Sec. 1. (a) The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compact’s purposes and intent. The provisions of this compact and the rules promulgated hereunder shall have standing as statutory law.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-31.5-13-1

  • commission: means the national administrative body, of which all states that have enacted the compact are members. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-5
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • member state: means a state that has enacted this compact. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-10
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • state: means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States. See Indiana Code 16-31.5-2-18
     (b) All courts shall take judicial notice of the compact and the rules in any judicial or administrative proceeding in a member state pertaining to the subject matter of this compact that may affect the powers, responsibilities, or actions of the commission.

     (c) The commission shall be entitled to receive service of process in any proceeding described in this section, and shall have standing to intervene in the proceeding for all purposes. Failure to provide service of process to the commission shall render a judgment or order void as to the commission, this compact, or promulgated rules.

As added by P.L.3-2020, SEC.1.