If you get a ticket in Virginia and live in Maryland....do you get points on your liscense or just pay the fine?

-shahul

 

no they dont i asked a cop i know personally before if you don't pay it, your suspension will carry over

 

a couple people just told me it did..... any way you can double check for me .... please

-shahul

 

My information is over 10 years out of date, but it didn't carry over in the early 90s (when I got a few tickets in MD). Basically, just pay (or challenge, whatever) the ticket, you shouldn't get points if it's not in your state. This probably only applies to generic speeding tickets, if it's DUI or reckless or something, I bet they apply it to your license. Best way to find out is ask your DMV in MD. You can also just request your point total from the DMV, I think it's free.

Lac

 

guess I will get my driving record and see if its worth fighting....alot of people are telling me MD will put points on my liscense

-shahul

 

i got a ticket in VA once, and it DID show up to my insurance somehow, here in FL. i paid and took the class. don't know what happened.

 

Hey Shaul..

MD and VA point systems are diffrent. You will probably get a point or two but it wouldn't be the exact penality as if you were ticketed in MD. In VA you start with 12 Points and work backwards, in MD you start with 0 Points and work to 8. Most of the time if you get a ticket in VA you will most likely just get a single point, no matter what the infraction.

 

pay the ticket 1 dollar more than what it requests. When you get the 1 dollar refund check for overpayment (do not ever cash it!) as that is when they finalize things and your info is sent into the point system.

 

cool thanks JOSH, and CaymanDiver.....does that really work.......?

-shahul

 

Well I have been told by several people that it does work and also told by my relative that it works. He actually tried it (lives in Potomac, Maryland) It worked for him. Can't hurt to try. Let us all know how it goes.

 

well my maryland points never carried over to virginia license, nor did the the West virginia and the only one that shows up on my record is the West virginia one. but the baltimore county cop told me they do not carry over..this guy is a friend of mine, so i trust him... but believe what you want, i've been known to be full of ****.

 

i hope your right!

-shahul

 

It does. I heard long time ago from some other forums that Maryland and Virginia now have different agreements.. so whatever ticket or points you get, it affects your license.


This is just what I heard.

Memo

 

ok... well its different from md to va then, because i got a "wreckless" in MD, (would have been 2 points, after reduction) but i had a VA license, and it didn't even show up on my VA license..

 

yea I was doing under 20mph over the limit which is 2pts in MD and 4 points there.... I just wanted to make sure its not 4 points...1 or 2 is much better or Im trying Caymandivers technique.....

-shahul