Missouri Laws 302.605 – Driver license compact — definitions — applicability of — reports to ..
1. As used in the compact contained in section 302.600, the term “executive head” shall mean the governor of this state.
2. As used in the compact contained in section 302.600, the term “licensing authority” shall mean the department of revenue of this state. The director of revenue 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 compact contained in section 302.600.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 302.605
- Director: the director of revenue acting directly or through the director's authorized officers and agents. See Missouri Laws 302.010
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- License: a license issued by a state to a person which authorizes a person to operate a motor vehicle. See Missouri Laws 302.010
- Motor vehicle: any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively upon tracks except motorized bicycles, as defined in section 307. See Missouri Laws 302.010
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Vehicle: any mechanical device on wheels, designed primarily for use, or used on highways, except motorized bicycles, electric bicycles, vehicles propelled or drawn by horses or human power, or vehicles used exclusively on fixed rails or tracks, or cotton trailers or motorized wheelchairs operated by handicapped persons. See Missouri Laws 302.010
3. The director of the department of revenue, as compact administrator provided for in Article VII of the compact contained in section 302.600, shall not be entitled to any additional compensation on account of his or her service as such administrator. However, he or she shall be entitled to expenses incurred in connection with his or her duties and responsibilities as such administrator, in the same manner as for expenses incurred in connection with any other duties or responsibilities of his office or employment.
4. Any court or other agency of this state, or any subdivision thereof, which has jurisdiction to take any action suspending, revoking or otherwise limiting a license to drive or operate a motor vehicle, shall report any such action and the adjudication upon which it is based to the director of the department of revenue in the manner and within the time prescribed by the director of the department by rule.
5. Article IV of the compact contained in section 302.600 shall apply to those offenses for which a license to drive or operate a motor vehicle may be suspended or revoked under the laws of this state, and any suspension or revocation therefor shall be governed by the provisions of law applicable to such suspension or revocation.