Why do Michigan Speeding Tickets Show Up on my Illinois Driving Record?

I recently got an advisory letter from the Illinois SOS about two recent speeding tickets on my license. I received both tickets in Michigan but live in Illinois. I read that there is an agreement between most states called the Interstate Driver License Compact where they will share information regarding certain types of traffic convictions, and reports on traffic violations and suspensions are forwarded to the home state of the nonresident. However I also read that that Michigan does not participate in this agreement. So how/why did my Michigan tickets end up on my driving record if there is no exchange of information between Michigan and Illinois?

Although most states hate communicating with each other, they do exchange information for the safety of their citizens. They have passed several laws to avoid people from hiding the fact they are a bad driver or that each state has different standards. CDL is an example of standard rules applying to all states. In the past, drivers would have licenses from several states to hide their poor driving. Recently an NFL player was caught trying to abuse the system.

The reason why most people do not have a problem with ticket information being shared is that they try to obey the law.

Sorry to say, you can run, but you can't hide. What you are referring to is reciprocity, and all states communicate now. So you're SOL if you moved to avoid higher insurance rates.

oklatom

Just because there is no formal agreement to exchange information doesn't mean information isn't exchanged. A ticket you get in any state will show up on your Illinois driving record because you obviously showed them an Illinois license when you were stopped. *Maybe* your insurance company will not see the tickets at renewal time, but the IL DMV obviously does. Stop getting speeding tickets in MI and your problem will be solved.

AngelKidd+JeffKidd

points tickets cross over to another state - u knew that doe doe. Sure a dui tic will follow me to hell and back but not a ticket for doing 38 miles over the speedlimit. how about making a right on red in a prohibited zone?

Well obviously the state of Illinois has signed on to reciprocity with at least Michigan.

hondab16tuner

Every state that you drive in has a national database. If you get a ticket in one state, it shows up at the DMV, when you get your registration, and insurance.

mrjobez

reciprocity.
some states will "talk to each other" about driving records, others will not. obviously IL and MI do.

gomanyes562

It's called the "Non-Resident Violator Compact". Michigan isn't a member, but they may have special agreements with Illinois since they are nearby.

Don't listen to the guy that said you can clean your record by getting a license in another state. That is blatant BS.

UCANTCME

ITS CALLED A DATABASE AND THE DMV WILL ALWAYS BE NOTIFIED.

Tom Thumb

If you want to get rid of the tickets on your IL drivers license then get a MI license and they will go away. The tickets showed on your IL license because that's where your home state is. You better hurry, because the FEDS are working on a law now that will show all tickets received, when you change licenses state. As of now, no matter how many times you change states a CDL license holder will forever have tickets show up. The exchange you are talking about is referenced above.(When you exchange license is the only time they will go away)

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