Hi there! I have a two part question I was hoping someone could assist with. The general question is, do states share misdemeanor and/or civil citation (or "infraction") convictions with other states?
A specific example of this would be a recent law passed in the state of California, which makes the possession of small amounts of cannabis an "infraction" (or civil citation) with only a $100 fine. In the commonwealth of Virginia (amongst many other states), any conviction of a cannabis related offense has a mandatory six month suspension of one's driver's license. Would a citation for a small amount of cannabis in California be shared with the commonwealth of Virginia in this case? Similarly, I would be interested to know if a DUI conviction in another state (at the misdemeanor level) would be shared with the Department of Motor Vehicles in the resident state of the convicted.
Thanks for your time!
1 Answer from Attorneys
1. No. probably not (in my opinion).
2. Yes, quite possible if the two states involved belong to the
same interstate compact for sharing driver's license information.
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