Patti wrote:
> Does anyone know if if is possible to keep 'points' off my record in WA
> after a speeding ticket in CA? I called WA DOL, and the answer I
> received was, "If it is reported to us as a conviction, then it will go
> against your record. If it is reported to us as a 'dismissal' because
> you attend traffic school, then it won't go against your record."
> Um... can anyone translate that for me?!? LOL The ticket was in
> Siskiyou County, if that makes a difference. Yes, I was speeding, and
> I have no problem paying the fine, but I would like it to *not* effect
> my insurance rates if I can. This was my first ticket in over 10
> years.
>
> Thanks!

If you want to use your "free pass" Cali will mail you an offer to pay
$110 or so, and take online traffic school. Dismissed in exchange,
otherwise you'll have to go back to fight it. California is a popular
vacation destination, and they (in some areas) target tourists.

They probably will go after you one way or another if you try to do
nothing, so the easiest and cheapest way to handle it might be the
traffic school option. You can go back to fight it, but that might
cost a bit.

Sorry, my state does this a lot.

Dave