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Originally Posted by Mark_T
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Not all states have agreed to this compact. I believe only 45 plus D.C. This compact covers uniform reporting of violations and other related issues, not specifically reciprocity of driving licenses between the states. This compact would handle things like transferring points on your license between states.
Wisconsin, where I live, is not a joinder of this compact. Yet, my license is still valid for driving in all 50 states.
However, this is not the reason that a drivers license is acceptable for driving from one state to the next. For that you just need to look at the US Constitution (Article IV, Section I) and the case law surrounding it.
I believe this is the same reason that your marriage license is usually honored from one state to the next. Pretty much why it's legal to drive across state lines to Las Vegas to get married and then return home to surprise your family.