Out-of-State Speeding Ticket

**ihussain7** · 08-27-2010, 01:27 PM

My question involves a speeding ticket from the State of: ILLINOIS

So I am a New Jersey reident and have a NJ license. I received a speeding ticket in the state of Illinois (78mph in a 65mph). I understand that regardless of the offense, that NJ will issue 2 points on my license for speeding out of state (http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/Violation...therStates.htm).

However, I called the court in IL that issued that ticket, and they told me I was eligible for "Court Supervision", so that as long as I pay a larger fine ($200) and don't have another offense for a certain time period that the speeding conviction wouldn't go on my record.

Would NJ still apply the 2 points to my license regardless of what happens in the IL court, or by gaining Court Supervision and not getting the ticket on my record will I avoid points in NJ as well?
I called the NJ Attorney General's office and DMV with no luck. I'm just really trying to reduce any increases in my insurance rates.

Any help or advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

**LawResearcherMissy** · 08-28-2010, 09:57 AM

When you say you called the DMV and had no luck, are you saying you couldn't talk to anyone, or that they didn't know?

The points shouldn't be assessed, but your state's DMV has the definitive answer, which they do not seem to have published anywhere on the web.

**ihussain7** · 08-31-2010, 07:39 AM

I called the DMV but they just kept giving me the run around and I ended speaking with people who had no idea what the answer was. Do you recommend just obtaining a driving record to see for myself?

**LawResearcherMissy** · 08-31-2010, 07:44 AM

It certainly couldn't hurt.

**blewis** · 08-31-2010, 09:32 AM

I don't know how it works, specifically, for IL, but I am familiar with the way DMV's in several states work. In all the ones I know of, when a person with an "out of state" license receives a ticket, a "dummy" DMV record is created for them. That record contains a cross-reference to their "actual" home-state driver's license number.

If you are found to have committed the infraction, a notice is sent to your home state's DMV, containing the charge and disposition. If you receive "court supervision" (or a deferral, as it's known here in WA), the case is noted as "pending" for the required time. If you receive ANOTHER ticket in IL (elsewhere doesn't matter because no other state will know of your "dummy" DMV record in IL), they will pull up your "dummy" record, note the "pending" case, notify the original court (who will change the status from "pending" to "guilty"), then send a notice to your home state regarding BOTH infractions.

If the year goes by without a ticket, your original case will be dismissed. The court will notify the DMV of the dismissal, which will be noted in your "dummy" record. Since it was dismissed, NO NOTICE will be sent to your home state, no points will be applied, and your insurance company will not be notified.

Again, I don't know, specifically, about IL, but I'd guess it will work pretty much the same way.

Barry