On Jun 19, 10:36 am, Ramon F Herrera wrote:
> On Jun 19, 10:28 am, "sharx35" wrote:
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> > "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.
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> 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'.
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> 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?
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Re residency:
-- Where do you pay your state taxes?
-- In which state is your primary source of income earned?
-- In which state do you (if you) vote?
-- In which state do you spend the most nights, of all your
locations?
Answer those, and that's where you are an official resident. If more
than one (highly improbable, but possible) then you are a dual
resident. In that case, you should be sharing your taxes between the
two states, and you (oh gee!) get to choose which is the primary of
the dual residence, and hence receive your license application money.
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