I got a speeding ticket in the state of Ohio. Will this be transferred to my home state KY? Is there a way to remove it? Can I enroll in a traffic school? Please help.

Jana

Thank you for asking Jana.

Kentucky and Ohio are both part of the Drivers License Compact. This means that Ohio will share your speeding ticket to Kentucky therefore it will likely show up on your KY driving record. Although Kentucky does not assess points for out of state speeding tickets, it does for other types of tickets.

Kentucky’s defensive or traffic school can be referred to by the court system and since your ticket was in OH and not KY then I dont think that you could do traffic school. The speeding ticket that you received in Ohio could affect your insurance rates in Kentucky when it shows up on your record.

Insurance providers differ on their rating system so you may contact your insurers to find out how this ticket can affect your premiums. So if you do not want to just pay the ticket and remain on your driving record you could contact an Ohio lawyer to see what options you have.

Goodluck!

MariCAR

I received a speeding ticket in South Carolina. I live in Texas and I just want to know how this will affect my premium in Ohio. Can I also take any driving school to remove from my record?

Maja

Thank you for asking Maja.

Ohio and South Carolina are both part of the Driver License Compact. This means that the speeding ticket that you received from SC will be transferred from the South Carolina DMV to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, your home state and will likely be placed on your Ohio driving record.

If points are assigned to your Ohio driving record for out of state violations the state might only assess the points that the infraction would have been charged if it happened in Ohio. It has been reported that Ohio does not assign points for out of state minor moving infractions but you would need to contact with the BMV to be make sure.

If points are assigned to your Ohio vehicle driving record (MVR), you can check with the BMV to verify if taking a driving course or enrolling in traffic school will help to remove points.

Goodluck!

MariCAR