Local woman's license almost revoked over Maryland DMV mistake
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>> A MAJOR DMV MIX-UP. IMAGINE
GETTING A NOTICE SAYING YOUR
DRIVER'S LICENSE IS BEING
SUSPENDED FOR A CRIME. YOU
NEVER COMMITTED. THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT HAPPENED TO A LOCAL WOMAN
AND SHE SPENT WEEKS TRYING TO
CLEAR HER NAME CALLING THE DMV
NEARLY 100 TIMES. BUT SHE GOT
NOWHERE. THEN SHE CALLED 5 ON
YOUR SIDE'S KEELY. ARTHUR.
WAIT A MINUTE.
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. THOSE ARE
THE WORDS THAT STEPHANIE LADEN
HAS REPEATED IN HER HEAD FOR
MORE THAN A MONTH. A BUSY
MOTHER CHURCH VOLUNTEER IN
TEACHER. SHE DOESN'T MAKE IT
OUT OF STATE OFTEN. HAVE YOU
EVER BEEN TO MARYLAND WHEN I
STARTED THINKING ABOUT IT?
I THINK IN 2001 I MIGHT HAVE
DRIVEN THROUGH THE STATE.
>> INDIA AND ONE. YES, THAT'S
IN 2001. SO SHE WAS STUNNED TO
RECEIVE THIS LETTER EXPLAINING
THAT HER LICENSE WAS BEING
SUSPENDED FOR A YEAR OVER A
SPEEDING TICKET ISSUED TO HER.
>> IN MARYLAND, IMPOSSIBLE.
STEPHANIE THOUGHT AND I WENT
TO FACEBOOK TO SEE MAYBE I SAID
WHAT I WAS DOING THAT DAY.
>> AND I WAS ACTUALLY HELPING
MY HUSBAND WITH A TREASURE HUNT
FOR THE KIDS. A CHURCH THAT
DAY. THAT'S RIGHT. STEPHANIE
WAS GETTING HER LICENSE
SUSPENDED OVER A TICKET
SUPPOSEDLY ISSUED TO HER IN
MARYLAND.
>> WHEN IN REALITY SHE WAS MORE
THAN 300 MILES AWAY IN MEDAN,
NORTH CAROLINA. AND SHE SOON
FOUND OUT FROM THE NORTH
CAROLINA DMV THAT THE TICKET ON
FILE COLLECT ANY ADDITIONAL
DETAILS. THERE WAS NO
INFORMATION THERE WAS NO
OFFICER INFORMATION. NO EXACT
LOCATION. AND WHEN SHE CALLED
MARYLAND'S DMV EQUIVALENT, SHE
WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO RECORD OF
HER DRIVING IN THE STATE.
BUT THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO MATTER.
AND WHAT I WOULD CALL NORTH
CAROLINA BACK ONE PERSON MADE
THE COMMENT YOU MUST HAVE DONE
SOMETHING.
>> BECAUSE SOMEBODY ENTERED
INFORMATION AND EVEN IF THEY
DIDN'T DO IT RIGHT.
>> BUT STEPHANIE KNEW SHE HAD
TRULY DONE NOTHING WRONG AND
BEGAN AN ODYSSEY TRYING TO
CLEAR HER NAME. SHE FILED A
DISPUTE PLACE. 97 PHONE CALLS
AND PAID AN ATTORNEY $1500.
NONE OF IT WORKED BUT THEN A
FRIEND CONTACTED 5 ON YOUR SIDE
ON HER BEHALF. AFTER I HEARD
FROM YOU IS THE FIRST TIME
ANYBODY ACTUALLY MOVED ON
ANYTHING. I IMMEDIATELY GOT
TO WORK AND CONTACTED DMV
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER MARTY
HOMAN. WITHIN A WEEK IT WAS
FIXED HOME IN WRITING, QUOTE.
>> WE HAVE REMOVED THE
CONVICTION AND THE ASSOCIATED
SUSPENSION FROM THE RECORD.
THAT'S GREAT THAT THERE'S
SOMEBODY OUT THERE THAT'S GONNA
FIGHT FOR YOU.
>> AND DO ALL THE THINGS.
BUT IT KIND OF STILL REALLY
THAT YOU HAVE TO. BUT WE'RE
REALLY GLAD YOU'RE OUT THERE.
I EMAILED NORTH CAROLINA'S DMV
AND MARYLAND'S AND ASKED HOW
COULD THIS HAPPEN WHERE DID THE
PROBLEM ORIGINATE? AND IF THIS
HAS HAPPENED BEFORE MARYLAND
DIDN'T RESPOND BUT HOLMEN WITH
THE NORTH CAROLINA DMV DID
EXPLAINING QUOTE THE ORIGINATED
IN MARYLAND DURING THEIR
REPORTING PROCESS TRAFFIC
CONVICTIONS ARE TRANSMITTED
ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH
INTERSTATE SYSTEMS.
>> IF MARYLAND SYSTEM
INCORRECTLY MATCHES A DRIVER
RECORD TO NORTH CAROLINA DUE
TO A MISTAKE, DRIVER'S LICENSE,
INCORRECT STATE CODE OR
SOFTWARE. MAPPING AIR. THE
CONVICTION CAN BE SENT TO THE
WRONG STATES TMD DATABASE WHICH
IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO
STEPHANY. AS FOR WHAT THEY'RE
DOING TO PREVENT SOMETHING LIKE
THIS IN THE FUTURE, THE NORTH
CAROLINA DMV SAID, QUOTE, IT
CONTINUES TO WORK WITH THE
NATIONAL DATA SHARING STANDARDS
TO IMPROVE AIR DETECTION AND
STREAMLINE CORRECTIONS WHEN
MISTAKES OCCUR. THERE IT IS
7. HE'S NOW CONFIDENTLY BACK OF
THE ROAD BUT FEARS THIS COULD
HAPPEN TO ANOTHER ONE OF NORTH
CAROLINA'S 8 MILLION LICENSED
DRIVERS.
>> IF THE STATE AS A WHOLE HAS
NOT LEARNED TO FIX SIMPLE
MISTAKES, THAT'S THAT'S A
PROBLEM FOR EVERYBODY.
>> AND KELLY, THIS IS SUCH AN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL
OF US ON THE ROAD. THAT WAS THE
TICKET IN MARYLAND EVEN MATTER
IN NORTH CAROLINA. THAT'S WHAT
I WANTED TO KNOW RIGHT AWAY.
BUT IT'S BECAUSE 2 STATES ALONG
WITH SO MANY OTHER STATES, THEY
SHARE THESE DRIVING RECORD.
SO IT'S NORTH CAROLINA,
MARYLAND, AND MANY OTHERS.
IF YOU'RE CAUGHT SPEEDING MORE
THAN 15 MILES OVER THE LIMIT.
ELSEWHERE, NORTH CAROLINA CAN
STEP IN AND SUSPEND YOUR
LICENSE. GET THIS. EVEN IF THE
LIGHT THE TICKETS DROPPED IN
THE OTHER STATE. SO 70 DIDN'T
DO ANYTHING WRONG. BUT I JUST
WANT DRIVERS DRIVING ACROSS
THE COUNTRY TO KNOW THAT RULE.