A. Upon receipt of a report from the licensing authority of an issuing state reporting the failure of a person to comply with the terms of a citation, the licensing authority of the home state shall:
(1) notify the person;
(2) initiate a suspension action in accordance with the home state's suspension procedures; and
(3) suspend the person's license privileges until satisfactory evidence of compliance with the terms of the citation has been furnished by the issuing state to the home state licensing authority.
B. Due process safeguards shall be accorded to alleged violators.
C. Upon receipt of a report of conviction from the licensing authority of the issuing state, the licensing authority of the home state shall enter the conviction as though it occurred in the home state for the purposes of the suspension of license privileges.
D. The licensing authority of the home state shall:
(1) maintain a record of actions taken; and
(2) make reports to issuing states as provided in the compact manual.
History: Laws 2001, ch. 101, § 5.
Effective dates. — Laws 2001, ch. 101, § 13 made the Wildlife Violator Compact effective July 1, 2001.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 11 - Intergovernmental Agreements and Authorities
Article 16 - Wildlife Violator Compact
Section 11-16-1 - Short title.
Section 11-16-2 - Adoption and text of compact.
Section 11-16-3 - Definitions.
Section 11-16-4 - Procedures for issuing state citations.
Section 11-16-5 - Procedure for home state.
Section 11-16-6 - Reciprocal recognition of suspension.
Section 11-16-7 - Applicability of other laws.
Section 11-16-8 - Compact administrator procedures.
Section 11-16-9 - Entry into Wildlife Violator Compact and withdrawal.
Section 11-16-10 - Amendments to the Wildlife Violator Compact.
Section 11-16-11 - Licensing authority; administrator; expenses.