§ 516-b. Reciprocal agreements concerning reporting of traffic\noffenses and administrative action thereon. (a) The commissioner may\nexecute a reciprocal compact or agreement not inconsistent with the\nprovisions of this chapter with the motor vehicle administrator or other\nauthorized official of another state concerning the reporting of\nconvictions for traffic offenses occurring in each state by a person\nlicensed in, or a resident of, the other state to such licensing or\nresidence state and the treating of any such reported conviction in the\nsame manner as if the conviction occurred in the licensing or residence\nstate for the purpose of administrative action. Any such compact or\nagreement shall specify the offenses subject to the compact or\nagreement, and shall include a determination of comparable offenses in\neach state if any such offenses are of a substantially similar nature\nbut are not denominated or described in precisely the same words in each\nparty state.\n (b) The word "state" when used in this section shall mean any state,\nterritory, a possession of the United States, District of Columbia or\nany province of Canada.\n (c) Traffic offenses which may be subject to a reciprocal compact or\nagreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be limited to the\nfollwing types of offenses in this state and equivalent offenses in each\nparty state:\n (1) Manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and assault arising\nfrom the operation of a motor vehicle;\n (2) Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or\na drug;\n (3) Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used;\n (4) Leaving the scene of a personal injury or fatal incident without\nreporting;\n (5) Any speeding offense;\n (6) Any offense consisting of disobeying any traffic control device;\n (7) Any offense involving failure to yield the right-of-way;\n (8) Any offense involving direction of traffic, overtaking or passing;\n 9. Any offense involving failure to use a safety belt or child re-\nstraint device;\n (10) Reckless driving; and\n (11) Passing a stopped school bus.\n (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the\nreporting or recording of convictions or youthful offender or other\njuvenile adjudications other than those included in a reciprocal compact\nor agreement executed pursuant to this section when the laws of either\nstate require or permit action to be taken or sanctions to be imposed on\nthe basis of such convictions or youthful offender or other juvenile\nadjudications.\n
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