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(a) Upon receipt of a report of a failure of a violator to comply with the terms of a citation from the licensing authority of the issuing state, the licensing authority of the home state shall notify the violator, initiate a suspension action in accordance with the home state’s suspension procedures and suspend the violator’s license privileges until satisfactory evidence of compliance with the terms of the wildlife citation has been furnished by the issuing state to the home state licensing authority; provided, however, that the violation shall have been a violation of law under the licensing authority of the home state. Due process safeguards shall be accorded.
(b) Upon receipt of a report of conviction from the licensing authority of the issuing state, the licensing authority of the home state shall enter such conviction in its records and shall treat such conviction as though it occurred in the home state for the purposes of suspension of license privileges; provided, however, that the violation resulting in the conviction in the issuing state would have also have been a violation of law under the licensing authority of the home state.
(c) The licensing authority of the home state of a violator shall maintain a record of actions taken against violators and shall make reports to issuing states pursuant to the compact manual.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Massachusetts General Laws Part I. Administration of the Government (Ch. 1-182) Ch. 131B, § 5 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ma/part-i-administration-of-the-government-ch-1-182/ma-gen-laws-ch-131b-sect-5/
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