Isaac v. Department of Motor Vehicles

Opinion

KLINE, P. J.

California is party to the interstate Driver License Compact (Veh. Code, § 15000 et seq.) (the Compact), which provides that, with respect to specified motor vehicle offenses, including the one at issue in this case, conduct leading to an out-of-state conviction may be treated as if the conduct had occurred in the driver’s home state. (§§ 15023, subd. (a)(2), 23626.) Application of the Compact requires sufficient evidence of conviction of a covered offense under a substantially similar statute. This appeal requires us to clarify the nature of the evidence sufficient to…