Will Out of State Speeding Ticket Affect my Auto Insurance?
Reader’s Question:
I received a speeding ticket in New York. My automobile is registered and insured in Wisconsin. Will this speeding ticket affect my driving record and auto insurance?
Joey
Appleton, WI
If you are convicted of this speeding offense in the state of New York then their courts will likely notify the Wisconsin Department of Transportation of the speeding ticket.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation states that they do receive in from out of state courts information on Wisconsin licensed motorists and traffic violation convictions. According to the Wisconsin DOT though that no points are assessed for violations of traffic offenses from out of state but the conviction is placed on your WI driver record.
You can contact your insurance agent in Appleton WI about your insurance company’s rating system or you may contact your state’s insurance regulator since insurers must file their insurance rates with this state entity.
Will Traffic Violation in Wisconsin be Transferred Back in my Home State?
Reader’s Question:
I live in IL. I got a traffic violation in Wisconsin and I just want to know if the points will be assigned back to Illinois. I think I need a better Wisconsin auto insurance plan, any ideas?
Iris
Thank you for asking Iris.
Wisconsin is not a member of the Drivers License Compact, which requires member states to report traffic violation convictions. Although WI is not part of the DLC , they can still exchange ticket information with the home state of an out if state driver convicted in WI. So once you have been cited of the traffic infraction you were ticketed for in the Wisconsin courts, the violation will be forwarded to Illinois.
Out of state tickets being placed on your driving record, is not specifically mentioned in the IL Secretary of State site. But the Illinois Administrative Code Motor Vehicle gives information on the list of Illinois offense. All out-of-state moving violations are to be considered as Illinois violation as well.
From the Illinois Administrative Motor Vehicle Code information, it seems that out of state moving infractions will be placed to your Illinois driving record and assigned points. To get more information and to make sure if points will be assigned and if so how many, check with the IL Secretary of State Service for Motorist division.
Goodluck!
MariCAR
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