Key points
A license is suspended for 15 or more points within 24 months.
Source: Handbook p. 48
“For any person who accumulates 15 or more points within 24 months;”
Georgia Drivers Manual, Handbook p. 48Drivers under 21 are suspended for any single 4-point violation.
Source: Handbook p. 48
“For any person under the age of 21 with a conviction for any 4-point violation;”
Georgia Drivers Manual, Handbook p. 48Drivers under 18 are suspended for 4 points within twelve months.
Source: Handbook p. 48
“For any person under 18 years of age with an accumulation of 4 points within twelve months.”
Georgia Drivers Manual, Handbook p. 48You may request a hearing within ten days of receiving an order of suspension.
Source: Handbook p. 48
“You are entitled to a hearing, if desired, and if requested within ten (10) days of the receipt of the order of suspension.”
Georgia Drivers Manual, Handbook p. 48The adult who signed a minor's application may request its revocation for a $10.00 fee.
Source: Handbook p. 27
“The person requesting revocation of a minor's instructional permit or driver's license must pay a non-refundable fee of $10.00.”
Georgia Drivers Manual, Handbook p. 27Teens convicted of certain listed offenses are suspended six months for a first conviction and twelve months after that.
Source: Handbook p. 27
“shall be SUSPENDED for a period of six months for a first conviction, or for a period of twelve months for a second or subsequent conviction.”
Georgia Drivers Manual, Handbook p. 27A first Hands Free conviction is 1 point and up to $50.00. A second is 2 points and up to $100.00.
Source: Handbook p. 25
“1st conviction - 1 point and fine not more than $50.00 2nd conviction - 2 points and fine not more than $100.00”
Georgia Drivers Manual, Handbook p. 25
Numbers to know
| Number | What it means | Manual |
|---|---|---|
| 15 points | suspension threshold | Handbook p. 48 |
| 24 months | period for the 15 point rule | Handbook p. 48 |
| 21 | drivers under this age are suspended for one 4 point offense | Handbook p. 48 |
| 4 points | violation value | Handbook p. 48 |
| 18 | age below which 4 points in 12 months suspends | Handbook p. 48 |
| 12 months | period for the teen point rule | Handbook p. 48 |
| 10 days | to request a hearing | Handbook p. 48 |
| $10.00 | revocation request fee | Handbook p. 27 |
| 6 months | first conviction suspension | Handbook p. 27 |
| 12 months | later conviction suspension | Handbook p. 27 |
| 1 point | first Hands Free conviction | Handbook p. 25 |
| $50.00 | maximum first Hands Free fine | Handbook p. 25 |
| 2 points | second Hands Free conviction | Handbook p. 25 |
| $100.00 | maximum second Hands Free fine | Handbook p. 25 |
3 questions from the Georgia practice test
1. At what accumulation does Georgia suspend a license for points within a 24-month period?
- 10 or more points
- 4 or more points for every driver
- 15 or more points
- 24 points exactly
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15 or more points. Georgia lists suspension for any person who accumulates 15 or more points within 24 months. The phrase or more means the threshold begins at 15 and does not require exactly 15. Four points is a separate rule for drivers under 18 within a 12-month period, while 24 is the time window rather than a point total. Ten is not the stated trigger. Read the rule as a pair: 15 points, measured across 24 months.
2. What point accumulation can suspend a Georgia driver's license when the driver is under 18?
- 15 points within 12 months
- 4 points within 24 months
- 4 points within 12 months
- 6 points within 6 months
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4 points within 12 months. For a driver under 18, Georgia lists suspension after an accumulation of four points within twelve months. The age condition matters, and so does the shorter measuring period. Four points over 24 months changes the stated time window, while 15 points is the general threshold applying to any person over 24 months. Six points in six months is not the printed rule. Use the cue that the minor rule is four points in one year, distinct from the broader 15-point rule.
3. Until when may the adult who signed a Georgia minor's application request revocation of the license or permit?
- Only during the first six months
- Any time before the minor's 18th birthday
- Only before the road test
- Until the minor's 21st birthday
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Any time before the minor's 18th birthday. The person who signed the minor's application may request revocation at any time before the minor turns 18. That authority is not limited to the first six months, the permit stage, or the period before a road test. The manual describes a request process and a nonrefundable fee, so this is a continuing authority during minority rather than an informal parental warning. The age cue is straightforward: the authority ends at the minor's eighteenth birthday, not at 21.
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Source: the Georgia Drivers Manual, Section 10: Losing Your Driving Privileges. This lesson is a plain English summary, not the law itself; where it differs, the manual and the statute govern. Last checked 2026-09-27.