Ex Parte Welch

This Court granted a petition for certiorari to review this case because there appeared to be a material question of first impression that was erroneously decided by the Court of Civil Appeals, 519 So.2d 514. The case involves the Driver License Compact, Ala. Code 1975, §§ 32-6-30 through -36, and specifically, whether the licensing authority of this State can, in any circumstances, issue a license before the expiration of a revocation period imposed by the State of an applicant's former residence.

Petitioner Welch had his Florida license revoked for five years after his second conviction…