Reader’s Question:

My daughter got a possession for marijuana ticket in Oregon and has a CA Drivers license. What will happen with her car insurance?

Arnold

Los Angeles, CA

Oregon and California are both members of the driver’s license compact (DLC) so the Oregon court in which you are convicted of being in possession of marijuana will report this offense back to Los Angeles California.

Since a drug possession offense is viewed by many insurance companies as a major offense this Oregon possession of marijuana citation will likely be taken seriously by your daughter’s car insurance providers. It will depend upon their rating system how exactly the citation will affect her auto insurance rates however such a conviction would usually raise one’s auto insurance rates. To find out by how much your daughter would need to speak with his agent about her insurance company’s rating system.

The California Department of Insurance may also be able to tell her how this Oregon offense will affect her car insurance premiums since companies must file their rates with this state agency.