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Car Insurance Question  I got speeding tickets in both WY and MT. Will they show up on my WA driving record? If so how many points would be assigned? Will this affect my current insurance rate?

Washington State, Wyoming and Montana are all members of the Drivers License Compact (DLC) so the WY and MT courts should inform the Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) office of your speeding tickets if you plead guilty and pay the fine, thus being convicted of those moving violations.

The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 46.21.010 gives information regarding Washington State's participation in the Drivers License Compact (DLC). Here it states the licensing authority of a party state (of the DLC) shall report each conviction of a person from another party state to the licensing authority of the home state of the licensee.

The report back to the driver's home state shall clearly describe the violation, specifying the section of the statute, code or ordinance violated; identify what action was taken; indicate whether a plea of guilty or not guilty was entered or the conviction was a result of the forfeiture of a security

According to the WA DOL site, they keep a record of traffic infractions, convictions for motor vehicle violations and notices for failure to appear or respond to traffic citation on every driver in the state. This information that goes on your driving record is obtained by clerk of the courts and licensing agencies so it would appear that the out of state information reported to the DOL would also be placed on your WA driving record.

If these speeding tickets are placed on your WA driving record than your insurance company will see them the next time they pull your MVR. The Washington Office of Insurance Commissioner states that insurance rating systems differ depending upon an insurance company's own guidelines but typically rate on factors including your driving record. To find out if these out of state speeding tickets would affect your rates, check with an agent of your insurance company about their rating system

As for points being assigned, we did not find a points list in the WA driver's manual or listed with the DOL. It does however mention here that if are ticketed for a certain amount of moving violations within a certain amount of time you can be have your license put on probation or have it suspended. You can get more information from the DOL regarding if out of state tickets count toward these ticket totals.

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This car insurance question was asked on 4/1/2007
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