The provisions of this chapter shall apply to traffic violations covered under chapter 24 of this title and for that purpose a determination by the Judicial Bureau that a person has committed a traffic violation, whether by admission, no contest, determination after hearing, or entry of a default judgment, shall be deemed a conviction under this chapter. (Added 1989, No. 109, § 3, eff. July 1, 1990; amended 1997, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)