An individual can receive two Prayer For Judgment Continued (PJCs) each five years without receiving DMV points. The offense, does however, go onto the individuals driving record. When one pulls up his or her own DMV records, the offenses that they received PJCs for do go on the record. However, rather than having points assigned, the entry will just say PJC. The DMV will only honor two (2) PJCs every five (5) years. On the third PJC, the DMV will not honor it, and whatever points that would have been assigned will be assigned anyway. If a revocation or suspension was to occur, it will occur anyway. Thus, the third PJC will be considered null and void. This can often occur when one needs it most to keep their license!
Example: Jennifer got a speeding ticket for going 67 mph in a 45 mph zone. She does not take care of the ticket and forgets all about it. Approximately after 60 days, NC DMV suspends her license. One night when she's leaving a crowded nightclub, Officer Jameson runs her tags and sees that the person her car is registered to has his or her license revoked. Officer Jameson pulls her over and writes her up for Driving While License Revoked. Jennifer gets scared when the officer tells her that she can go to jail for this misdemeanor. At this point, she goes and takes care of her old speeding ticket and gets her license back. When she goes to court for the driving while license revoked charge, she gets the charge reduced to a no operator's license and gets a judge to PJC it since a conviction for a moving violation will suspend her license for another year. Two (2) months later, Jennifer accidentally runs a stop sign while talking to her boyfriend on her cell phone. She goes to court without an attorney and uses another PJC. Her insurance premium increases. About three and a half years later, Jennifer gets another speeding ticket with Trooper Davis for going 76 in a 60 mph zone. She forgets about it once again and does not go to court. Again, her license gets suspended for failing to resolve the ticket in a timely manner. When she drives down the freeway one day, another Trooper pulls her over and writes her a citation for Driving While License Revoked. Jennifer thinks to herself, this will be easy. I'll just go take care of that old speeding ticket and this one will be taken care of easily. She goes back to court and gets her 76 mph in a 60 mph reduced down to a 69 mph in a 60 mph zone. After that she goes and gets her license back from dmv. On her court date for the pending driving while license revoked, the assistant district attorney sees that she has her license back and reduces the charge to a No Operator's License charge. She pleads guilty to the judge and asks for a PJC to save her license. The judge grants her one. Little known to Jennifer is that her license will still be suspended by the DMV for an entire year. The third PJC that she was granted within 5 years is null and void.