Traffic tickets from out of state

• Points: If you are convicted of a traffic violation in another state or country, points are not added to your New York State driving record, unless the violation occurred in Ontario or Quebec. New York State has a reciprocal agreement with Quebec and Ontario. Traffic violation convictions that occur in these provinces are recorded on your New York State driver record, and the convictions have the same effect and carry the same points as convictions that occur in New York State. This can affect your driver violation point total and Driver Responsibility Assessment.
• Suspension: Your NY State Driver License will be suspended if you fail to answer a ticket for a moving violation in any state except Alaska, California, Michigan, Montana, Oregon or Wisconsin. Your license will remain suspended until you answer the ticket. 
• Alcohol and drug violations: 
  • If you are 21 years of age or older when you commit an alcohol or drug related driving violation in any other state or the provinces of Ontario and Quebec in Canada and you are convicted of the violation, your New York State driver license will be revoked for at least 90 days. Out-of-state drivers ticketed in New York State should contact the Motor Vehicle Department of their own state or province about the effect of a conviction in New York State.
  • If you are under the age of 21 when you commit an alcohol or drug related driving violation that occurs out-of-state and you are convicted of the violation, your New York State driver license will be revoked for at least one year. If you have any prior alcohol or drug related driving conviction, your license will be revoked for at least one year or until the age of 21, whichever is longer.
• Convictions for criminal negligence, homicide or assault: The New York State DMV records the out-of-state convictions of any New York driver for criminal negligence, homicide, or assault, which arise out of the operation of a motor vehicle and which results in death. As a result of any of these convictions, your NY State Driver License will be revoked.

According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety, “If you hold a Florida license and have received a ticket in another state, they will send Florida the ticket information and it will be added to your record. You will receive points on your license if the ticket is a point-accessible violation according to Florida Statute 322.27(3). Florida law does not allow any school or program to remove points for a ticket received in another state.”

Connecticut will not usually assess points against your CT driver’s license for out-of-state traffic offenses. However, if you fail to respond to the out-of-state traffic ticket, Connecticut will immediately suspend your driver’s license. Remember, although points will not be assessed against you for most out-of-state violations, the offenses can show up on your driving record.

According to N.J.S.A. 39:5D-4 (and the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission), out-of-state moving violations are usually worth 2 points. This means that if the offense you got a ticket for is recognized in New Jersey, 2 points will be added onto your NJ driving record.

Therefore, whether you were cited for reckless driving in New York, speeding, or for driving with a suspended license, you will have 2 points put on your NJ driver’s license.

If you get a NY traffic ticket and hold a CA driver’s license, points will almost always be assessed against you for out-of-state traffic tickets. For the overwhelming majority of New York traffic violations, California will assess 1 point against your driving record. However, for serious offenses (e.g. driving on a suspended license, DUI/DWI, hit and runs, reckless driving, etc.), California will put 2 points on your driving record even though the offense was committed in New York. It is important to note that California will only put 1 point on your license for speeding in NY regardless of how fast you were traveling.

In Massachusetts, points will be assessed against your MA driver’s license for almost all out-of-state traffic offenses. Out-of-state traffic violations “will be treated by the RMV like they happened in Massachusetts.” (See chapter 2 of http://www.mass.gov/rmv/dmanual/chapter2.pdf.) In other words, if you commit a traffic violation in NY that is recognized in MA, in most circumstances, MA will put the equivalent amount of points on your MA license.

For all minor out-of-state traffic ticket offenses, PA will not add points onto your license.This means you can receive a NY speeding ticket and no points will be put onto your PA driving record. However, if your PA insurance carrier finds out about the offense, they can raise your auto insurance rates. In addition, if you commit a serious traffic offense outside of PA, your driving privileges could be suspended. Examples of serious offenses are DUI/DWI, fleeing the scene of an accident that results in serious personal injury or death, and negligent homicide due to improper operation of an automobile. Likewise, if you are CDL holder (i.e. commercial driver’s license), points will be assessed on your PA driver’s license for all out-of-state violations—regardless of how minor or major.