Which Citations Affect My Driving Record?

Tickets are only reported to the Department of Public Safety when a final conviction is entered (not when the ticket is issued).  Convictions are entered when you agree to pay the ticket or a judge finds you guilty upon entering a guilty plea or after a trial.  Not all traffic tickets issued to drivers or passengers will count as points against your driver’s license.   Conversely, there are certain types of offenses that might affect your insurance premiums even if they do not assess points on your driving record.   For example, I recently learned from a judge in a local municipality that a defendant had his insurance policy cancelled because he had four Expired/No Inspection convictions on his driving record, even though no points were assessed and it is not a moving violation.   Before you pay any citation, please call our office for a free consultation.