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Resident of Florida, I have a very clean record for the past 15 years. But recently, driving in Virginia, while overtaking a line of trucks, got a speeding ticket at 91 MPH in a 65 MPH zone. Shall I ignore it? Should I go to court from Florida to Virginia? Should I simply pay it? Please help me.

Florida and Virginia are both members of the Drivers License Compact (DLC). The DLC requires member states to inform the state in which the driver is licensed of the out of state traffic law violation. This means that the Virginia DMV will report to the Florida HSMV your speeding ticket for 26 mph over the speed limit. They will also report if you don't pay it, and they will likely issue a warrant.

The FL HSMV states that if you carry a Florida license and receive a ticket in another state that the HSMV will be informed and the citation information will be added to your driving record.

Besides the VA violation information being included on your FL driving history, you will receive points on your FL license if Florida statutes find the violation to be points accessible, which speeding is.

In Florida it is 4 points for going 16 mph or more over the posted speed limit so that is likely the amount of points you will receive for your Virginia speeding ticket on your FL license if you plead guilty and pay the fine in VA.

The Florida HSMV site also notes that FL law does not allow any school or program to remove points for a ticket received in another state. So you will be unable to take a Florida driving class to cancel the ticket or its points

If you ignore your Virginia speeding ticket then your FL license will likely be suspended. This is because both Virginia and Florida are members of another compact, the Non-Resident Violator Compact (NRVC). The NRVC requires states that participate to suspend the drivers license of motorists who get traffic tickets in other states and fail to pay or otherwise take care of the ticket properly.

Whether you will need to go to court in Virginia to resolve this ticket or pay it through the mail, etc is a personal decision. You should be able to find out from the court listed on your VA citation what your options are in regards to this speeding citation. If court is required then you can decide if you wish to travel from FL to VA or hire a lawyer to attend court on your behalf. You will not be able to go to court in Florida for an infraction in Virginia.

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