I Live in Michigan But Got a Ticket In Another State

Reader’s Question:

I have a Michigan drivers license and I received a traffic violation in Tennessee. Does Tennessee forward violation information with Michigan?

Henry

Grand Rapids, MI

Neither Tennessee nor Michigan are members of the Driver’s License Compact (DLC) which requires member states to report back to the licensing state of a driver convictions for traffic violations that one received out of state. But even without being part of the DLC any longer, the Tennessee Department of Safety has decided to report tickets back to Michigan if you are cited for a moving violation in TN with an out-of-state driver’s license.

The Michigan Secretary of State (SOS) site has information regarding out of state tickets that may still be added to your MI driving record.

So while both Michigan and Tennessee are not members of the DLC it seems that the TN traffic court will inform the MI SOS about your traffic ticket if you are found guilty and convicted of it. Michigan will then put the out of state traffic violation on your driving record and assess points if required by the Michigan Vehicle Code.