New York DUI Auto Insurance Quote
Reader’s Question:
Recently, I got a DUI in New York but having a New Jersey license and most likely, I will be charge with DWAI. Someone told me that in NY, the DUI will remain on my record for seven years but my lawyer informed me that in New York, it will remain on my record for lifetime. Can you please tell me if I the DUI record ill be removed after 7 years?
Jim
Islip, NY
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles states that convictions for moving violations, accidents, and the suspensions or the revocations of your driver license stay on your driver record for a different amount of time.
According to the NYS DMV a conviction that is alcohol-related or drug-related (for example, DWI, DUI DWAI) stays on a driver record for exactly ten years. If a motorist is convicted of the same infraction during that ten years, the motorist can receive additional penalties.
There are other accidents and infractions of a major type that can stay on a motorist record for more than ten years. In addition, a NY revocation or suspension of a driver license that was not cleared or not terminated stays on a driver record indefinitely.
If NJ placed this New York offense on your NJ driving record then you may also be receiving penalties in your New York . In NJ a DUI conviction will stay a permanent part of your NJ driving record.
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