Opn. No.

Hon. James P. Melton Commissioner Department of Motor Vehicles

This is in response to your letter wherein you requested my opinion as to whether the State of New York could lawfully enter into the Non-Resident Violator's Compact with a Canadian Province. You state that the State of New York has already entered into this compact with several states, but question the constitutionality of the State of New York entering into the same agreement with a Canadian Province.

The first issue is whether it is constitutionally permissible for the State of New York to enter into the Non-Resident Violator…