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Reader’s Question:
My son received a speeding ticket in the state of Nevada, is it true that this will not go in his driving record in the state of Washington. What if you get involved in an accident and its not your fault, will it still be put in your driving record?
Sarah
Thank you for asking Sarah.
States records on a driver’s motor vehicle records (MVR) if an accident has occurred involving them, but do not assign who is at fault. Collisions involving non-commercial cars stays on the individual’s driving record for 5 years from the date of collision. Collisions that involves commercial cars remain on the record for 10 years.
The state of Washington documents accidents on your driving record to show involvement, but the WA Department of Licensing (DOL) does not determine fault for the collisions.
Regarding the speeding ticket that your son received, both NV and WA are members of the Drivers License Compact. This means that Nevada’s DMV should share the information regarding the moving violation to Washington’s DOL.
Some states that are part of this Compact do not to assess points or put the out of state infraction on the individual’s driving record, but others do.
Goodluck!
MariCAR
I Live In Washington Do I Have to Pay My Out of State Ticket?
Reader’s Question:
What will my happen if I ignore the speeding ticket I received in the state of Texas? I live in Washington.
Denver
Thank you for asking Denver.
Texas and state of Washington are both members of Drivers License Compact (DLC) and Non-Resident Violator Compact. This means that member report information regarding traffic violations that a motorist received back to the person’s home state. So the court in Texas will inform the Washington Department of Licensing of your violation.
In addition to that, the Non-Resident Violator Compact requires member states to suspend or revoke the driver’s license of those who get tickets for traffic violations in other states. Since WA and TX are both part of this it looks like that if you do not take care of the issue the Texas speeding ticket that Washington State could suspend your drivers license until you did take care of the TX ticket.
You may want to read the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) Chapter 46.23 regarding Washington’s participation in the Nonresident Violator Compact to get more information about it.
The ticket will likely stay with you until you take care of it. you may want to check with a traffic ticket lawyer to get more in formation information on this.
Goodluck!
MariCAR
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