Dept. of Transp. v. Moran, 634 A.2d 677 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1993). · cites it 10× “At issue herein is the interrelationship between sections 1537 and 1539 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1537 and 1539. The applicable sections provide: (b) Subsequent accumulation of points.”
White v. Commonwealth, 428 A.2d 1044 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1981). “In order to justify the suspension of a motorist’s operating privilege for refusal to submit to a breathalyzer test, it is necessary for the arresting officer to have “reasonable grounds” to believe the person charged with the violation had been driving while intoxicated.”
Howarth v. Commonwealth, 555 A.2d 285 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1989). “Though not germane to our present consideration, we note in passing that under Section 1537(a) of the Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §1537(a), three points per year are removed from a licensee’s record for each year in which that licensee has not committed a violation that results in the…”
Dardozzi v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 660 A.2d 205 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1995). · cites it 5× “DOT now appeals to this court 7 arguing that the trial court erred as a matter of law when it held that the operation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 1537 reduces the points which 75 Pa.”
Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Traffic Saf. v. Lewis, 484 A.2d 370 (Pa. 1984). “— When a driver’s record is reduced to zero points and is maintained at zero points for 12 consecutive months, any accumulation of points thereafter shall be regarded as an initial accumulation of points: 75 Pa.C.S. § 1537.”
In re Eberle, 572 A.2d 239 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1990). “Licensee’s second contention that he is entitled to a three point credit for each of two consecutive years violation-free driving in accordance with section 1537 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1537 is not properly before this Court.”
Com., Dept. of Transp., Etc. v. Lewis, 484 A.2d 370 (Pa. 1984). “…12 consecutive months, any accumulation of points thereafter shall be regarded as an initial accumulation of points. 75 Pa.C.S. § 1537.”
Johnson v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 635 A.2d 239 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1993). “…by substantial evidence. Department of Transportation v. Vesa, 111 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 140 , 533 A.2d 521 (1987). . 75 Pa.C.S. § 1537. . 75 Pa.C.S. § 1545.”
Commonwealth v. Buono, 439 A.2d 882 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1982). “§1539, based upon an accumulation of thirteen points as of the 1977 date of last violation, the court below sustained the appeal by concluding that a three-point credit under 75 Pa. C. S. §1537(a) for the violation-free year of 1978 had intervened to reduce the point total below…”
Brennan v. Commonwealth, 539 A.2d 496 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1988). “Appellants sole contention was that since he had not received any citations during the period September 1982 to September 1983, he was entitled to the removal of three points pursuant to Section 1537(a) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.”
Crump v. Commonwealth, 598 A.2d 1051 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1991). · cites it 2× “He maintains that, under section 1537(a) of the Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1537(a), because over twelve consecutive months have passed between his first violation in October 1986 and his second violation in November 1987, DOT should remove three points from his record.”
Bella v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., 502 A.2d 321 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1985). “scheme of Section 1537 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §1537, which provides that drivers who .”
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— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1537(a) — 5 cases
Howarth v. Commonwealth, 555 A.2d 285 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1989). “Though not germane to our present consideration, we note in passing that under Section 1537(a) of the Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §1537(a), three points per year are removed from a licensee’s record for each year in which that licensee has not committed a violation that results in the…”
Dardozzi v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 660 A.2d 205 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1995). “DOT now appeals to this court 7 arguing that the trial court erred as a matter of law when it held that the operation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 1537 reduces the points which 75 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Buono, 439 A.2d 882 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1982). “§1539, based upon an accumulation of thirteen points as of the 1977 date of last violation, the court below sustained the appeal by concluding that a three-point credit under 75 Pa. C. S. §1537(a) for the violation-free year of 1978 had intervened to reduce the point total below…”
Brennan v. Commonwealth, 539 A.2d 496 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1988). “Appellants sole contention was that since he had not received any citations during the period September 1982 to September 1983, he was entitled to the removal of three points pursuant to Section 1537(a) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.”
Crump v. Commonwealth, 598 A.2d 1051 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1991). “He maintains that, under section 1537(a) of the Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1537(a), because over twelve consecutive months have passed between his first violation in October 1986 and his second violation in November 1987, DOT should remove three points from his record.”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1537(b) — 1 case
Com., Dept. of Transp. v. Moran, 634 A.2d 677 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1993). “At issue herein is the interrelationship between sections 1537 and 1539 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1537 and 1539. The applicable sections provide: (b) Subsequent accumulation of points.”
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