CHAPTER 6. Driver License Compact [15000. - 15028.]

Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 237.

§§ 15000–15028 · 13 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Generally §§ 15000–15003 · 4 sections

   • § 15000 The Driver License Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially contained…
   • § 15001 As used in the compact, the term “licensing authority” with reference to this State shall mean the Department of Motor Vehicles. That department shall furnish…
   • § 15002 The compact administrator provided for in Section 15026 of this compact shall not be entitled to any additional compensation on account of his service as such…
   • § 15003 As used in the compact, with reference to this State, the term “executive head” shall mean the Governor.
2. ARTICLE 2. Compact Terms §§ 15020–15028 · 9 sections

   • § 15020 (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…
   • § 15021 As used in the compact: (a) “State” means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.…
   • § 15022 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…
   • § 15023 (a) The licensing authority in the home state, for the purposes of suspending, revoking, or limiting the license to operate a motor vehicle, shall give the…
   • § 15024 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…
   • § 15025 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…
   • § 15026 (a) The head of the licensing authority of each party state shall be the administrator of this compact for his state. The administrators of all party states,…
   • § 15027 (a) This compact shall become effective as to any state in which this compact becomes effective as the law of that state. (b) Any party state may withdraw from…
   • § 15028 The compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of the compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause,…