{"id":2764,"date":"2014-07-14T13:56:10","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T20:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/?p=2764"},"modified":"2014-07-14T13:56:10","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T20:56:10","slug":"out-of-state-traffic-tickets-can-haunt-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/blog\/out-of-state-traffic-tickets-can-haunt-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Out-of-State traffic Tickets Can Haunt You"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Driver License Compact is an interstate agreement used by the District of Columbia and 44 states to exchange information concerning license suspensions and traffic violations of non-residents and forward them to the state where they are licensed known as the home state. It is not supposed to include non-moving violations like parking tickets, tinted windows, loud exhaust, etc.<\/p>\n
Under the Driver License Compact, in order for a driver’s state to penalize him\/her for an out-of-state offense, the driver’s state must have the equivalent statute. If the driver’s state does not have the statute, no action can be taken. The home state would treat the offense as if it had been committed at home, applying home state laws to the out-of-state offense. Eventually, your car insurance<\/a> company will get this information too. Even the non-participating states of the contract conform to these guidelines.<\/p>\n Traffic tickets that you receive out-of-state are not less offensive when you are back in your home state, in fact your home state may also penalize you if you disregard the out-of-state traffic ticket. Your insurance company will find out about it and it may increase your premium the same way that a home state violation might cost you. Driving records are easily accessible for auto insurance companies and you\u2019ll really be doing yourself a favor in the long-run if you\u2019re honest and upfront about any violations that occurred with the car.<\/p>\n You should know that points against you on your driver\u2019s license are different than insurance points. Your carrier may increase your premium with a surcharge for an out-of-state violation, even if you were able to get away with a traffic violation without receiving points on your driver\u2019s license. Auto Insurance rates are calculated by how risky of a driver you are, with more traffic violations, the insurance company sees you as a dangerous driver.<\/p>\n