Out-of State Traffic Ticket Convictions May Come Home With You
A New York Traffic Law Attorney who is representing an out-of-state licensee needs to be aware of their client’s home state point system. A New Jersey licensee will have two points placed on their New Jersey driving record for any out-of-state traffic ticket resulting in a moving violation conviction. A Florida licensee who is convicted of an out-of-state moving violation will have points placed on their Florida Driving record if the ticket is a point assessable violation according to Florida statute 322.27(3). An Alaska licensee convicted of an out-of –state moving violation will have points entered on their driving record as if the conviction occurred in Alaska. For example, an Alaska Licensee who is convicted of traveling 20 MPH over the speed limit in New York will have four points entered on their New York driving record and six points entered on their Alaska driving record. A Vermont licensee will not have any points placed on their Vermont driving record for any out-of-state traffic ticket conviction but a code is entered on their record indicating that they were convicted of a specific moving violation. For example, code “S93” means speeding and code “S99” means speeding in school zone. The codes are presumably for the benefit of insurance companies who set insurance premiums based in part on an insured’s driving history. If you would like to know what effect an out-of-state traffic ticket conviction would have on your driving record, you should review your state’s points system and/or contact your state’s department of motor vehicle.
