North Carolina Reckless Driving: Penalties, Points and Speed (2026)

North Carolina makes reckless driving a Class 2 misdemeanor under G.S. 20-140, punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, and adds 4 points to the driver's record; since December 1, 2025, reckless driving that causes serious injury is a Class 1 misdemeanor and reckless driving that causes serious bodily injury is a Class A1 misdemeanor. North Carolina also makes high speed a crime of its own: driving more than 15 mph over the limit or over 80 mph is a Class 3 misdemeanor under G.S. 20-141(j1), and two reckless driving convictions within 12 months require license revocation.

Information last verified on 2026-10-21. This article has not been reviewed by a licensed lawyer.

Jurisdiction scope: This article covers North Carolina General Statutes on reckless driving (G.S. 20-140), criminal speeding, aggressive driving, racing, street takeovers and speeding to elude arrest, the license consequences in Chapter 20, Article 2, and driving without a valid license, with the misdemeanor punishment chart in G.S. 15A-1340.23. It does not cover impaired-driving penalties (see North Carolina DWI laws), death-by-vehicle offenses (see North Carolina manslaughter laws), leaving the scene of a crash (see North Carolina hit-and-run laws), city or county ordinances, or federal and commercial-driver rules beyond a short note. For other states, see reckless driving laws by state.

What is reckless driving in North Carolina?

G.S. 20-140 defines reckless driving in two ways, and either one is enough:

"(a) Any person who drives any vehicle upon a highway or any public vehicular area carelessly and heedlessly in willful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others shall be guilty of reckless driving. (b) Any person who drives any vehicle upon a highway or any public vehicular area without due caution and circumspection and at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property shall be guilty of reckless driving." N.C. Gen. Stat. 20-140(a)-(b)

Subsection (a) turns on the driver's state of mind: careless and heedless driving in willful or wanton disregard of others. Subsection (b) turns on the result of the driving: a lack of due caution together with a speed or manner of driving that endangers, or is likely to endanger, a person or property. Subsection (b) joins its two parts with "and," so both must be present.

Where it applies: highways and public vehicular areas

Both subsections reach driving "upon a highway or any public vehicular area." G.S. 20-4.01(13) defines a highway as "The entire width between property or right-of-way lines of every way or place of whatever nature, when any part thereof is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for the purposes of vehicular traffic," and adds that "highway" and "street" are synonymous. A public vehicular area under 20-4.01(32) includes, among other places, any area within the state where "The area is used by the public for vehicular traffic at any time." So the statute is not limited to public roads.

How North Carolina courts read it

In State v. Floyd, 15 N.C. App. 438 (1972), a reckless driving prosecution under subsection (b), the Court of Appeals (Judge Parker writing for the court) held that "the evidence was sufficient to survive the motions for non-suit." The opinion also stated, citing State v. Cope, 204 N.C. 28 (1933), that "the simple violation of a traffic regulation, which does not involve actual danger to life, limb or property, would not perforce constitute the criminal offense of reckless driving." Floyd applied the statute's earlier wording, before "public vehicular area" was added.

Is reckless driving a misdemeanor in North Carolina? Penalties

Yes. G.S. 20-140(d) provides that "Reckless driving as defined in subsections (a) and (b) is a Class 2 misdemeanor." Two injury tiers were added by Session Law 2025-71:

• Serious injury: "Any person who violates this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if the reckless driving causes serious injury" (20-140(g)).
• Serious bodily injury: "Any person who violates this section is guilty of a Class A1 misdemeanor if the reckless driving causes serious bodily injury as defined in G.S.14-32.4" (20-140(h)).

Both tiers took effect December 1, 2025, and apply only to offenses committed on or after that date (S.L. 2025-71, s. 6(b)). Offenses committed earlier stay under the prior law (s. 13(a)).

Subsection (f) adds a commercial-vehicle form: a person driving a commercial motor vehicle carrying a load that needs a G.S. 20-119 permit commits the Class 2 misdemeanor of reckless driving by driving in either of the two ways described in subsections (a) and (b).

What the misdemeanor classes mean

North Carolina sets misdemeanor punishment by class and by the defendant's prior conviction level in G.S. 15A-1340.23:

• Fines (15A-1340.23(b)): "Unless otherwise provided for a specific offense, the maximum fine that may be imposed is two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a Class 3 misdemeanor and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for a Class 2 misdemeanor. The amount of the fine for a Class 1 misdemeanor and a Class A1 misdemeanor is in the discretion of the court."
• Jail ranges (15A-1340.23(c)): Class 2, 1 to 30 days at prior conviction Level I, rising to 1 to 60 days at the highest level; Class 1, 1 to 45 days at Level I, up to 1 to 120 days; Class A1, 1 to 60 days at Level I, up to 1 to 150 days; Class 3, a fine only (up to $200) for a defendant with no more than three prior convictions (15A-1340.23(d)), 1 to 15 days with four prior convictions, and 1 to 20 days with five or more.

For the full class charts, including felonies, see North Carolina felony and misdemeanor classes.

How fast is reckless driving in North Carolina?

G.S. 20-140 names no speed at which driving becomes reckless. Speed matters to reckless driving through subsection (b), which covers driving "at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property."

North Carolina instead makes high speed a separate crime. G.S. 20-141(j1) provides: "A person who drives a vehicle on a highway at a speed that is either more than 15 miles per hour more than the speed limit established by law for the highway where the offense occurred or over 80 miles per hour is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor." That offense needs no showing that the driving was reckless.

Other speed rules that sit around it:

• Basic speed rule. Under 20-141(a), "No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway or in a public vehicular area at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing."
• Mandatory 30-day suspension. Under 20-16.1(a), the Division of Motor Vehicles "shall suspend for a period of 30 days the license of any driver without preliminary hearing" on a conviction of "(i) exceeding by more than 15 miles per hour the speed limit, either within or outside the corporate limits of a municipality, if the person was also driving at a speed in excess of 55 miles per hour at the time of the offense, or (ii) driving at a speed in excess of 80 miles per hour at the time of the offense."
• Work zones. Under 20-141(j2), a person who speeds in a highway work zone where the limit is set and posted "shall be required to pay a penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00)."
• Commercial permit loads. Under 20-141(j3), driving a commercial motor vehicle carrying a G.S. 20-119 permit load 15 mph or more over the applicable limit is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Reckless driving points and license consequences in North Carolina

Reckless driving carries 4 points under the schedule in G.S. 20-16(c). The same schedule lists aggressive driving at 5, speeding in excess of 55 mph at 3, "No driver's license or license expired more than one year" at 3, and "All other moving violations" at 2. The commercial-vehicle schedule lists reckless driving at 5, aggressive driving at 6, and careless and reckless driving under 20-140(f) at 6.

The license consequences come in tiers:

• Two convictions within 12 months: mandatory revocation. G.S. 20-17(a)(6) lists among the convictions that require revocation a "Conviction, within a period of 12 months, of (i) two charges of reckless driving, (ii) two charges of aggressive driving, or (iii) one or more charges of reckless driving and one or more charges of aggressive driving." Section 20-17(a)(7) adds a single reckless or aggressive driving conviction "while engaged in the illegal transportation of intoxicants for the purpose of sale." Because those subdivisions name no period, 20-19(f) sets it: "the period of revocation shall be one year."
• Reckless driving plus speeding: discretionary suspension. Under 20-16(a)(9)(ii), a license may be suspended when the driver has, within 12 months, been convicted of "one or more charges of reckless driving and one or more charges of speeding in excess of 55 and not more than 80 miles per hour." Under 20-19(a), that suspension period is "in the discretion of the Division" and "shall not exceed six months."
• Points. Under 20-16(a)(5), accumulating "12 or more points, or eight or more points in the three-year period immediately following the reinstatement of a license which has been suspended or revoked because of a conviction for one or more traffic offenses," within three years is a ground for suspension.
• Young drivers. G.S. 20-11 contains no rule that names reckless driving, but progressing through the graduated license levels requires that the driver "Has not been convicted of a motor vehicle moving violation or seat belt infraction or a violation of G.S. 20-137.3 during the preceding six months."
• Felonies involving a vehicle. Under 20-17(a)(3), conviction of "Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used" requires revocation.

North Carolina has no habitual-traffic-offender statute that counts reckless driving: the count-based routes are 20-17(a)(6) and 20-16(a)(5) and (9), and the habitual impaired driving statute (20-138.5) applies only to impaired driving.

Commercial driver's licenses

G.S. 20-4.01(41a) defines a "Serious Traffic Violation" as a conviction of listed offenses "when operating a commercial or other motor vehicle," including "Careless and reckless driving" and excessive speeding of 15 mph or more above the posted limit. Federal rule 49 C.F.R. 383.51 (Table 2) sets 60-day and 120-day commercial driving disqualifications for a second and a third serious traffic violation in separate incidents within three years; a conviction in a non-commercial vehicle counts only if it results in the revocation, cancellation or suspension of the holder's license or non-commercial driving privileges, and on national park roads 36 C.F.R. 4.2 adopts state traffic law, so North Carolina's reckless driving law applies there too (the reckless driving laws by state hub covers the federal layer).

Is careless driving a separate offense in North Carolina?

No. Careless driving is part of reckless driving in North Carolina, not a separate crime: G.S. 20-140(a) requires driving "carelessly and heedlessly in willful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others." The reckless, speed and aggressive driving sections of Article 3 contain no standalone careless or inattentive driving offense. The phrase "careless and reckless driving" appears in the commercial-driver definition in 20-4.01(41a), the commercial point schedule and 20-140(f), and the lower-level rule for ordinary drivers is the reasonable-and-prudent speed requirement in 20-141(a).

Aggressive driving in North Carolina

G.S. 20-141.6 makes aggressive driving a heavier relative of reckless driving. Under 20-141.6(a), a person who operates a motor vehicle on a street, highway or public vehicular area is guilty of aggressive driving if the person "(1) Violates either G.S. 20-141 or G.S. 20-141.1, and (2) Drives carelessly and heedlessly in willful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others."

To prove the second element, 20-141.6(b) requires the State to show the person committed two or more of these offenses while speeding:

• running a red light;
• running a stop sign;
• illegal passing;
• failing to yield the right-of-way; or
• following too closely.

Aggressive driving is a Class 1 misdemeanor (20-141.6(c)), and "The offense of reckless driving under G.S. 20-140 is a lesser-included offense" of it (20-141.6(d)). It carries 5 points and counts toward the two-conviction revocation in 20-17(a)(6).

Street racing in North Carolina

G.S. 20-141.3 separates prearranged racing from other speed competitions:

• Prearranged speed competition on a street or highway, willfully: Class 1 misdemeanor (20-141.3(a)).
• Speed competition (not prearranged), willfully: Class 2 misdemeanor (20-141.3(b)).
• Permitting a vehicle the person owns or controls to be used in a prearranged speed competition: Class 1 misdemeanor (20-141.3(c)).
• Betting on the outcome of a prearranged speed competition on a public street, highway or thoroughfare: Class 1 misdemeanor (20-141.3(c1)).
• Serious injury: violating subsection (a), (b) or (c) is a Class H felony "if the speed competition causes serious injury" (20-141.3(c2)).
• Serious bodily injury or death: a Class G felony "if the speed competition causes serious bodily injury or death" (20-141.3(c3)).

The two felony tiers and the revocation periods below were set by Session Law 2025-71, s. 7(b), effective December 1, 2025; offenses committed before that date stay under the prior law (s. 13(a)).

License revocation. Under 20-141.3(d), the Commissioner "shall revoke" the license of every person convicted under subsection (a) or (c): for four years if the violation is punishable under (c2), with a new license possible after three years; permanently if punishable under (c3), with a new license possible after seven years; and for three years for any other violation, with a new license possible after 18 months. A new license may issue only on "satisfactory proof that the former licensee has been of good behavior during the revocation period" (20-141.3(d1)). For a speed competition under (b), suspension is discretionary and may not exceed one year (20-141.3(e)).

Vehicle seizure. Under 20-141.3(g)(1), an officer who discovers a person operating a vehicle "willfully in violation of subsection (a)" of the section "shall seize the motor vehicle," and may seize a vehicle used in a street takeover. The sheriff holds the vehicle pending trial, may release it to the owner on a bond "in an amount double the value of the property," and returns it to the owner on acquittal. On conviction of the driver for prearranged racing under subsection (a) or for a street takeover under 20-141.10, 20-141.3(g)(3) provides that the court shall order the vehicle sold at public auction, unless the owner shows it was used without the owner's knowledge or consent and the owner had no reasonable grounds to expect that use; under (g)(5), speed equipment or modifications on a vehicle confiscated for prearranged racing must be removed before sale.

Street takeovers, burnouts and drifting

Session Law 2023-97 created a street-takeover offense in G.S. 20-141.10, effective December 1, 2023, for offenses on or after that date. Section 20-141.10 defines a street takeover as "The unauthorized taking over of a portion of highway, street, or public vehicular area by blocking or impeding the regular flow of traffic with a motor vehicle to perform a motor vehicle stunt, contest, or exhibition," and a stunt as "A burnout, doughnut, wheelie, drifting, or other dangerous motor vehicle activity."

• Driving in a takeover: "Any person who knowingly violates this subsection is guilty of a Class A1 misdemeanor and shall pay a fine of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000)" (20-141.10(b)).
• Repeat within 24 months: "A subsequent violation of this subsection within a 24-month period is a Class H felony, including a minimum fine equal to twice the value of the vehicle involved in the offense but no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000)" (20-141.10(b)).
• Organizers and participants: it is unlawful "to knowingly participate in, coordinate through social media or otherwise, commit an overt act in furtherance of, or facilitate a street takeover," a Class A1 misdemeanor; "Mere presence alone without an intentional act is not sufficient to sustain a conviction under this section" (20-141.10(c)).
• Officers: a person who violates subsection (b) and assaults, or knowingly and willfully threatens, a law enforcement officer is guilty of a Class H felony (20-141.10(e)).
• Seizure: a vehicle involved in a subsection (b) violation "may be seized in accordance with the provisions of G.S.20-141.3(g)" (20-141.10(f)), and on conviction it is subject to the sale provisions of 20-141.3(g)(3).

Speeding to elude arrest

G.S. 20-141.5(a) makes it unlawful to operate a motor vehicle on a street, highway or public vehicular area "while fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer who is in the lawful performance of his duties." The base offense is a Class 1 misdemeanor. It becomes a Class H felony under 20-141.5(b) when two or more listed aggravating factors are present, including speeding more than 15 mph over the limit, gross impairment, and "Reckless driving as proscribed by G.S. 20-140." Under 20-141.5(b1), misdemeanor flight that is the proximate cause of a death is a Class H felony, and felony flight (two or more aggravating factors) that is the proximate cause of a death is a Class E felony.

On the license side, 20-141.5(d) provides that the Division "shall suspend, for up to one year," the license of a person convicted of the misdemeanor, and "shall revoke, for two years," the license of a person convicted of the felony on the basis of two aggravating factors, and for three years when three or more factors were present; after a first two-factor felony, the person may apply to the sentencing court for a limited driving privilege after 12 months of revocation, subject to the conditions in 20-141.5(d). On a felony conviction under (b) or (b1), the vehicle the defendant drove becomes subject to forfeiture under G.S. 20-28.2 through 20-28.5 (20-141.5(k)).

Is there a wet reckless in North Carolina?

The reckless driving section and the impaired-driving definitions and sentencing sections contain no provision on an alcohol-related reckless plea. G.S. 20-4.01(24a) defines an "Offense Involving Impaired Driving," the term that controls how prior impaired-driving convictions are counted, as impaired driving under 20-138.1, death-by-vehicle offenses and murder or involuntary manslaughter when based on impaired driving, substantially similar offenses in other jurisdictions or under repealed law, impaired driving in a commercial vehicle, and habitual impaired driving. Reckless driving is not on that list, and the definition ends: "A conviction under former G.S.20-140(c) is not an offense involving impaired driving."

The impaired-driving sentencing statute mentions reckless driving only as an aggravating factor: G.S. 20-179(d)(2) lists "Especially reckless or dangerous driving." The impaired-driving and habitual impaired driving sections themselves (20-138.1, 20-138.5) do not mention reckless driving. For impaired-driving penalties, see North Carolina DWI laws.

Driving without a license in North Carolina

G.S. 20-7(a) provides: "To drive a motor vehicle on a highway, a person must be licensed by the Division under this Article or Article 2C of this Chapter to drive the vehicle and must carry the license while driving the vehicle." The penalties in G.S. 20-35 depend on what went wrong:

• Never obtained a license: "Failure to obtain a license before driving a motor vehicle, in violation of G.S.20-7(a)" is a Class 3 misdemeanor (20-35(a1)(1)), as is permitting an unlicensed person to drive a vehicle the person owns (20-35(a1)(3)).
• Not carrying the license, or an expired license: failing to carry a valid license and operating with an expired license are infractions (20-35(a2)).
• Defenses in 20-35(c): "A person may not be found responsible for failing to carry a regular drivers license if, when tried for that offense, the person produces in court a regular drivers license issued to the person that was valid when the person was charged with the offense." For an expired license, the section provides the same where the person shows the license had expired, was renewed "within 30 days after it expired," and the person now has a license.
• Other Article 2 violations: under 20-35(a), a violation of the Article is a Class 2 misdemeanor "unless a statute in the Article sets a different punishment."

Driving while license revoked. Under G.S. 20-28(a), driving on the highways while the license is revoked is a Class 3 misdemeanor, except as subsections (a1) and (a2) provide. Under 20-28(a1), driving while revoked for an impaired driving revocation "as defined in G.S.20-28.2(a)" is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and the conviction brings a further revocation of one year for a first offense, two years for a second and permanent revocation for a third or later; under 20-28(c), the person may apply for a new license after 90 days of a one-year revocation under (a1), after one year of a two-year revocation and after three years of a permanent revocation. Section 20-28(a3) also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to drive during an impaired-driving revocation after the Division has sent notice under G.S. 20-48, or to fail to appear for two years after being charged with an implied-consent offense. Under 20-28(a2), a person convicted under (a) or (a1) is punished as for driving without a license under 20-35 if the person shows that the revocation was solely a civil revocation under G.S. 20-16.5 and the offense came more than 45 or 30 days, as that subsection specifies, after the revocation order, or that the person had met the child-support reinstatement requirements of G.S. 50-13.12 or 110-142.2 and was eligible for reinstatement. Separately, G.S. 20-24.1(a) requires the Division to revoke the license of a person charged with a motor vehicle offense who fails to appear or fails to pay a fine, penalty or court costs, and under 20-24.1(f) a person revoked only for non-payment may apply to the court for a limited driving privilege "valid for up to one year or until any fine, penalty, or court costs ordered by the court are paid."

North Carolina reckless driving and related offenses: penalty table

The fine limits come from G.S. 15A-1340.23(b) and the jail ranges from the misdemeanor punishment chart in 15A-1340.23(c), which sets a range for each class at each of three prior conviction levels. Felony punishment depends on the felony class and the defendant's prior record level under the felony chart in G.S. 15A-1340.17. Under that chart, a Class H felony carries a minimum term of 4 to 25 months depending on prior record level and any aggravating or mitigating findings (presumptive 5 to 6 months at Level I, where community, intermediate or active punishment is authorized), and a Class G felony a minimum of 8 to 31 months (presumptive 10 to 13 months at Level I, intermediate or active punishment); the matching maximum terms are set in 15A-1340.17(d), and any fine is in the court's discretion (15A-1340.17(b)). For the full class tables, see North Carolina felony and misdemeanor classes.

Death by vehicle in North Carolina

When a crash causes a death, the governing North Carolina offenses are the death-by-vehicle offenses in G.S. 20-141.4 and manslaughter, covered on the North Carolina manslaughter laws page.

Recent changes to North Carolina reckless driving laws

• December 1, 2025: injury tiers and racing felonies. Session Law 2025-71 (Senate Bill 311) added subsections (g) and (h) to G.S. 20-140, making reckless driving a Class 1 misdemeanor when it causes serious injury and a Class A1 misdemeanor when it causes serious bodily injury (s. 6); repealed 20-17(a)(4) (s. 7(a)); and added the Class H and Class G racing felonies and the four-year and permanent revocation periods to 20-141.3 (s. 7(b)). Each change applies to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2025, and the act's savings clause (s. 13(a)) keeps earlier offenses under the prior law.
• December 1, 2023: street takeovers. Session Law 2023-97 (Senate Bill 91), s. 2, created the street-takeover offense in G.S. 20-141.10 and extended the 20-141.3(g) vehicle-seizure provisions to takeovers, for offenses committed on or after December 1, 2023.

Related North Carolina laws

• Reckless driving laws by state
• North Carolina DWI laws
• North Carolina manslaughter laws
• North Carolina felony and misdemeanor classes
• North Carolina hit-and-run laws
• North Carolina expungement laws
• Virginia reckless driving laws
• Georgia reckless driving laws

This article is general legal information about North Carolina law, not legal advice. For a specific situation, contact a lawyer licensed in North Carolina, or the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles for driver's license and points questions.

Last updated: 2026-10-21.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is reckless driving a misdemeanor in North Carolina?

Yes. G.S. 20-140(d) makes it a Class 2 misdemeanor, with a maximum fine of $1,000. For offenses on or after December 1, 2025, it is a Class 1 misdemeanor if it causes serious injury and Class A1 if it causes serious bodily injury (20-140(g)-(h)).

How fast is reckless driving in North Carolina?

G.S. 20-140 sets no speed that is reckless driving by definition. Separately, driving more than 15 mph over the limit or over 80 mph is a Class 3 misdemeanor under 20-141(j1), whether or not the driving was reckless.

How many points is reckless driving in North Carolina?

Four points under the G.S. 20-16(c) schedule (5 in a commercial vehicle). Aggressive driving is 5 points. Accumulating 12 points in three years is a ground for suspension.

Can reckless driving lead to license revocation in North Carolina?

Yes. Two reckless driving convictions within 12 months, or one reckless and one aggressive driving conviction, require a one-year revocation (20-17(a)(6), 20-19(f)), and so does a single conviction while illegally transporting intoxicants for sale (20-17(a)(7)). Reckless driving plus a 56-80 mph speeding conviction within 12 months allows a discretionary suspension of up to six months.

What is the punishment for a Class 2 misdemeanor in North Carolina?

A fine of up to $1,000 (15A-1340.23(b)) and, under the misdemeanor chart in 15A-1340.23(c), 1 to 30 days at prior conviction Level I, rising to 1 to 60 days at the highest level.

What is aggressive driving in North Carolina?

Speeding plus driving carelessly and heedlessly in willful or wanton disregard of others, shown by two or more listed offenses such as running a red light or following too closely (G.S. 20-141.6). It is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and reckless driving is a lesser-included offense.

Is a street takeover illegal in North Carolina?

Yes. Knowingly operating a vehicle in a street takeover is a Class A1 misdemeanor with a fine of at least $1,000, a second violation within 24 months is a Class H felony, and knowingly participating in, coordinating or facilitating one is a Class A1 misdemeanor (G.S. 20-141.10).

Does North Carolina have a wet reckless?

The reckless driving section and the impaired-driving definitions and sentencing sections contain no provision on an alcohol-related reckless plea. G.S. 20-4.01(24a), which defines offenses involving impaired driving, does not list reckless driving and says a conviction under former G.S. 20-140(c) is not such an offense.

Is careless driving a separate offense in North Carolina?

No. Careless and heedless driving is an element of reckless driving under G.S. 20-140(a), not a separate offense; the lower-level speed rule is the reasonable-and-prudent requirement in 20-141(a).

What is the penalty for driving without a license in North Carolina?

Failing to obtain a license before driving is a Class 3 misdemeanor (G.S. 20-35(a1)); failing to carry a license or driving on an expired one is an infraction (20-35(a2)). Driving while revoked is a Class 3 misdemeanor, or Class 1 after an impaired-driving revocation (20-28).

Does reckless driving affect a commercial driver's license in North Carolina?

Careless and reckless driving is a serious traffic violation under G.S. 20-4.01(41a) in a commercial or other motor vehicle. Under 49 C.F.R. 383.51, a second such conviction within three years brings a 60-day commercial disqualification, but a personal-vehicle conviction counts only if it results in a revocation, cancellation or suspension.