Recent content by disgruntledhuman

Say I did 20 years ago, would it be legal for a state to pass a law saying you can't drive in our state based off of your conviction in another state 20 years ago? What is there to prevent a state from doing such a thing? Please pardon my ignorance, but what limits the governments authority?

Say I did 20 years ago, would it be legal for a state to pass a law saying you can't drive in our state based off of your conviction in another state 20 years ago?

Honestly its a hypothetical to understand the law better. COULD a state implement a statute to impose the loss of a license (in their state) based off of a conviction in another state? Could they even prevent a MA driver from passing through their state based solely off of their conviction history?

For instance, Melanies Law (Ma) prescribes specific protocol for repeat offenders based off of the compelling government interest of public safety, but it does not apply to offenders from other states coming to MA. I assume once the offender has completed the statutory requirements he would not...

If I lose my license in one state, and them move, can the state I move to deny me a license for a different amount of time? What would prevent them from doing so?