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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. Any or all of the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands shall be eligible to become party to this compact.
B. As to any eligible party state, this compact shall become effective when its legislature shall have enacted the same in law; provided that it shall not become initially effective until enacted into law by seven states.
C. Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same, but no such withdrawal shall become effective until the governor of the withdrawing state shall have sent formal notice in writing to the governor of each other party state informing said governors of the action of the legislature in repealing the compact and declaring an intention to withdraw.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 51, § 1008. Eligible parties; entry and withdrawal - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-51-sect-1008/
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