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I'm trying to figure out what actually happens if you get an out of state license suspension for not paying a speeding ticket out of state. I tried doing a Google search on this, and got tons of mixed opinions but little hard facts.
* Some people say that if you're license is suspended in one state, it's suspended in ALL of them.
* Some people say that it's only suspended in the state where you got the ticket.
* Finally, some people said that your license is technically suspended everywhere when you get an out of state suspension, but your odds of getting nailed on this are slim because the state DMV's do a lousy job of sharing license suspension records.
This is one of the few instances where a Google search was a total failure. Most of the links were to legal firms that want you to PAY UP to get proper advice, while others were overly opinionated bloggers who probably think that they're legal experts because they watched a lot of Night Court and Matlock reruns.
I'd love to hear some opinions on this from people who are cops or lawyers and actually KNOW what they're talking about. If anyone has links to some legit sites on traffic law (other than the DMV web sites, since I already read those), I'd like to read those as well.
* Some people say that if you're license is suspended in one state, it's suspended in ALL of them.
* Some people say that it's only suspended in the state where you got the ticket.
* Finally, some people said that your license is technically suspended everywhere when you get an out of state suspension, but your odds of getting nailed on this are slim because the state DMV's do a lousy job of sharing license suspension records.
This is one of the few instances where a Google search was a total failure. Most of the links were to legal firms that want you to PAY UP to get proper advice, while others were overly opinionated bloggers who probably think that they're legal experts because they watched a lot of Night Court and Matlock reruns.
I'd love to hear some opinions on this from people who are cops or lawyers and actually KNOW what they're talking about. If anyone has links to some legit sites on traffic law (other than the DMV web sites, since I already read those), I'd like to read those as well.