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Car Insurance Question  I got pulled over on the way to the beach in Delaware going 82 in a 35. I got a speeding ticket, a ticket for being on my cell phone and for driving out of state with a junior license. I live in PA. Does this mean that I will get my license suspended in PA or will all of these points just apply to DE?

In the state of Delaware driving in excess of 20 mph over the speed limit is 5 points and may result in additional actions such as license suspension. If you are convicted of driving 25 mph over the sped limit your license will be suspended for 1 month. The length of suspension will increase by 1 month for each additional 5 mph over the initial 25 mph threshold.

According to the DE DMV, Drivers under the age of 18 in DE are not allowed the use of a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle. A conviction for violating this law will result in a 1 month license suspension for a first offense.

It appears you driving in Delaware with a junior license from Pennsylvania and is not allowable if you received a citation for it, so your junior license might have more penalties against it due to driving out of state or in a state that does not recognize your junior license.

In Pennsylvania driving 31 mph or more over the speed limit is worth 5 points and gets you a notice of a Departmental hearing to attend.  At the hearing sanctions will be determined.  For a junior license holder there is typically a 90 day suspension for 6 points or a single high speed conviction (26 mph or more over the speed limit).

Typically in Pennsylvania a junior license holder is not eligible for an unrestricted license unless they maintain a crash and conviction free driving record for 1 year.  So being convicted of a violation of the law or of a junior license restriction severely limits a young PA driver's opportunity from obtaining a full, unrestricted license before his or her 18th birthday.

Since the violations occurred out of state, the consequences to your PA junior license could be different than if they happened in state.  The DE DMV will notify PennDOT of your out of state offenses since both states are members of the Drivers License Compact. 

Normally when PA receives information on minor violations they do not put them on a person's driving record or assess points.  This could be different in your case since you do not have a full license and thus have more restrictions.  Check with PennDOT to find out for certain what will happen with your junior license and what the penalties will be in state. 

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This car insurance question was asked on 6/17/2006
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