QandAs: Autos

How long does an Accident, DUI or Ticket stay on my driving record in South Dakota?

Answer:
If you live in South Dakota, or if you plan to move

there, you might want to know some things about the South Dakota driving record laws, and how some traffic violations and convictions might impact that record.

It is not readily apparent at the South Dakota DMV website, just how long accident, DUI, or ticket violations and convictions remain on a driver's record in South Dakota, but a general rule-of-thumb guideline, based on many states' published details, is that such convictions are usually kept on a driver's record as follows:

- Accident = three years or more
- DUI = ten years or more
- Ticket = three years or more

Of course, severity and circumstances usually play a role in traffic violations and convictions, and, as such, these durations may vary accordingly.

For more detailed information, visit or call a South Dakota DMV office.

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