If I’m on probation in one state and was arressted for sometng else in another state, will my home state find out?
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If I’m on probation in one state and was arressted for sometng else in another state, will my home state find out?
On probation in VA for 1 year (possession of a controlled substance); after that time the charges will be dropped. This weekend I was arrested in PA for DUI. If my court date in PA is after my probation has ended in VA, will VA be notified?
Asked on January 4, 2011 under Criminal Law, Virginia
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
There is something known as the Interstate Driver's License Compact, which is a written compact between most of the states that allow them to share information regarding DUI and DWI arrests and suspensions of licenses. There are non-compact states but the two you mention here are a part of the compact. Although some say that the information is rarely shared under the compact, it is still a viable document and I would not take the chance that it will not be reported. I would without a doubt hire an attorney as soon as you can to help you with all of this. You need to know from the get go what is going to happen here and brace yourself for the worst. And notify your VA attorney as well.
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