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My daughter received a ticket in North Carolina for 79 in a 55. She is a South Carolina resident and licensed driver. The ticket does not indicate the charge or the points. Should we get a lawyer before going to court? Also, if it is assessed as reckless driving, how many points would South Carolina charge her?

North Carolina and South Carolina are both members of the Drivers License Compact (DLC) which means that NC will send your home state of SC information regarding this ticket if your daughter pays the citation and thus is convicted of it.

According to the South Carolina Motor Vehicle Code state laws allow for out of state violation convictions to be recorded against the SC licensed driver if the violation matches up to a violation in South Carolina. Since both speeding and reckless driving are offenses in South Carolina it appears this NC violation would be put on your daughter's driving record.

Whether you should obtain a lawyer for this North Carolina ticket your daughter received would be a personal decision. To help you make this decision we would recommend contacting the court listed on the citation to see exactly what infraction your daughter is being charged with and the penalties associated with it.

In South Carolina reckless driving is a 6 point offense and speeding 24 mph over the posted speed limit is 4 points. You may want to contact the SC Department of Motor Vehicles once you know what infraction North Carolina is charging your daughter with to find out how SC will list this on her SC license and what points will be assigned.

 

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This car insurance question was asked on 4/14/2007
This auto insurance answer was last updated on 4/24/2007
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