Q: Will my license be suspended if I pay a fine for letting unlicensed driver behind the wheel
Unlicensed driver rear ended another car on high way
A: DO NOT PAY IT. It carries 5 points. That's 3 points short of suspension of your privilege to drive in Maryland, but will trigger a point system conference with the Maryland MVA. Conviction will also be reported to Virginia (if that is where you are licensed--you list Ashburn, VA on your post) and VA will imose whatever points apply under the VA Code (you need to ask a lawyer in Virginia what those penalties will be). In Virginia, such an offense is a class 1 misdemeanor and carries up to a year in jail. While you are not facing those penalties in MD, and VA cannot prosecute you under its version of the law, VA can and will take whatever action aganst your VA driver's license it could have taken had you been convicted on the same offense in VA. Therefore, you do not want to get this conviction in Maryland. Hire a lawyer to deal with the offense in Maryland, and requst the trial (NOT a waiver hearing). There is a good chance you may be able to avoid points and a conviction, which will avoid the offense from appearing on your VA record.
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