Your home state of Delaware and the state of New Jersey both take part in the Drivers License Compact (DLC). The DLC allows the member states to exchange information regarding traffic violations. So Delaware will be notified of this speeding citation.

The DE Division of Motor Vehicles states that they include on your DE driving record all convictions, even those committed in other states.The representative of the Delaware DMV that we contacted stated that yes, they do receive in all out of state ticket information and then place the out of state violation on your record as their online site notes and they also assign it points if it is a points accessible offense.

According to the DE DMV, drivers under the age of 18 in DE are not allowed the use of a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle. A conviction for violating this law will result in a 1 month license suspension for a first offense. Subsequent convictions of this offense can result in a 3 month license suspension.

No points are mentioned for this offense however you or your son should contact the DE DMV or ask the court listed on his ticket to make certain that points will not be applied for this NJ offense though. While points are not specifically mentioned for this infraction there is the catch all area of "other moving violations" that assigns 2 points to certain offenses.

As for New Jersey, Senate Bill 1099 was signed into law by the NJ Governor in November 2007 and went into effect March 1, 2008. The law makes it a primary offense for motorists to talk on or text message with a hand-held wireless telephone or electronic communication device while driving. New Jersey is the fourth state to make using a hand-held cell phone while driving a primary offense and the second to ban text messaging while driving.

The NJ 2003 cell phone law had it as a secondary offense to use only a hand held cell phone while driving but now this new law makes it a primary offense. As a “primary offense,” a motorist in NJ can now be stopped and cited by law enforcement solely for talking on a hand-held cell phone or text messaging.

The fine for violating the new NJ cell phone law is $100, revised from the previous fine of no less than $100 or more than $250. Unchanged from the old law, violating the new cell phone provisions will carry no motor vehicle points. Although it is discouraged, drivers in New Jersey may use a hands-free device if it does not interfere with standard safety equipment. “Use” of a wireless phone and any other hand-held communication device includes, but is not limited to, talking or listening to another person, texting, or sending and receiving electronic messages.

The reason so many states have put cell phone laws into effect is that NHTSA research shows that driving while using a cell phone can pose a serious cognitive distraction and degrade driver performance. The NHTSA estimates that driver distraction from all sources, including the use of cell phones and electronic communication devices, contributes to 25 percent of all police-reported traffic crashes.

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