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In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
1.  "Executive head" means the governor of the state of Arizona.
2.  "Licensing authority" means the department.

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Adoption of compact

The driver license compact is entered into and enacted as follows:

Driver License Compact

Article I - 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 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 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 purposes 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 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 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 non-party 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 months after the executive head of the withdrawing state has given notice
of the withdrawal to the executive heads of all other 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.

28-1853 - Exchange of information
 
The licensing authority shall furnish to the appropriate authorities
of any other party state any information or documents reasonably necessary
to facilitate the administration of articles III, IV and V of the driver
license compact.

28-1854 - Compensation and expenses of administrator

The compact administrator provided for in article VII of the driver
license compact is not entitled to any additional compensation because of the
administrator's services as administrator of the compact.  The administrator
shall be reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of the administrator's official duties under the compact pursuant
to title 38, chapter 4, article 2. 

28-1855 - Report by courts and agencies

Any court, other agency or subdivision of a court or agency that has
jurisdiction to take any action suspending, revoking or otherwise limiting
a license to drive shall report the action and the adjudication on which it
is based to the licensing authority within ten days on forms furnished by the
licensing authority.