Motor Vehicle Admin. v. Salop
Annotate this CaseThe Driver License Compact is an interstate agreement that requires party states to report all convictions of an out-of-state driver to the state that issued the driver a license to operate a motor vehicle. For certain offenses, the home state gives the same effect to the conduct underlying the conviction as it would if such conduct had occurred in the home state. Respondent in this case paid a fine for speeding in Delaware, which is a party state to the Compact. The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) reported to the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA), that Respondent had been convicted of speeding. The MVA subsequently recorded a speeding conviction on Respondent’s Maryland driving record and suspended Respondent’s license. Respondent contested the suspension, arguing that payment of the speeding ticket did not constitute a conviction under Delaware law. The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) refused to consider the argument. The circuit court reversed. The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the circuit court with direction to reinstate the decision of the OAH, holding that Respondent’s grievance was with the Delaware DMV for reporting his payment of a fine as a conviction and that Respondent’s redress should be sought in Delaware.
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