On Jun 19, 10:28 am, "sharx35" wrote:
> "Ramon F Herrera" wrote in messagenews: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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > -Ramon
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> Your MA license is only good as long as YOU ARE A RESIDENT OF MA. If you
> move elsewhere, e.g. to Texas, you have a short time, e.g. 30 days, to get a
> license from your NEW state of residence. Period. End of discussion.
Well, the issue is whether I am a TX resident or not. I keep a MA
apartment and have a TX postal address. I have been staying in hotels
and at friends'.
The other part of my question is still open: is there some sort of
reciprocity. Is there any case in which DLs from one state are not
accepted by other state?
-Ramon
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