Hi burden1,
Sorry to hear about your troubles in Virginia..
Althouth there was hope with the Driver's License Compact, the
Problem Driver Pointer System ensures that you will have to comply
with the requirements in Virginia, or lose your Driver's License
in Michigan.
It won't "show up" on your drivers record, Virginia will tell
the PDPS (below), if you don't take care of the Virginia ticket,
Michigan will take your license.
REFERENCE:
A collegue of mine, politicalguru-ga, answered this similar question,
which pretty much shoots down keeping your MI license:
Answered By: politicalguru-ga on 13 Jun 2005 02:38 PDT
[please read the whole thread, it's relevant]
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=521765
..."Two states that are neither members of the Driver License Compact
(DLC) nor to the Non-Resident Violator Compact (NRVC) are Michigan and
Wisconsin. However, these would reject licensure motions by people
whose license has been revoked by another state, until the period is
over (and would know about it through the Problem Driver Pointer
System)..."
Problem Driver Pointer System (PDPS)
http://www.aamva.org/drivers/drv_AutomatedSystemsPDPS.asp
..."The PDPS is used to search the National Driver Register (NDR).
This is a repository of information on problem drivers provided
by all 51 U.S. jurisdictions.
Based on information received as a result of an NDR search,
PDPS will "point" the inquiring jurisdiction to the State of
Record, where an individual's driver status and history information
is stored. In conjunction with the Commercial Driver License
Information System (CDLIS), PDPS is intended to assist jurisdictions
in the meeting the basic tenet "...that each driver, nationwide,
have only one driver license and one record," through the
cooperative exchange of problem driver information between
jurisdictions..."
Driver's License Compact
http://www.dui.com/drunk_driving_research/compact_members.html
..."DLC - This is a list of states that belong to the Driver License
Compact. An agreement between these states bascially says you have
only ONE drivers license record. Meaning, if you get a DUI in one
state it goes on your record (and stays) with whatever license you
hold..."
In your case, Virginia (VA) will report the DUI to the DLC, but Michigan
(MI) is not a member, so they won't find out that way.
The bad news is that Virginia IS a member of the NRVC, and all 51 US
territories report to the PDPS who will tell MI about the ticket.
Here's why I think they'll know, and your license will get suspended in MI
if you don't take care of the VA ticket:
From the State of Michigan web site:
Traffic Ticket - How does a Canadian ticket affect my Michigan driver's license?
http://courts.co.calhoun.mi.us/quest808.htm
..."Question
If I received a traffic ticket in Canada and do not pay it, will it show on
my Michigan license. Or if I pay it, will it show?
Answer
Michigan has reciprocity with Canada which means they share information.
If you pay, the conviction shows on your driving record. If you do not pay,
it will still show on your record as a conviction and you would risk having
your license suspended. The recommended course of action would be to
handle the ticket and comply with any judgment..."
Reasoning is, if they share with Canada under some other reporting system,
they certainly share with Virginia in some way.
From the chart above:
NRVC/NO (MI)
...means that if you are visiting MI carrying another state's
driver's license, VA will NOT notify the state you have a
license in that you have been pulled over and ticketed there.
So people with a valid Out-Of-State license that are visiting MI
that are pulled over and ticketed while visiting, --MI will not
contact the state that the license is issued from The ticket stays in
MI and does not affect your driver's license elsewhere. They won't hunt
you down or contact your home state DMV when you go home, except to
send you letters. You'll get FTA's and eventually end up with a
traffic warrant in MI if you ignore it completely.
NRVC/YES (VA)
...means that if you are visiting VA carrying another state's
driver's license, VA WILL notify the home state that
you have been pulled over and ticketed in their state. This will
affect your driver's license in MI.
DLC/NO (MI)
...These states do not access the DLC database when you apply for a
license in their state, and they don't send information to the DLC
database when you get a ticket.
DLC/YES (VA)
..."This is a list of states that belong to the Driver License
Compact. An agreement between these states basically says you have
only ONE drivers license record..."
If I can clarify further, please don't hesitate to ask for more
information.
~~Cynthia
Search terms used at Google:
"Driver's License Compact"
"Problem Driver Pointer System"
Michigan
Virginia
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