Hello:
I have a Texas driving license, but I recently moved to PA. I
was in an accident in New Jersey and was cited with 2 penalty points.
The policeman indicated that he was not sure whether or not the points
assigned in New Jersey are transferrable to Texas. He had told me that
if I found out that they were, that I should plead not guilty and go
to court and he would reduce the ticket from 2 points to 0 points
based upon my good driving record, but I would end up paying around
$300 for court fees etc. If they are not
transferrable, then he indicated that I should go ahead and pay the
ticket ($85) and be done with it. 
My question is are the points transferrable to Texas from New Jersey,
and when I go get my PA drivers license, will the points travel with
me from Texas then?
Does any of this even matter since I already have PA insurance and
when my renewal comes up in October, they will see that I had an
accident?

Dear gman1973-ga;

Thank you for allowing me to answer your interesting question. Let me
preface what I am about to say by explaining that ?compacts?, or
?reciprocity agreements?, were designed originally to report DUI
violations to the state Departments of Motor Vehicles to insure that
violators were not evading punishment by skipping around from one
state to another or holding more than one driver?s license. In very
short order the compacts just started reporting ALL violations and
accidents (perhaps to appease the powerful insurance industry, but
that's just an opinion).

At any rate, New Jersey and Texas are both member states of both NRVC
(the Non Resident Violator Compact) and the DLC (Driver License
Compact). [Texas signed up in September 1990 and New Jersey joined a
year later in September 1991]

The DLC is an agreement between the member states that basically says
you have only ONE driver?s license record. Meaning, if you get
convicted in one state it goes on your record (and stays) with
whatever license you hold.

Being a member of the NRVC (the Non Resident Violator Compact)
essentially means that any non-resident who is convicted of a traffic
violation in the state of New Jersey or Texas can expect the violation
to be reported BY the state where the violation occurred TO the state
where the driver holds a driver?s license.

Both compacts are similar, but one pertains to residents and one to
non-residents. That issue is really irrelevant though because these
states happen to be members of both compacts.

The short answer to your question is, YES, the violation will be
reported. You can bet on it.

I hope you find that my research exceeds your expectations. If you
have any questions about my research please post a clarification
request prior to rating the answer. Otherwise I welcome your rating
and your final comments and I look forward to working with you again
in the near future. Thank you for bringing your question to us.

Best regards;
Tutuzdad-ga ? Google Answers Researcher



INFORMATION SOURCES

DRIVER LICENSE COMPACT
http://www.dui.com/whatsnew/driverlicensecompact.html

DO NON-RESIDENT STATES REPORT TRAFFIC TICKETS TO YOUR HOME STATE?
http://www.4carinsurancequotes.com/reciprocity.htm




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I'm not an expert nor do I play on on TV, but, when you go to PA to
get your new license (which if you've been in the state more than 30
days you should have had anyway!).  You get a clean slate. At least
that is what happened when I moved from TN to VA.  However, the
insurance can still getcha!
Best of Luck