If you do not pay the Florida speeding ticket it would not go on your Massachusetts driving record, however your license would likely be suspended in both Florida and Massachusetts until you did take care of the FL traffic ticket.

Your home state of Massachusetts is not part of the Drivers License Compact (DLC) however they still receive in information from other states regarding convictions of moving violations by their licensed drivers. When they receive in this information they will normally add the offense to your driving record and treat it if it occurred in state. One may think they can avoid getting an out of state ticket on their record by ignoring an out of state ticket but in this technologically advanced world the states are much better at communicating with each other so FL would notify MA if you failed to pay the citation.

While MA is not part of the DLC they do take part in the Non-Resident Violator Compact (NRVC) which allows a motorist's home state to suspend the person's driver's license if they fail to comply with an out of state moving violation. This is what Massachusetts would indeed do and Florida would also suspend your right to drive in their state.

The MA driver's manual states that Massachusetts has arranged to share driving-record and criminal-violation information with other states. Certain traffic offenses you have committed in other states will be placed on your driving record and treated by the RMV as if they had occurred in Massachusetts. Out-of-state violations count toward possible license suspension and Safe Driver Insurance Plan surcharges. Furthermore, if your license or driving privileges have been suspended or revoked in another state, your Massachusetts license will be suspended automatically.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Services (HSMV) states that when a person fails to comply with a traffic summons their driver's license is suspended indefinitely. To get this suspension lifted one must contact the traffic court in the county where the traffic summons was issued, satisfy the traffic summons and present proof of the satisfaction plus a $47.50 reinstatement fee in any Florida driver license office. Some traffic courts allow payment for the traffic summons online via credit card. Check the traffic court web site to determine if you can pay yours now.

The FL HSMV also notes that out-of-state residents must send the satisfaction and $47.50 reinstatement fee (make Check Payable to the Division of Driver Licenses) and a letter of residency to The Bureau of Driver Improvement. A clearance letter will be mailed to you. If inquiring about an out-of-state traffic summons on the Florida driver record, contact the court that has jurisdiction. If more ticket information is needed, contact the Bureau of Customer Services at (850) 617-2000.

Since your license is suspended in Florida if you fail to pay the speeding ticket it appears that your home state would also suspend your license. The MA driver's manual goes on to say that if your driving privileges have been suspended or revoked in another state, your Massachusetts driver’s license will be suspended until your out-of-state suspension or revocation is resolved. Once your license has been reinstated in the state that suspended or revoked it, you can settle your MA suspension by bringing either a reinstatement letter or a current driving record from the state of suspension to any full-service RMV Branch. For certain offenses, you may be required to submit additional information. Your reinstatement letter or driving record must be no more than 30 days old.

The MA Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) also notes that each state in the United States is required to notify the Massachusetts RMV of any traffic offenses you commit out of state. These offenses will be treated as if they occurred in the Commonwealth if they are a “like” offense.

So if you are convicted of the speeding ticket in Florida it will go on your MA driving record and the RMV will treat it as if it occurred in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts but if you do not take care of the Florida traffic ticket than your driver's license would be suspended in both FL and MA.

You may want to see if traffic school is available to you in Florida to get the ticket dismissed through an adjudication withheld judgment in court. The court that is listed on the ticket would be able to tell you if you are eligible for this defensive driving course option or not depending on your rate of speed, you carrying an out of state license, etc.

If your Massachusetts insurance is affected by the out of state traffic ticket you can contact us for free auto insurance quotes online.