§ 516. Driver license compact. 1. The driver license compact is hereby\nenacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions joining\ntherein in the form substantially as follows:\n DRIVER LICENSE COMPACT\n ARTICLE I\n FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY\n (a) The party states find that:\n (1) The safety of their streets and highways is materially affected by\nthe degree of compliance with state and local laws and ordinances\nrelating to the operation of motor vehicles.\n (2) Violation of such a law or ordinance is evidence that the violator\nengages in conduct which is likely to endanger the safety of persons and\nproperty.\n (3) The continuance in force of a license to drive is predicated upon\ncompliance with laws and ordinances relating to the operation of motor\nvehicles, in whichever jurisdiction the vehicle is operated.\n (b) It is the policy of each of the party states to:\n (1) Promote compliance with the laws, ordinances, and administrative\nrules and regulations relating to the operation of motor vehicles by\ntheir operators in each of the jurisdictions where such operators drive\nmotor vehicles.\n (2) Make the reciprocal recognition of licenses to drive and\neligibility therefor more just and equitable by considering the overall\ncompliance with motor vehicle laws, ordinances and administrative rules\nand regulations as a condition precedent to the continuance or issuance\nof any license by reason of which the licensee is authorized or\npermitted to operate a motor vehicle in any of the party states.\n ARTICLE II\n DEFINITIONS\n As used in this compact:\n (a) "State" means a state, territory or possession of the United\nStates, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a\nprovince of Canada.\n (b) "Home state" means the state which has issued and has the power to\nsuspend or revoke the use of the license or permit to operate a motor\nvehicle.\n (c) "Conviction" means a conviction of any offense related to the use\nor operation of a motor vehicle which is prohibited by state law,\nmunicipal ordinance or administrative rule or regulation, or a\nforfeiture of bail, bond or other security deposited to secure\nappearance by a person charged with having committed any such offense,\nand which conviction or forfeiture is required to be reported to the\nlicensing authority.\n ARTICLE III\n REPORTS OF CONVICTION\n The licensing authority of a party state shall report each conviction\nof a person from another party state occurring within its jurisdiction\nto the licensing authority of the home state of the licensee. Such\nreport shall clearly identify the person convicted; describe the\nviolation specifying the section of the statute, code or ordinance\nviolated; identify the court in which action was taken; indicate whether\na plea of guilty or not guilty was entered, or the conviction was a\nresult of the forfeiture of bail, bond or other security; and shall\ninclude any special findings made in connection therewith.\n ARTICLE IV\n EFFECT OF CONVICTION\n (a) The licensing authority in the home state, for the purposes of\nsuspension, revocation or limitation of the license to operate a motor\nvehicle, shall give the same effect to the conduct reported, pursuant to\narticle III of this compact, as it would if such conduct had occurred in\nthe home state, in the case of convictions for:\n (1) Manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from the operation of\na motor vehicle;\n (2) Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating\nliquor or a narcotic drug, or under the influence of any other drug to a\ndegree which renders the driver incapable of safely driving a motor\nvehicle;\n (3) Any felony in the commission of which a mo
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