Q: I got a red light camera ticket in Illinois. I know that it doesn't go on your record over there, but will it in MN?
I don't want to dispute it if it has a chance of going on my record, but I will if it goes on my record either way.
A:
My understanding of how the Interstate Compact on Drivers Licenses work is that:
1. Step one: a driver is convicted of a driving-related offense in court (either by paying the fine, pleading guilty, losing a trial, or by default in the case of a non-criminal, petty misdemeanor.
2..Step two: If the state's law requires it, the court reports the violation to that state's drivers license administrative agency.
3. Step three: If that state's law requires it, that state's drivers license administrative agency adds the driving or vehicle -related violation to the drivers record in that state, even if the person is not licensed in that state.
4. Step four: If the person has a driver's license in another state, that state's drivers license administrative agency report it to the person's home state where they have a drivers license.
5. Step five: the person's home state drivers license administrative agency will determine what home state equivalent statute to report the violation as, and add it to the drivers license record of the person.
If you understand that chain of events, you should have your answer. Having said that, I have seen cases where a violation that would not go on the MN DL record (a "Dimmler speed") has gone on the person's home Wisconsin DL record. So, it can be complicated.
If it does, you might consider a motion to reopen the camera ticket in Illinois. There have been court decisions in MN ruling camera tickets unconstitutional, as I recall.
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