Legal Question in Traffic Law in South Carolina

Restrictions on driving in NC with SC license

My daughter , who had a NC drivers license at the time, was caught ''driving after consuming alcohol by a person under 21'' in November, 2005. The trial commenced in NC in November, 2006, and she was given driving restrictions by the NC judge, for a period of one year (until nov. 2007). During this year of waiting for the trial, we all moved to SC, and now (since May, 2006)she has a SC license, unrestricted. She has never been stopped or had any other infractions anywhere since the incident in Nov. 2005. She will be 21 early next year. The question is: Will the restrictions placed on her by the NC court based on her previous NC license and infractions committed in NC also apply to her if she drives in SC or any other state besides NC for the next year, or does it only apply to her when driving in NC? Can the judge in NC place restrictions on her SC license? Thank you very much.


Asked on 12/01/06, 11:39 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert Johnston Law Offices of Robert J. Johnston

Re: Restrictions on driving in NC with SC license

Generally speaking, due to reciproscity agreements, NC DMV will notify SC DMV and whatever would restrictions that would have taken place in NC will now take place in SC. I believe the rationale for this is to prevent someone from avoiding responsibility by moving to another state and getting a new license. It doesn't always transefer however, due to what I suspect is an imperfect system.

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Answered on 12/01/06, 12:13 pm


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