On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:25:43 -0700, Ramon F Herrera
wrote:
>
>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.
>
>-Ramon
you are having trouble grasping the plainly written laws that apply
in just about every state.
most states give you 30 days to switch your license to their state
when you move into that state, you appear to live in texas, you need
to get a texas drivers license.
you no longer reside in MASS and regardless of the expiration date,
theoretically your license is invalid. |
