Q: How should I go about this resolving this DMV issue that shouldn’t be happening.
lived in SC from 2015-2017. I Received a NC drivers license in 2017. I Got a ticket in SC and my NC was suspended For Failure to pay in 2019 in Springfield Township. After I paid the fine NCDMV says eligible to reinstate. It currently says that still. Upon reinstating the National Driver registry says SCDMV has a hold. South Carolina is saying they suspended my (non-existent) SC drivers license in 2018 for a ticket in rock hill. The only issue is I didn’t have a SC license in 2018. So I can’t reinstate in NC because the SCDMV somehow suspended a license a year after it ceased from existing. They rep mentioned reinstating my SC license which again doesn’t exist. Is this some error?
A: The bottom line here is if you get tickets and don't properly / timely take care of them, bad things happen - and the more time that goes by, the more confusing and difficult it is to wade thru the administrative sludge to get the bad things resolved (especially by yourself). You do not need to be licensed in a state for a state to suspend your privilege to drive there - so the fact that you no longer have a SC license is likely irrelevant. If SC suspends your privilege to drive, other states will likely suspend you as well. This is basically suppose to be a motivation to compel you to take care of your missed tickets. Did you also pay off the ticket you received in Rock Hill as well? If not, it sounds like you may simply need to pay the ticket you received in Rock Hill to be eligible for reinstatement. However, paying off tickets willy nilly without knowing what you are doing, can also result in further suspensions (and insurance increases). Your best bet is to to hire a traffic attorney who can pull your driving records from NC and SC and review your situation in detail and lay out your options for resolving this in the best way possible. That and of course - stop getting tickets or if you do, at least take care of them properly and timely. Best of luck.
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