What Is The Fine Cost For Driving Without Auto Insurance in Washington?
Reader’s Question:
Can you please tell me the fine if I drive without an insurance in the state of Washington?
Markus
Thank you for asking Markus.
Washington State mandatory insurance law, listed in Title 46 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), states that motorist must carry with them an insurance identification card showing proof that you have a valid vehicle insurance policy. The current mandatory limits for WA are 25/50/10.
These numbers stand for:
$25,000 total for bodily injury per person,
$50,000 total for bodily injury coverage per accident and
$10,000 total for property damage per accident.
If you are found driving a motor vehicle without having proof of insurance or of the mandatory insurance law you are committing an infraction. This violation of the law is punishable by a minimum fine of $250. There may be other fees that can be added to this fine.To get more information of the exact amount of your fine you may contact the court on the ticket.
A ticket for driving without insurance is like any other moving violation and will become part of your WA driving record.
To make sure you have at least the Washington state minimum auto insurance coverages so to avoid penalties, you may contact your insurance company.
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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