<P> The Driver License Compact came into existence with Nevada becoming the first member in 1960 . Organizations in the Western States such as governors came together to cooperate on traffic safety . Under the Beamer Resolution ( `` Interstate Compacts for Highway Safety Resolution '' ) , Public Law 85 - 684 , enacted on August 20 , 1958 , 72 Stat. 635 ( named for Rep. John V. Beamer , R - Indiana ) , states were automatically given permission to form compacts in the areas of traffic safety . Originally , the Driver License Compact dealt with dangerous driving violations such as drunk driving , reckless driving , commission of a felony involving a motor vehicle and others . Later on , minor violations were included as well . Quite a few states joined in the 1960s but it languished in the 1970s and part of the 1980s . In the late 1980s , there was a push by the AAMVA to get states to join and in the early to mid 1990s , quite a few states joined . </P>
<P> The Driver License Compact came into existence with Nevada becoming the first member in 1960 . Organizations in the Western States such as governors came together to cooperate on traffic safety . Under the Beamer Resolution ( `` Interstate Compacts for Highway Safety Resolution '' ) , Public Law 85 - 684 , enacted on August 20 , 1958 , 72 Stat. 635 ( named for Rep. John V. Beamer , R - Indiana ) , states were automatically given permission to form compacts in the areas of traffic safety . Originally , the Driver License Compact dealt with dangerous driving violations such as drunk driving , reckless driving , commission of a felony involving a motor vehicle and others . Later on , minor violations were included as well . Quite a few states joined in the 1960s but it languished in the 1970s and part of the 1980s . In the late 1980s , there was a push by the AAMVA to get states to join and in the early to mid 1990s , quite a few states joined . </P>
when did the driver 's license compact start
when did the driver 's license compact start
1960
1960