While Pennsylvania and Ohio are both part of the Drivers License Compact (DLC), meaning that the Ohio courts will inform PennDOT of this out of state speeding ticket, it is true that Pennsylvania does not normally assign points for out of state minor traffic tickets.

Although reported to PennDOT, minor traffic offenses such as speeding, red light, stop sign, etc., will not appear on your driving record, unless you are a CDL holder. Also points are not assessed to your PA driving record when convicted of a point related offense in a DLC member state.

Ohio and Pennsylvania are also both members of the Non-Resident Violator Compact (NRVC) which requires member states to suspend the driver’s license of those who get traffic tickets for moving violations in other states and fail to pay them. The compact is not supposed to include non-moving violations such as expired inspection stickers, equipment violations such as window tinting or parking violations.

So if you pay the ticket, and thus are convicted of offense, the PA Driver and Vehicle Services will be informed but not place the violation on your record or assigned points. If you instead do not pay the Ohio speeding ticket, or comply with the Ohio traffic courts in some other way, then according to the NRVC Pennsylvania should suspend your license.

If the Ohio offense is not placed on your PA driving record it is doubtful, but not impossible, that your insurance company will find out about the violation and raise rates due to it. Your insurance company could do an extensive driving record search though and find out about this OH citation, at which time your premiums could be affected depending upon your insurance carrier's rating system.

If your rates are somehow affected by this speeding ticket, come to us for an affordable Pennsylvania insurance quote.