The
Drivers License Compact require member states to report tickets
received by motorist to the state where they received a license to
drive so as to receive points and get an insurance hike. Also
when a state suspends the license of a driver who is from
out-of-state, the state where the motorist received a license to drive
will also suspend their license.
Member States : Alabama,
Alaska, Arizona,
Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho,
Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky
- Joined 8/96, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia,
Wyoming
Exceptions & Notes:
- Georgia, Michigan,
Wisconsin will report tickets to your home state even though they
are not members of the compact.
- Colorado,
Ohio, and Wisconsin do not assess points for out-of-state
convictions. Colorado does not make an entry for out-of-state
convictions such as speeding but convictions for offenses like DUI
still count !
- New
York, same rules apply as for Colorado except New York DOES
apply points for moving violations in Ontario and Quebec.
- Michigan and Georgia will
assess points for out-of-state tickets. Kentucky does not assess
points for out-of-state speeding tickets but will for others.
- Vermont and North Carolina
does not report tickets to your home state unless violation
results in license suspension. North Carolina will not assess
points for out-of-state tickets unless the violation, if committed
in North Carolina would result in a suspension.
- Kansas, Wyoming,
Minnesota, Arizona, Iowa, and South Dakota will not put speeding
tickets on record unless it is 10 or more mph over the limit. If
the violation was committed by an out-of-state motorist, the
violation may still be reported to the home state which can result
in points being assessed. South Dakota will not assess points for
speeding tickets. This may change since the repeal of the 55 mph
National Speed Limit.
About the Non-Resident Violator Compact
The Non-Resident Violator
Compact requires member states to suspend the drivers license of
those who get traffic tickets for moving violations in other states
and fail to pay them. The compact is not supposed to include
non-moving violations such as expired inspection stickers, equipment
violations such as window tinting or parking violations.
A member state may choose to voluntarily suspend a license of a
person who does not pay an out-of-state ticket for an equipment
violation such as loud exhaust.
Member States Alabama, Arizona,
Arkansas, Colorado,
Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington,
West Virginia, Wyoming,
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