Alabama and South Carolina are both members of the Drivers License Compact. Due to this Alabama should report your speeding ticket back to the state in which you are licensed, South Carolina.

In Alabama speeding in excess of posted limits is a 2 point offense. Since you do not have an AL license, it would normally be your home state of South Carolina that would assign points to your driving record.

According to Title 56 of the Motor Vehicle division of the SC Code of Law, convictions for an out of state violation that would be a violation in South Carolina as well can be recorded against the driver in SC.

The AL speeding offense does match up with speeding violations in South Carolina and for 10 to 25 mph over the speed limit it is 4 points. Check with the SC DMV to find out if the Alabama speeding ticket will be assessed points or listed on your driver's history without points being assigned.

It is a personal choice if you want to attend traffic court to fight the traffic ticket or not. You may want to see if you can get a reduction of the ticket on the phone with the clerk of the court first or contact a traffic ticket lawyer that would appear in court for you so that you would not have to travel back to Alabama.