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QuestionInsurance Question  I live in Virginia, and I just received a speeding ticket in NC for 81 in a 70. About 8 months ago, I got an NC speeding ticket for 79 in a 70. I was looking at the laws, and it looks like I could possibly lose my license, can this be true? It seems ridiculous, and if I do, will it affect my VA drivers license?

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As you are likely aware both Virginia and North Carolina are members of the Drivers License Compact meaning that the once you are convicted of this NC speeding ticket the court will notify the VA DMV.

The VA Division of Motor Vehicles states that demerit points can be assigned to your driving record for traffic convictions occurring out of state. In Virginia it is 4 points for speeding 11 mph over the posted speed.

As for losing your driver's license due to these 2 NC speeding tickets, you will need to check with the North Carolina courts and/or Division of Motor Vehicles to see if this is a possibility in your specific case. From the information we have read on the NC DMV site it appears it could be.

The NC DMV states that your driving privilege will be revoked for at least 30 days if you are convicted of driving any vehicle more than 15 mph over the speed limit, if you are driving at a speed higher than 55 mph.

Your driving privilege will be taken for 60 days if you are convicted of a second charge of speeding over 55 mph and more than 15 mph above the speed limit within one year; or speeding plus reckless driving on the same occasion.

Neither of those suspensions seems to apply your situation but the North Carolina DMV can also suspend your license for the following:

  • Two convictions of speeding over 55 mph during the same year;
  • One conviction of speeding over 55 mph and one conviction of reckless driving within a year;
  • A conviction of willful racing with another motor vehicle, whether it is pre-arranged or unplanned.
  • A suspended court sentence or part of a sentence mandating that you must not operate a motor vehicle for a specified period of time; and/or
  • A conviction for speeding over 75 mph.

In cases like the above, the DMV may suspend your driving privilege as soon as it receives the conviction report from the court .So you may need to work with the NC court to keep your license from being suspended there since this was your second speeding offense over 55 mph within a year.

You can check with the VA DMV to find out for certain if you will have points placed on your VA license due to this NC speeding citation and if you driving privileges in your home state will be affected in NC suspends your license there.

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