§47-781.

§47-781.
   
   The Driver License Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into
   with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form
   substantially as follows:
   
                           DRIVER LICENSE COMPACT
                                      
               ARTICLE 1. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY
                                      
   (a) The party states find that:
   
   (1) The safety of their streets and highways is materially affected by
   the degree of compliance with state laws and local ordinances relating
   to the operation of motor vehicles.
   
   (2) Violation of such a law or ordinance is evidence that the violator
   engages in conduct which is likely to endanger the safety of persons
   and property.
   
   (3) The continuance in force of a license to drive is predicated upon
   compliance with laws and ordinances relating to the operation of motor
   vehicles, in whichever jurisdiction the vehicle is operated.
   
   (b) It is the policy of each of the party states to:
   
   (1) Promote compliance with the laws, ordinances, and administrative
   rules and regulations relating to the operation of motor vehicles by
   their operators in each of the jurisdictions where such operators
   drive motor vehicles.
   
   (2) Make the reciprocal recognition of licenses to drive and
   eligibility therefor more just and equitable by considering the
   overall compliance with motor vehicle laws, ordinances and
   administrative rules and regulations as a condition precedent to the
   continuance or issuance of any license by reason of which the licensee
   is authorized or permitted to operate a motor vehicle in any of the
   party states.
   
                          ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS
                                      
   As used in this Compact:
   
   (a) "State" means a state, territory or possession of the United
   States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
   
   (b) "Home state" means the state which has issued and has the power to
   suspend or revoke the use of the license or permit to operate a motor
   vehicle.
   
   (c) "Conviction" means a conviction of any offense related to the use
   or operation of a motor vehicle which is prohibited by state law,
   municipal ordinance or administrative rule or regulation, or a
   forfeiture of a bail, bond or other security deposited to secure
   appearance by a person charged with having committed any such offense,
   and which conviction or forfeiture is required to be reported to the
   licensing authority.
   
                     ARTICLE III. REPORTS OF CONVICTION
                                      
   The licensing authority of a party state shall report each conviction
   of a person from another party state occurring within its jurisdiction
   to the licensing authority of the home state of the licensee. Such
   report shall clearly identify the person convicted; describe the
   violation specifying the section of the statute, code, or ordinance
   violated; identify the court in which action was taken; indicate
   whether a plea of guilty or not guilty was entered, or the conviction
   was a result of the forfeiture of bail, bond or other security; and
   shall include any special findings made in connection therewith.
   
                      ARTICLE IV. EFFECT OF CONVICTION
                                      
   (a) The licensing authority in the home state, for the purpose of
   suspension, revocation or limitation of the license to operate a motor
   vehicle, shall give the same effect to the conduct reported, pursuant
   to Article III of this Compact, as it would if such conduct had
   occurred in the home state, in the case of convictions for:
   
   (1) Manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from the operation of
   a motor vehicle;
   
   (2) Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating
   liquor or a narcotic drug, or under the influence of any other drug to
   a degree which renders the driver incapable of safely driving a motor
   vehicle;
   
   (3) Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used;
   
   (4) Failure to stop and render aid in the event of a motor vehicle
   accident resulting in the death or personal injury of another.
   
   (b) As to other convictions, reported pursuant to Article III, the
   licensing authority in the home state shall give such effect to the
   conduct as is provided by the laws of the home state.
   
   (c) If the laws of a party state do not provide for offenses or
   violations denominated or described in precisely the words employed in
   subdivision (a) of this article, such party state shall construe the
   denominations and descriptions appearing in subdivision (a) hereof as
   being applicable to and identifying those offenses or violations of a
   substantially similar nature, and the laws of such party state shall
   contain such provisions as may be necessary to ensure that full force
   and effect is given to this article.
   
                  ARTICLE V. APPLICATIONS FOR NEW LICENSES
                                      
   Upon application for a license to drive, the licensing authority in a
   party state shall ascertain whether the applicant has ever held, or is
   the holder of a license to drive issued by any other party state. The
   licensing authority in the state where application is made shall not
   issue a license to drive to the applicant if:
   
   (1) The applicant has held such a license, but the same has been
   suspended by reason, in whole or in part, of a violation and if such
   suspension period has not terminated.
   
   (2) The applicant has held such a license, but the same has been
   revoked by reason, in whole or in part, of a violation and if such
   revocation has not terminated, except that after the expiration of one
   (1) year from the date the license was revoked, such person may make
   application for a new license if permitted by law. The licensing
   authority may refuse to issue a license to any such applicant if,
   after investigation, the licensing authority determines that it will
   not be safe to grant to such person the privilege of driving a motor
   vehicle on the public highways.
   
   (3) The applicant is the holder of a license to drive issued by
   another party state and currently in force unless the applicant
   surrenders such license.
   
                  ARTICLE VI. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS
                                      
   Except as expressly required by provisions of this Compact, nothing
   contained herein shall be construed to affect the right of any party
   state to apply any of its other laws relating to licenses to drive to
   any person or circumstance, nor to invalidate or prevent any driver
   license agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a party
   state and a nonparty state.
   
                     ARTICLE VII. COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR
                                      
                       AND INTERCHANGE OF INFORMATION
                                      
   (a) The head of the licensing authority of each party state shall be
   the administrator of this Compact for his state. The administrators,
   acting jointly, shall have the power to formulate all necessary and
   proper procedures for the exchange of information under this Compact.
   
   (b) The administrator of each party state shall furnish to the
   administrator of each other party state any information or documents
   reasonably necessary to facilitate the administration of this Compact.
   
               ARTICLE VIII. ENTRY INTO FORCE AND WITHDRAWAL
                                      
   (a) This Compact shall enter into force and become effective as to any
   state when it has enacted the same into law.
   
   (b) Any party state may withdraw from this Compact by enacting a
   statute repealing the same, but no such withdrawal shall take effect
   until six (6) months after the executive head of the withdrawing state
   has given notice of the withdrawal to the executive heads of all the
   party states. No withdrawal shall affect the validity or applicability
   by the licensing authorities of states remaining party to the Compact
   of any report of conviction occurring prior to the withdrawal.
   
                 ARTICLE IX. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY
                                      
   This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the
   purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable
   and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this Compact is
   declared to be contrary to the Constitution of any party state or of
   the United States or the applicability thereof to any government,
   agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the
   remainder of this Compact and the applicability thereof to any
   government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected
   thereby. If this Compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of
   any state party thereto, the Compact shall remain in full force and
   effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to
   the state affected as to all severable matters.