Are insurance companies able to find out about pending tickets?

@Moose1958

 

Pending citations eventually will be public for your company and insurance, once the conviction date is posted. How serious is the violation?

 

He got popped for 62 in a 35 going down the Grapevine.

 

Yup, that’s a very serious violation. Wouldn’t that count as 2 violations, One for doing over that state maximum speed of 55(Commiefornia) and Two for doing 62 on a downgrade posted at 35 ? . Anyways, he definitely needs a good lawyer for that one. Hope he keeps us posted.

 

It's not a conviction until you either plead guilty or are found guilty in court. Once this happens the conviction is there to see. What you do at this point is up to you.

 

I really don't know about other states, but in NC any pending court case, including citations, are public record and can be found on a state government site. It is not in detail, it basically states the charge like "speeding", the county of the violation, and the court date. It does not give the details like speeding 65 in a 55 mile zone.

 

Most companies require you to notify them within a certain period of time when you have received a moving violation of any sort. Doesn't matter if you've been all the way to the court process of bein found guilty or not. An d.o.t reports state directly on them how long your company has to respond to them. Ya need to look up the fmcsa regs regarding required notification of violations to motor carriers to get some definite clarification.