The Non-Resident Violator Compact ( NRVC ) is a United States interstate compact used by 44 states and Washington, D.C. to process traffic citations across state borders.
17-398: When a motorist is cited in another member state and chooses not to respond to a moving violation (such as not paying a ticket), the other state notifies the driver's home state and the home state will suspend the driver's license until the driver takes care of the matter in the other state. The motorist whose home state is a member who incurs a moving violation in another state that is a member
34-467: A citation in a member state will be processed normally. If the nonmember fails to pay the issued citation after being found guilty, the nonmember's privilege to drive in the ticket-issuing state will become suspended. Their home state license will remain unaffected. Some states will not take action on offenses like vehicle equipment and vehicle inspection if their driver has ignored an out of state citation of those offenses. Out of state moving violations are
51-500: A driver for not responding to violations such as equipment violations, registration violations, parking violations, and weight limit violations. Other changes from the NRVC are that in order for a driver to keep his license under the NRVC, he just had to respond to the citation by paying the fine. With the DLA, the driver must comply with any order from the out of state court. An example would be
68-463: A driver from Arizona getting cited for tinted windows while traveling through Virginia , even though the tinted windows are legal back at home. The driver is ordered to fix the tint to meet Virginia law even though the driver left Virginia. Under the NRVC, to retain said license, the driver just pays the fine but with DLA, the driver must do what the court says including paying a fine, but also fixing vehicle equipment, and/or community service. Work on
85-450: A minor violation; and maintain a complete driver's history, including withdrawals and traffic convictions including those committed in non-DLA states. When a DLA member state receives a report concerning its drivers from a non-DLA member state, the member state will be required to treat the report the same as if it came from a member state. As with the previous compacts, the DLA requires a state to post all out-of-state traffic convictions to
102-400: A moving violation (such as not paying a ticket), the other state notifies the driver's home state and the home state will suspend the driver's license until the driver takes care of the matter in the other state. The motorist whose home state is a member who incurs a moving violation in another state that is a member is released on their own recognizance with the promise to appear in court or pay
119-502: A non-member state that are issued a citation in a member state will be processed normally. If the nonmember fails to pay the issued citation after being found guilty, the nonmember's privilege to drive in the ticket-issuing state will become suspended. Their home state license will remain unaffected. Some states will not take action on offenses like vehicle equipment and vehicle inspection if their driver has ignored an out of state citation of those offenses. Out of state moving violations are
136-540: Is considered confidential and proprietary information by the AAMVA. Connecticut was the first state to join in January 2002. Non-Resident Violator Compact The Non-Resident Violator Compact ( NRVC ) is a United States interstate compact used by 44 states and Washington, D.C. to process traffic citations across state borders. When a motorist is cited in another member state and chooses not to respond to
153-467: Is released on their own recognizance with the promise to appear in court or pay the fine. In some member states, it is the responsibility of the motorist (if cited) to provide documented proof of compliance with the out-of-state ticket in a timely manner to avoid having home state driving privilege revoked. Motorists cited for violations in a state that is not a member of the NRVC must post bail before being allowed to proceed. In addition, drivers licensed in
170-649: The Driver License Compact (DLC) and the Non-Resident Violator Compact (NRVC) with staff support provided by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA). The DLA requires all states to honor licenses issued by other member states, report traffic convictions to the licensing state, prohibit a member state from confiscating an out-of-state driver's license or jailing an out-of-state driver for
187-765: The Driver License Agreement is ratified by Non-Resident Violator Compact members, it will no longer be relevant. All states plus the District of Columbia are members except Alaska , California , Michigan , Montana , Oregon , and Wisconsin . Driver License Agreement In the United States , the Driver License Agreement ( DLA ) is an interstate compact written by the Joint Executive Board of
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#1732773313001204-883: The Driver License Agreement started in 1994/1995 by the Driver License Compact and the Non-Resident Violator Compact Joint Executive Board with the idea to combine and improve the compacts and make them enforceable, possibly with federal grant funding. Around the same time, Congress passed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Joint Executive Board decided jurisdictions in Mexico and Canada could join. The federal government through appropriations in Congress funded
221-461: The Joint Executive Board in writing the new Driver License Agreement. In 2000, the agreement was ratified by the U.S. states with two votes against. After the September 11 attacks in 2001, the Joint Executive Board strengthened driver license security provisions in the DLA, and the revised DLA was again ratified by the U.S. states with some votes against. The information on who voted against the DLA
238-491: The driver's record, and a state must apply its own laws to all out-of-state convictions. As with the previous compacts, the DLA allows other jurisdictions to access motor vehicle records, in accordance with the Drivers' Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), and to transfer the driver's history if the driver transfers his license. The DLA has some changes from the NRVC. Unlike the NRVC, under the DLA, adverse action can be taken against
255-422: The fine. In some member states, it is the responsibility of the motorist (if cited) to provide documented proof of compliance with the out-of-state ticket in a timely manner to avoid having home state driving privilege revoked. Motorists cited for violations in a state that is not a member of the NRVC must post bail before being allowed to proceed. In addition, drivers licensed in a non-member state that are issued
272-490: The focus of the compact and there will be no differences in focus under the Driver License Agreement . The Non-Resident Violator Compact came into existence in the 1970s, originating from the northeastern states. The Non-Resident Violator Compact is being superseded by the new Driver License Agreement (DLA) which also replaces the Driver License Compact . As planned by the DLC-NRVC Executive Board, when
289-412: The focus of the compact and there will be no differences in focus under the Driver License Agreement . The Non-Resident Violator Compact came into existence in the 1970s, originating from the northeastern states. The Non-Resident Violator Compact is being superseded by the new Driver License Agreement (DLA) which also replaces the Driver License Compact. As planned by the DLC-NRVC Executive Board, when
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