"Ramon F Herrera" wrote in message
news:1182266743.224746.17520@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
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> I keep on hearing unsubstantiated and contradictory information about
> using a valid driver's license across the USA. My DL was issued in
> Massachusetts and will expire in 2009. In the last 2 years I have
> driven about 70K+ miles, across some 30 states, and now I have a
> postal address in Texas.
>
> I am told told by a friend, a TX resident, that my MA driver's license
> (same as foreign country licenses) is only good for 30 days. However,
> cops have seen my license and didn't have any problem with it.
>
> Another version that I find hard to believe: my friend says that TX
> accepts licenses only from states or countries which accepts TX-issued
> DLs. I didn't know that reciprocity applied here. Since when is TX in
> the business of making international reciprocity agreements? That is a
> federal issue. I claim that the driver's licenses issued by any US
> state can be used in all US states, with no need for bilateral
> negotiations.
>
The licenses are good everywhere, but if Texas claims you are a resident
they will say you had an obligation to apply for a Texas license.
I frankly don't know what the downside is if you just ignore them; but I
would find out if I were you. They must have a website that explains it.
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