Every state except Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Tennessee and Wisconsin belong to
the Interstate Drivers License Compact (IDLC). This means when you are arrested for DUI
in a member state belonging to the IDLC you will be subjected to penalties in the other
member state that you reside in. If you fail to show up in court for the out-of-state
DUI, your state may issue a bench warrant for your arrest, suspend your license, charge
fines and/or imprison you for your offense.
Your first step, if you are arrested for DUI in a state other than the one in which you
reside is to hire a DUI lawyer of your choosing to defend your case. Your lawyer will
advise you which state, the offending state or your resident state is the best …show more content…
Depending on the circumstances of your DUI, your lawyer will help you
surrender to the proper authorities and help post your bail if needed.
While many drivers assume by leaving the state where the offense occurred that no
further actions can be executed, unfortunately, after decades of dealing with the
problem of drivers not facing charges in states in which they did not reside, the IDLC
came into existence. Nevada led the way in 1960. Most of the remaining 45 states joined
in 1980's when the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) pushed
for increased participation between states. Now, the IDLC promotes the sharing of
information between member states about license suspensions and traffic violations of
all licensed drivers.
The Second thing you must do is have your day in court and present your defense of the
charges. Your lawyer will advise if a guilty plea should be entered or if a plea deal
should be negotiated. He will make every effort for you to keep your license and to keep
this mark off your record which could compromise employment opportunities in the future.
His goal will be to get the punishment reduced to the smallest possible reduction …show more content…
Either way, if your state belongs to the IDLC, you will sooner or later face these
charges. If your home state or the state you committed the offense in is either Georgia,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Tennessee or Wisconsin you shouldn't assume you are free from
consequence. Even though these states do not belong to the IDLC, they may share
information through other sources. Massachusetts uses the Registry of Motor Vehicles to
share and obtain information about driver violations. However, there is one issue that
the IDLC cannot resolve and those are laws that exist in one state and not in another.
Obviously, one state's law cannot be enforced in the state where no such law exists.
Laws other than DUI laws that are not shared cannot lead to arrests or convictions in
the non-offending state.
To resolve your problems with an out of state DUI, you’ll need a good DUI Lawyer. This
lawyer will help you face the charges which he may be able to get reduced to reckless
driving, in the best case scenario. In the end his goal is to negotiate the best
the Interstate Drivers License Compact (IDLC). This means when you are arrested for DUI
in a member state belonging to the IDLC you will be subjected to penalties in the other
member state that you reside in. If you fail to show up in court for the out-of-state
DUI, your state may issue a bench warrant for your arrest, suspend your license, charge
fines and/or imprison you for your offense.
Your first step, if you are arrested for DUI in a state other than the one in which you
reside is to hire a DUI lawyer of your choosing to defend your case. Your lawyer will
advise you which state, the offending state or your resident state is the best …show more content…
Depending on the circumstances of your DUI, your lawyer will help you
surrender to the proper authorities and help post your bail if needed.
While many drivers assume by leaving the state where the offense occurred that no
further actions can be executed, unfortunately, after decades of dealing with the
problem of drivers not facing charges in states in which they did not reside, the IDLC
came into existence. Nevada led the way in 1960. Most of the remaining 45 states joined
in 1980's when the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) pushed
for increased participation between states. Now, the IDLC promotes the sharing of
information between member states about license suspensions and traffic violations of
all licensed drivers.
The Second thing you must do is have your day in court and present your defense of the
charges. Your lawyer will advise if a guilty plea should be entered or if a plea deal
should be negotiated. He will make every effort for you to keep your license and to keep
this mark off your record which could compromise employment opportunities in the future.
His goal will be to get the punishment reduced to the smallest possible reduction …show more content…
Either way, if your state belongs to the IDLC, you will sooner or later face these
charges. If your home state or the state you committed the offense in is either Georgia,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Tennessee or Wisconsin you shouldn't assume you are free from
consequence. Even though these states do not belong to the IDLC, they may share
information through other sources. Massachusetts uses the Registry of Motor Vehicles to
share and obtain information about driver violations. However, there is one issue that
the IDLC cannot resolve and those are laws that exist in one state and not in another.
Obviously, one state's law cannot be enforced in the state where no such law exists.
Laws other than DUI laws that are not shared cannot lead to arrests or convictions in
the non-offending state.
To resolve your problems with an out of state DUI, you’ll need a good DUI Lawyer. This
lawyer will help you face the charges which he may be able to get reduced to reckless
driving, in the best case scenario. In the end his goal is to negotiate the best