Massachusetts is not part of the multi-state Drivers License Compact which New York and Florida both are. The DLC requires member states to report tickets received by motorists back to the state which the person is licensed in. Though Massachusetts is not a member of this compact, the state of MA does have agreements with other states to exchange this type of moving violation information.

The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) driver handbook states that certain traffic offenses committed by a MA driver in other states will be placed on their driving record and treated as if the violation has occurred in MA.

The RMV notes as well that out of state violation convictions may count toward surcharge-able events and thus possible license suspensions and Safe Driver Insurance Plan (SDIP) surcharges. Surcharge-able events are considered motor vehicle violations and at-fault accidents.

The Code of Massachusetts portion that discusses this Safe Driver Insurance Plan (211 CMR 134) states specially that The Plan shall take into consideration certain major and minor out of state traffic violations.

From this information it would appear that your out of state tickets will be put on your MA driving record and will likely affect your auto insurance. To find out how much your premiums could change due to this citation, check with your insurance provider or the MA Division of Insurance.

According to the MA DOI, if your driving record contains surcharge points, the system has built-in incentives for improving your driving. If you have no more than 3 surchargeable incidents over the last 5 years, the point value of each of those incidents will go down by 1 when you have 3 years of incident free driving. For many drivers, three years of clean driving could lead to significant reductions in surcharges.

To see if there are other ways in which to reduce or remove points contact the MA DOI.