Except as otherwise provided in MCL 257.320a and MCL 257.629c, “[w]ithin 5 days after receipt of a properly prepared abstract from a court of [Michigan] or another state, the secretary of state shall record the date of conviction, civil infraction determination, or probate court disposition, and the number of points for each, based on the [formula set out in MCL 257.320a(1)].” MCL 257.320a(1).1
“If more than 1 conviction, civil infraction determination, or probate court disposition results from the same incident, points must be entered only for the violation that receives the highest number of points under [MCL 257.320a].” MCL 257.320a(5).
“[T]he court shall not submit, and the secretary of state shall discard and not enter on the master driving record, an abstract for a conviction . . . for . . . [a] nonmoving violation that is not the basis for the secretary of state’s suspension, revocation, or denial of an operator’s . . . license.” MCL 257.732(16)(b). Similarly, “[t]he court shall not submit, and the secretary of state shall discard and not enter on the master driving record, an abstract for a conviction . . . for . . . [a] violation of [MCL 257.201 et seq.] that is not the basis for the secretary of state’s suspension, revocation, or denial of an operator’s license.” MCL 257.732(16)(c).
Further, points must not be entered for a violation of MCL 257.310e(14); MCL 257.311; MCL 257.602c; MCL 257.625m; MCL 257.658; MCL 257.710d; MCL 257.717; MCL 257.719; MCL 257.719a; or MCL 257.723. MCL 257.320a(2). Points must also not be entered for bond forfeitures, MCL 257.320a(3), overweight loads or defective equipment, MCL 257.320a(4), or when a conviction results solely because of the failure of a Michigan driver to appear in another state to contest a violation committed in another state that would be a civil infraction if committed in Michigan, MCL 257.320a(9).
1 For the exact number of points to be imposed by the secretary of state for a specific traffic offense, see the section detailing that specific traffic offense in Chapters 3 and 4 (civil infractions), Chapters 5 and 6 (misdemeanors), and Chapters 7 and 8 (felonies). In addition, a person eligible to take a basic driver improvement course may be exempt from having points entered against him or her. See Section 1.52 for more information.