§ 20-4.24. Reports of convictions; effect of reports. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 20‑4.24.  Reports ofconvictions; effect of reports.

(a)        Reports. – A statethat is a member of the Drivers License Compact shall report to another memberstate of the compact a conviction for any of the following:

(1)        Manslaughter ornegligent homicide resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle.

(2)        Driving a motorvehicle while impaired.

(3)        A felony in thecommission of which a motor vehicle was used.

(4)        Failure to stop andrender aid in the event of a motor vehicle accident resulting in the death orpersonal injury of another.

If the laws of a member state donot describe the listed violations in precisely the words used in thissubsection, the member state shall construe the descriptions to apply tooffenses of the member state that are substantially similar to the onesdescribed.

A state that is a member ofthe Drivers License Compact shall report to another member state of the compacta conviction for any other offense or any other information concerningconvictions that the member states agree to report.

(b)        Effect. – A statethat is a member of the Drivers License Compact shall treat a report of aconviction received from another member state of the compact as a report of theconduct that resulted in the conviction.  For a conviction required to bereported under subsection (a), a member state shall give the same effect to thereport as if the conviction had occurred in that state.  For a conviction thatis not required to be reported under subsection (a), a member state shall givethe effect to the report that is required by the laws of that state.  G.S. 20‑23governs the effect in this State of convictions that are not required to bereported under subsection (a). (1993, c. 533, s. 1.)