Out-of-State Lawyer for PA Traffic Tickets

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It is a common misconception that a Traffic Ticket in a state outside of where your license was issued will not have an adverse effect on your license status. Quite the opposite is true. A driving infraction is likely to follow you home and affect your license to a similar degree as would a ticket issued within your home state.

For non-Philadelphia residents, the city and its surrounding areas can be a traffic nightmare. Heavy traffic, poorly displayed signs, and a significant police presence acting as local “driving tax” collectors makes it all too easy for drivers in the area to end up with a ticket. Those factors, plus police seemingly preferring to prey upon those with out of state tags, make for a recipe for ticket disaster for non-locals.

If you are an Out of State Driver and you have received a Philadelphia ticket, The Law Offices of Greg Prosmushkin, P.C. can help you to resolve your Philadelphia traffic issues, achieving the best possible results, so that you can leave your problems here.

Driver License Compact

The reason why your Philadelphia ticket is likely to follow you home is the Driver License Compact (DLC). This agreement is subscribed between most states, and even some parts of Canada. In simple terms, the DLC is an interstate compact in which states share information on driving infractions between the state that the violation occurred and the driver’s home state.

As a result, most states will treat a Philadelphia Traffic Ticket as if the infraction had occurred within their own borders. So your Philadelphia Traffic Ticket you were hoping to ignore will follow you home. The result will be increased insurance premiums, and a failure to pay the ticket will result in the possibility of arrest and significant fines upon re-entry into Pennsylvania.

Why Do I Need a Lawyer?

Traffic tickets in every state can be quite burdensome, as the potential penalties include fines, license suspension and even potential jail time. Pennsylvania and your home state are no different. By retaining local counsel, you will be utilizing the services of an attorney who is familiar with local laws and how the ticket will affect you here. Your attorney can communicate with an attorney in your home state, when necessary, to see how the ticket may affect you at home as well.

Out Of State Driver With Pennsylvania TicketPerhaps more importantly, a local attorney can help you to fight the ticket, and at least plea it down, so that your home state will be informed of a less serious offense than they otherwise would. The traffic attorneys with The Law Offices of Greg Prosmushkin, P.C. are routinely in traffic and municipal courts throughout the area, fighting and winning for our clients in a variety of traffic matters. Call us today to Schedule a Free Consultation, and see how we can help you.