About the Drivers License Compact
Soon to be replaced by the Driver License
Agreement.
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 as well.
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 (Dropped out in 1997),
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, Nevada, Maryland,
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, sames 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.
South Dakota does not assess points for speeding but if speeding
ticket is more than 10 mph over the limit in-state, it is record and
no out of state speeding is recorded on public record. internal records
are still kept.
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Last Updated : feb 22, 2005
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