WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 320

COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN A PARTY STATE AND A NONPARTY
STATE.

ARTICLE VII

COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR AND INTERCHANGE OF INFORMATION

(A)  THE HEAD OF THE LICENSING AUTHORITY OF EACH PARTY STATE
SHALL BE THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THIS COMPACT FOR HIS STATE. THE
ADMINISTRATORS, ACTING JOINTLY, SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO FORMULATE
ALL NECESSARY AND PROPER PROCEDURES FOR THE EXCHANGE OF
INFORMATION UNDER THIS COMPACT.

(B)  THE ADMINISTRATOR OF EACH PARTY STATE SHALL FURNISH TO
THE ADMINISTRATOR OF EACH OTHER PARTY STATE ANY INFORMATION OR
DOCUMENTS REASONABLY NECESSARY TO FACILITATE THE ADMINISTRATION
OF THIS COMPACT.

ARTICLE VIII

ENTRY INTO FORCE AND WITHDRAWAL

(A)  THIS COMPACT SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE AND BECOME
EFFECTIVE AS TO ANY STATE WHEN IT HAS ENACTED THE SAME INTO LAW.

(B)  ANY PARTY STATE MAY WITHDRAW FROM THIS COMPACT BY
ENACTING A STATUTE REPEALING THE SAME, BUT NO SUCH WITHDRAWAL
SHALL TAKE EFFECT UNTIL 6 MONTHS AFTER THE EXECUTIVE HEAD OF THE
WITHDRAWING STATE HAS GIVEN NOTICE OF THE WITHDRAWAL TO THE
EXECUTIVE HEADS OF ALL OTHER PARTY STATES. NO WITHDRAWAL SHALL
AFFECT THE VALIDITY OR APPLICABILITY BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITIES
OF STATES REMAINING PARTY TO THE COMPACT OF ANY REPORT OF
CONVICTION OCCURRING PRIOR TO THE WITHDRAWAL.

ARTICLE IX

CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY

THIS COMPACT SHALL BE LIBERALLY CONSTRUED SO AS TO
EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES THEREOF. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS COMPACT
SHALL BE SEVERABLE AND IF ANY PHRASE, CLAUSE, SENTENCE OR
PROVISION OF THIS COMPACT IS DECLARED TO BE CONTRARY TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF ANY PARTY STATE OR OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE
APPLICABILITY THEREOF TO ANY GOVERNMENT, AGENCY, PERSON OR
CIRCUMSTANCE IS HELD INVALID, THE VALIDITY OF THE REMAINDER OF
THIS COMPACT AND THE APPLICABILITY THEREOF TO ANY GOVERNMENT,
AGENCY, PERSON OR CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL NOT BE AFFECTED THEREBY. IF
THIS COMPACT SHALL BE HELD CONTRARY TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ANY
STATE PARTY THERETO, THE COMPACT SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND
EFFECT AS TO THE REMAINING STATES AND IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS
TO THE STATE AFFECTED AS TO ALL SEVERABLE MATTERS.

16-704.

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