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Kendeathwalker

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Chanus

It will follow you. Just pay it. You can try calling the courthouse in the area you got the ticket and ask them what the standard fine/court fees would be.

RUNN1NGMAN

When I got an out-of-state speeding ticket I wrote a very polite letter to the county court clerk's office that was going to handle the case, and my $150 speeding ticket became a $150 double-parking ticket. Saved me getting points on my driving record. You could try something similar.

Dunadan019

This applies to you.

Traffic Tickets
If you are a Virginia driver and receive a out of state ticket, violations may transfer to VA as noted below:

Virginia DMV

Demerit points will also be assigned to your record for traffic convictions incurred in other states

Demerit Point Fees:

Drivers who accumulate 8 or more demerit points will be charged demerit-point-related abusive driver. These fees can not be imposed for demerit points related to offenses committed prior to July 1, 2007. No single traffic violation results in 8 demerits points and a person has the option of attending a driver improvement clinic to reduce the points on their record. Bad drivers who accumulate and keep 8 or more demerit points will be charged $100 and will be charged an additional $75 for each demerit point over eight up to a maximum of $700.
Demerit points stay on your record for two years. The actual convictions you receive from the offenses may remain on your record even longer.

Virginia also gives you safe driving points. For every full calendar year that you hold a valid Virginia license and have no violations or suspensions, you get one safe driving point. You can earn up to five of them and use them to offset your demerit points

6 point violations

Speeding 20 mph or more above the posted speed limit (5 years)

Operating unsafe vehicle (3 years)

4 point violations

Reckless driving - failure to stop before entering a highway (11 years)

Speeding (5 years) Speeding 10-14 mph above the posted speed limit (5 years)

Speeding 15-19 mph above the posted speed limit (5 years)

Speeding 10-19 mph above the posted speed limit (5 years)
Operating a motor vehicle while suspended/revoked/restricted with a blood alcohol content of .02% or more (11 years)

Failure to stop at the scene of a crash, unattended property, damage in excess of $500 (11 years)
Failure to stop at the scene of a crash, property damage (3 years)
Emergency vehicle violation - property damage (5 years)
Emergency vehicle violation - injury (5 years)
Aggressive driving (5 years)
Failure to obey traffic signal (3 years)
Failure to obey lane directional signal (3 years)
Failure to obey highway lane markings (3 years)
Improper backing, stopping or turning (3 years)
Driving the wrong way on one-way highway or street (3 years)
Impeding/disrupting funeral procession (3 years)
Disregarding police officer's signal to stop (3 years)
Disregarding crossing guard/officer's signal (3 years)

3 Points

1. Speeding 1-9 mph above the posted speed limit (5 years)

2. Impeding traffic, slow speed (5 years)

Improper passing (3 years) Improper passing on the right (3 years) Improper driving (3 years) Improper stopping on highway (3 years) Changing course after signaling (3 years) Coasting with gears in neutral (3 years) Failure to give way in favor of overtaking vehicle (3 years) Failure to give way when abreast of another car (3 years) Driving through safety zone (3 years) Driving over fire hose (3 years) Unauthorized use of crossover on controlled highway (3 years) Driving/riding on sidewalk (3 years

Failure to obey highway sign (3 years) Evading traffic control device (3 years)

you currently have a 3 point infraction and this will be a 4 point infraction. that puts you just shy of 8 points which is good because you would have to pay some kind of fee if you went over.

If you don't pay the ticket, you won't be able to get a license in any other state most likely and may have the police knocking at your door one day.

you can write a form letter to the court asking for them to reduce it to a non moving violations in many cases.

Kendeathwalker

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Dunadan019

its a form letter, call the court and ask them for the form.

Daedalus

In my experience, a letter to whomever trying to get it changed to a non-moving violation will be replied to with some standard form letter telling you to take a defensive driving course and provide proof thereof, and they'll change the ticket if you have an otherwise pretty clean record. But I'm sure it varies from place to place.

RUNN1NGMAN

Im my letter, I explained that I was going 55 because I thought I was getting on an expressway (which was true) and that I was from out of state on business and was unfamiliar with the area.

Deathwing

Virginia resident here also - I can say that the Virginia DMV will indeed not miss out-of-state tickets, I got one in while involved in a minor accident in NY a couple years ago.

How does one go about wording one of these letters? Im more than willing to pay the ticket and write the letter especially if it gets the violation reduced.

It really depends on the normal procedures of where you're sending it - in my case, I was able to send a letter and a couple attached documents to the county DA's office, explaining why I felt I should get leniency. Just be as polite as possible, and don't (overly) exaggerate things to try and gain sympathy.

Hooves

I got a speeding ticket in utah about 4 years ago and never paid it because, well, fuck utah. About a year ago I moved to washington from WY and had no trouble getting a state license.

so yeah, purely anecdotal. I'm not sure what the law states should have happened but who knows, maybe you'll get lucky like I did.

geckahn

Man I am so glad I have a new york license. I don't have to worry about this out of state shit.