I recently moved to California from Minnesota and am in the market for
new auto insurance.  However, due to a recent traffic ticket I
received my auto insurance rates are quite high out here.  My
understanding is that if I had received the traffic ticket in
California I could have gone to traffic school and had the point for
the ticket removed from my record (which would have resulted in
greatly reduced insurance premiums).  However, since I received the
ticket in Minnesota I am not sure that I can do this.

What I would like to know is whether there is anything I can do to get
the insurance penalty for this ticket removed from my record.  Here
are some additional details:

-I received the ticket for "Improper Lane Use" in Minnesota in June of
2003.
-I pled guilty to the violation and paid the fine in July of 2003.  
Additional details about my plight to lower my insurance can be found
here:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=261314

If anyone can supply the answer to my question I would greatly
appreciate it.  From what I understand, knocking a point off my record
will save me hundreds of dollars a year in auto insurance premiums so
a favorable answer to this question (if indeed it is possible to do
so) will result in a nice tip. :)

P.S.  Please quote the source where you found the information. 
Thanks!

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Clarification of Question by jpbischke-ga on 20 Oct 2003 23:22 PDT

I bumped up the price by $5 as I would love to find out the answer before Wednesday.

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Clarification of Question by jpbischke-ga on 23 Oct 2003 21:03 PDT

One more $5 bump!