464 TRAFFIC QUARTERLY

4 . Several interstate aspects of driver licensing were clarified and made more effective . 3

5 . The minimum age for a driver ' s license was increased to 18 years of age , although a person completing an approved driver education course is eligible to receive a license after he becomes 16 years of age .

6 . To assist in identifying persons with poor driving records who may no longer be qualified for licensing because of frequent violations , the re vised Code would authorize each state department of motor vehicles to establish a point system .

7 . Provisions were added for the “ de - licensing " of persons convicted of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle , eluding a police officer , or racing on the highways .

All 1968 changes in UVC , Chapter 6 , are reviewed and shown in Traffic Laws Commentary 68 – 2 , listed in Footnote 2 .

Chapters 7 and 8 of the Uniform Vehicle Code require security following an accident and provide for proof of financial responsi bility for the future after suspension or revocation , after nonpayment of a judgment , and by the owners of for - rent vehicles . Chapter 9 on civil liability waives governmental immunity , imputes negligence to the owner , and has a " guest statute . ” In 1968 , the portion of Chapter 9 on nonresident service of process was amended to apply off the highways and to cover any resident who leaves the state after an accident . Chapter 10 on accidents specifies the duties of involved drivers at the scene and afterward in connection with written ac cident reports . The most significant 1968 revision defines the duty

3 . Mobility of the driving population increases annually and has resulted in some licensing problems for the states . One of these involves persons licensed in one state who violate laws in another state . Another involves drivers who move to a new state and seek a license there . Significant revisions were made in the Code that relate to both of these situations . When a person moves to a new state and applies for a driver ' s license , a pro vision in the 1968 Code will expressly prohibit the issuance of a license while a suspension or revocation is in effect in another state . See UVC 86 - 103 ( b ) 2 . See also UVC $ 6 - 106 ( c ) , which gives effect to a person ' s driving record once it has been received from the appli cant ' s prior state of residence .

As to drivers licensed in State A who violate the laws of State B , the Code has always provided that the licensing agency in State A may suspend or revoke a license based on a conviction of an offense in State B . See UVC 86 - 203 ( a ) . In 1968 , the National Committee approved the following additional provisions : ( 1 ) State A may assess points for convictions of its residents in State B under UVC $ 6 - 206 ( b ) , third sentence ; ( 2 ) State A may suspend or revoke the license of a person for conduct occurring in State B even though a conviction does not result or even though that conduct does not constitute a violation in State B under UVC $ 6 - 203 ( b ) ; ( 3 ) State B must notify State A of any suspension or revocation of driving privileges involving a resident of State A under UVC 8 6 - 202 ( c ) .