jdoe wrote on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:40:47 -0400:
??>> 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.
??>>
??>> 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
j> you are having trouble grasping the plainly written laws
j> that apply in just about every state.
j> most states give you 30 days to switch your license to their
j> state when you move into that state, you appear to live in
j> texas, you need to get a texas drivers license.
j> you no longer reside in MASS and regardless of the
j> expiration date, theoretically your license is invalid.
I know someone who works and resides in Maryland. He also has
Wyoming plates on his cars and has done so for 40 years. He does
own a ranch in Wyoming and, AFAIK, has never had any problems
tho' he does not seem to spend much time there.
James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland
E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
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