Section 15: Non-Resident Violator Compact (NRVC)

The NRVC, established in 1977, is an agreement among member states to help enforce traffic laws across state lines.

If you are a Texas driver and receive a moving violation from a NRVC participating state, you are generally released on your own recognizance with the promise that you will appear in court or pay the fine. 

If you fail to appear in court or pay the fine, the state that issued the citation will send a notice of non-compliance to the Department. 

Notification of the outstanding violation will be mailed to your address on file with the Department requesting evidence that you have satisfied the citation from the issuing agency. 

Failure to resolve the outstanding violation will result in:

• The revocation of your Texas driver license.
• A $100 reinstatement fee.

Verbal confirmation from the state in question will not clear the NRVC. You must provide documented proof of compliance showing that the out-of-state ticket has been cleared. Visit Reinstating Your Driver License for additional information.

You will need to provide proof of payment for the out-of-state citation in the form of a receipt from the court, a copy of the money order or cashier's check that was used to pay the citation, or a copy of the front and back of a cancelled check. Allow up to 21 business days for processing.  If you complied with the court through an alternate method, such as time served, the out-of-state court must then fax a letter on court letterhead stating that to (512) 424-5809. 

NOTE: If your driving privileges have been revoked for not providing compliance to the Department in a timely manner, you will be required to pay a reinstatement fee. However, the fee does not need to be paid until you renew or modify your Texas driver license. Visit Reinstating Your Driver License for additional information.

It can take up to 21 business days for your compliance documents to be processed.  For more information, including how to submit your compliance documents, visit Reinstating Your Driver License.

For the enforcement action to be removed from your record, you must contact the court in the state that submitted the out-of-state citation information to the Department. The out-of-state court must then fax a letter on court letterhead stating that the information was sent in error to (512) 424-5809.

If the department did not receive proof of the citation payment prior to the date of revocation, you will be required to pay the reinstatement fee.

Yes. To lift the revocation, you will need to provide compliance and pay the reinstatement fee to become eligible to receive a driver license in your new state of residence. Visit Reinstating Your Driver License for additional information.

Yes.  A hearing must be requested within 20 days of the date of notice of revocation sent to you by the Department.  To request a hearing, visit Administrative Hearing Requests. Hearing request can also be submitted by fax, email, or mail.

• Fax: (512) 424-2501
• Email: Hearings
• Mail: Texas Department of Public Safety
          ATTN: ECS
          PO Box 4087
          Austin, TX 78773

The revocation will remain active on your record until the compliance document has been received and processed. Visit the Reinstating Your Driver License page, to find ways to submit your compliance.

If you did not attend the hearing or if the ruling was not in your favor, your license will be revoked on the 12^th day following the hearing date, unless proof of payment is received within 11 days.

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