14. Relations Among the States

Article IV of the Constitution requires states to do the following three things

1 Full Faith and Credit

The Constitution requires each state to recognize the laws and legal proceedings of all other states

in civil, not criminal, matters.

Things covered in “full faith and credit”

Public Acts refer to civil laws passed by state legislatures.

Records means such documents as mortgages, deeds, leases, wills, marriage licenses, car

registrations, and birth certificates.

Judicial proceedings refer to various court actions such as judgments to pay a debt.

Judicial decisions in civil matters in one state will be honored and enforced in all states.

Article IV of the Constitution requires states to do the following three things

2 Privileges and Immunities

Each state must treat citizens of other states equally with its own citizens and not discriminate against them, though nonresidents may not enjoy

all the rights of state citizens.

The Founders knew that when citizens traveled between states, they knew they might be

discriminated against.

The Constitution provides that “the citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and

immunities of citizens in the several states”

The courts have never given a complete listing of “privileges and immunities”

Included, however, are rights to

The right to pass through or live in any state

Use the courts

Make contracts

Buy, sell, and hold property

marry

On the other hand, states may make reasonable discrimination against non-residents.

All states require that a person live in a state for a certain amount of time before becoming a voter

or public official.

States may also require individuals to establish residency before they can practice such

professions as medicine, dentistry, or law.

State colleges and universities may, and usually do, charge higher tuition fees to students from other states than they do to resident students.

BASE TUITION Missouri Residents

Out-of-State

On-Campus Courses $182.43 per credit hour

$352.36 per credit hour

TUITION & FEES* Semester Academic Year

Missouri Resident Tuition Out-of-State Tuition

$2,554$4,933

$5,108$9,866

Article IV of the Constitution requires states to do the following three things

3 Extradition

Criminals fleeing to other states must be returned to their home state by extradition

Extradition-the legal process through which one state or government surrenders an accused

criminal to another government.

Extradition Clause

“A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from

Justice, and be found in another State, shall on demand of the executive Authority of the State

from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the

Crime.”

When States Disagree

States use interstate compacts, or agreements among themselves, to settle border or jurisdiction

agreements

States also use interstate compacts to deal with common problems, such as toxic waste disposal,

but these compacts must be approved by Congress.

Lawsuits brought by a state against another state are tried in the Supreme Court.