Probably not. Idaho and Mississippi are both members of the Drivers License Compact (DLC) so if you are convicted of the two moving violation citations you received in Mississippi the MS courts should inform the ID Transportation Department's Driver Services.

The IDT notes that Idaho has been a member of the Driver License Compact since March 19, 1963. Membership is a major step necessary to maximize law enforcement efforts against drunk drivers and other serious traffic offenders. Serious offenses such as drunk driving, vehicle manslaughter, reckless driving, etc., are no less serious when committed in another jurisdiction than when committed in the driver's home state.

It is the policy of each member state to promote compliance with the laws, ordinances, and administrative actions regarding the operation of motor vehicles by drivers in states which are members of the compact. Included in the compact are provisions which allow:

• Member states to report actions on out-of-state drivers to their licensing state,
• Home states to take the same action on violations reported to them by other member states as if the violation occurred in the home state, and
• Authority to deny issuance of a driver's license if there is a suspension in another state.

The Idaho Transportation Department's Driver Services Section receives records for moving violations that occur both in the state of Idaho and in other states plus Canada. Each minor moving violation receives a point system value from one to four points, depending on the seriousness of the violation. Convictions and points assessed are entered on each driver's record and points are maintained for three (3) years after the conviction date.

So not only will the Mississippi violations go on your Idaho driving record if you are convicted of them, they will also be assessed points by the IDT Driver Services Section. We are not aware of any defensive driving class or traffic school you could take to clear the tickets from your record after you have been convicted of them.

Normally if you want to get citations dismissed you would need to take a traffic school in the state which you were cited and get the court to agree to dismiss, or have adjudication withheld, so that you are not convicted of the violation due to you taking the driver improvement class (traffic school). You thus should contact the court in MS to see if traffic school is an option for you. Typically in states that allow you to take traffic school you can only do so for one violation within a certain period of time, not two. To see if traffic school is an option at all for you in Mississippi, contact the court listed on your ticket.

If traffic school is not available for you in MS or you have already been convicted of the Mississippi moving violations then we are not aware of any defensive driving class you can take back home in Idaho to keep the MS violations from going on your ID driving record or clear them off once they are placed on there.

In Idaho once every three (3) years drivers may reduce their points total by three points if they complete an approved defensive driving course though. The course must be taken before a suspension for accumulation of points takes place. A point reduction can only be applied on an Idaho driver's license record.

You can contact the Idaho IDT Driver Services for more information on defensive driving courses and if they can help you dismiss violations or only points.If these MS do remain on your Idaho driving record your insurance company will see them the next time they pull your MVR and your rates could be affected.

If your insurance rates do rise do to these out of state moving violation convictions you can get a quote here with us for discount auto insurance.