In general a person's driving record is supposed to be that driver's history so lists not only accidents they may have had but convictions for moving violations as well as serious violations that occurred in a vehicle such as a DUI. Each state though has their own specific laws as to what violations they place on your motor vehicle record (MVR), if points are assigned and how long the violations, accidents and points remain on it.

In Georgia courts are required by law to report the conviction of any offense that will result in a negative impact on a licensee’s driving privilege or that is otherwise required to be posted to the permanent driving history of an individual. This includes most traffic-related offenses as well as certain non-traffic-related offenses (including alcohol and controlled substance violations).

When the GA Department of Driver Services receives a conviction for a Georgia license holder, the record is amended to reflect the conviction. If a conviction is received for an individual who holds a license or is the resident of another state, the conviction information will be forwarded to the licensing authority of that state. If a non-resident, or a resident of Georgia who does not have a driver’s license, is convicted of certain offenses, the eligibility to obtain a Georgia driver’s license and/or driving privileges in Georgia will be suspended.

Convictions reported to the Georgia DDS by licensing authorities or courts in other states and nations will be placed on the driving record of a Georgia licensee or resident. The appropriate withdrawal of driving privileges will be taken if required by law.

So in Georgia normally if you are convicted of a traffic ticket that offense will go on your MVR. This goes for speeding tickets, reckless driving, as well as other types of offenses such as a violation of the Move-Over law (it is considered a moving violation, goes on your record and is assigned points), seat belt laws and a violation of the HOV lanes.

While most moving violations do go on your Georgia MVR there is good news in your situation since your speeding ticket was for only 14 mph over the limit. Georgia law has exceptions regarding some moving violations being placed on your GA driving record. The DDS do not place certain citation on the driving record and thus the courts do not send information to the and DMVS (Department of Motor Vehicle Services) about some offenses, including speeding tickets for 14 mph or less over the speed limit in a non-commercial vehicle (OCGA 40-6-181).

A couple of other violations that are not placed on a GA MVR are driving with an expired driver's license (OCGA 40-5-20) and a Class D limitation violation (in a non-commercial vehicle). There may be other offenses that are not placed on a Georgia driving record which you could find out about by contacting the GA DDS.

Of course if a driver has a commercial driver's license (CDL) by federal law all violations occurring in a commercial vehicle (except parking violations) must be reported to the state's licensing agency. For example, in GA equipment violations will not assess points, will not suspend the license, and will not count as a serious violation for purposes of disqualification; however, equipment violations occurring in a commercial vehicle will be placed on the driving record.

To get a copy of your driving record or find out more about what is or is not placed on your Georgia MVR contact the DDS directly. Since you speeding ticket was for 14 mph over the limit it should not go on your driving record or assigned points. This also means that your insurance provider would be unlikely to know about the violation for it to affect your auto insurance rates.

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