Colorado is one of 45 states that participate in the Driver’s License Compact. The Driver’s License Compact is an agreement between states to report court convictions and administrative suspensions to the driver’s home state. A DUI or DWAI conviction in Colorado will likely have consequences to an out of state driver’s license.
Under the Driver’s License Compact, the home state of the driver is required to take action against a driver’s license as if the offense occurred in the driver’s home state. Therefore, it is difficult to avoid a driver’s license revocation if convicted for an alcohol related driving offense in another state. Colorado is required to report a DUI or DWAI conviction to another state if the driver had an out of state driver’s license. Even administrative DMV suspensions are required to be entered and reported to the home state.
The National Driver Register is the centralized computer database most states use to report convictions or revocations. This database contains information about individuals who have been revoked, suspended, or convicted of a serious traffic offense such as DUI, DWI, and DWAI. If there is a red flag in this database, the offender will have an action taken against their license in their home state or will be denied if applying for a license.