traffic ticket for impeded operation (gps).Will record/points reach out of state lice

[gooduser]

Hi, I received a traffic ticket for driving impedence (gps manipulation) on feb 25th sunday. I was driving on a surface street (35mph limit) and a cop was right behind me. It was dark at 6pm so I assume the cop can see the lights from GPS very well. He saw my fingers touching the GPS and pulled me over telling I operated gps while in motion and I should be doing it after pulling over the vechicle. first he asked for drives license and registration came back after 15 minutes and gave a $35 ticket. I have 20 days to pay or contest. I hold a connecticut (CT) drivres license and the ticket is issued in MA (just 3 miles from CT-MA state border).
I am wondering whether I should contest the ticket and what reason I should tell the hearing clerk/ judge. I am not worried about the $35 ticket price but the record and points it may leave in my drivers record. I hold an out of state (CT) license and I would like to know whether this ticket/ points would show up in my CT drives record? Do we know how many points they put for these kinds of violation?
I am going to be out of town of a month. So if I am contesting can I request for a hearing date later than my expected return date?

Will the points/ record carry over to my CT drivers LICENSE record? That's my primary concern. I have a clean record so far.

 

[mightymoose]

If you pay the citation that should be the end of it. If you fail to pay the citation then you could run into trouble trying to renew your license or vehicles when the time comes.
This is not likely to be reported to insurance, and should not have an effect on your license... however you do not have a good argument to make in attempt to dismiss the citation and would be wasting your time trying to do so, ending with the same result.

Your simplest option here is to just pay the $35 and in the future do not operate these devices while driving- it is essentially the same as using your phone while driving and more and more states, if not all of them by now, are implementing laws restricting their use while driving.

 

[disagreeable]

I looked at the text of the law. Though it does not exclude GPS devices, my understanding is they are not included. I would appeal on the basis that it is discriminatory in nature to make it illegal for someone who cannot afford a $1500 add-on system to use the same equipment in a portable unit. Here is a MassDOT interpretation indicating GPS is not included.

http://transportation.blog.state.ma.us/blog/2010/08/rmv-reminder-safe-driving-law-.html

http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90/Section8M

 

[mightymoose]

0These statutes typically do include GPS devices. Whether a cell phone, GPS, MP3 player, whatever... you are not supposed to operate it while operating the vehicle.
Even the built in GPS is not supposed to be used while driving.
What is the violation code that is written on the citation?