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RickyZ

RickyZ

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The Lord has recently led us to move to a new state. We've been doing it in increments (she still has family in the old town). But we've bought a house and had a car here since November. Now, the new state law says that a vehicle in the state for 60 days or more has to be titled and registered in that state and be insured in that state. To hold insurance in that state one must get that state's driver's license.

The old state, where our other car is kept, says that a car kept in it must be titled and registered as such. But since that is still (for now) or primary residence, I must have that state's drivers license to be legal.


And technically, if you're counting pure days, it's spent more time in airport parking in a 3rd state than either of these.

So do I get the MN license and break CA law, or keep the CA license and break MN law? Or say screw them both and register it in Oklahoma? ;)
 
RickyZ said:
The Lord has recently led us to move to a new state. We've been doing it in increments (she still has family in the old town). But we've bought a house and had a car here since November. Now, the new state law says that a vehicle in the state for 60 days or more has to be titled and registered in that state and be insured in that state. To hold insurance in that state one must get that state's driver's license.

The old state, where our other car is kept, says that a car kept in it must be titled and registered as such. But since that is still (for now) or primary residence, I must have that state's drivers license to be legal.


And technically, if you're counting pure days, it's spent more time in airport parking in a 3rd state than either of these.

So do I get the MN license and break CA law, or keep the CA license and break MN law? Or say screw them both and register it in Oklahoma? ;)
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Id say screw it..lol.. How about when you get FULLY moved to where you're going, THEN register the other car in the state where you will be living.. ?? :)
 
It was coming due for renewal in the first state so I had to do something. I should have claimed the Oklahoma exclusion ;)
 
RickyZ said:
The Lord has recently led us to move to a new state. We've been doing it in increments (she still has family in the old town). But we've bought a house and had a car here since November. Now, the new state law says that a vehicle in the state for 60 days or more has to be titled and registered in that state and be insured in that state. To hold insurance in that state one must get that state's driver's license.

The old state, where our other car is kept, says that a car kept in it must be titled and registered as such. But since that is still (for now) or primary residence, I must have that state's drivers license to be legal.


And technically, if you're counting pure days, it's spent more time in airport parking in a 3rd state than either of these.

So do I get the MN license and break CA law, or keep the CA license and break MN law? Or say screw them both and register it in Oklahoma? ;)
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Can't you just insure the MN car in MN and leave the CA car in CA? I strongly suspect MN insurance is cheaper, and CA doesn't really need to know you have another property and car. They just care about the car you drive around in that state.

As for OK? Meh, let them license cars that belong in that state. lol
 
It's not really the issue of the insurance and registration, it's the drivers license. Both states tell me I must be licensed in their state, but that I can't be licensed in both. I'm still working on it, trying to find an answer.
 
RickyZ said:
It's not really the issue of the insurance and registration, it's the drivers license. Both states tell me I must be licensed in their state, but that I can't be licensed in both. I'm still working on it, trying to find an answer.
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All States are pretty much the same, which relegate the Laws of all States to the State of Confusion. :)

Simple resolution..............MOVE COMPLETELY.........or..........SELL THE CAR left behind and then "borrow" it from the new owner to use when you are there.........
 
It seems it should fall under some federal DOT guideline, to eliminate such conflicts.
 
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It seems it should fall under some federal DOT guideline, to eliminate such conflicts.
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It falls under the States Rights portion of the Constitution as I understand it. States have a certain right to regulate themselves. Well, for now anyway


Have no idea if this is even possible, but have you checked with either State to see about applying for dual residency?
 
Well, it turns out that a lot of people who should know better don't. The final resolution is to keep the car registered in MN since it is there permanently, and for now keep the CA drivers License since that is still our primary residence. The requirement for a MN license for MN insurance is actually an insurance company policy, I found one that didn't care where the license is from. It's just funny that 2 people from the MN DMV, and one from the MN insurance bureau, didn't know what their own rules are. That's what really threw me.

I think. I'm good unless and until a cop pulls me over. Should be no problem but we will see.

And adding my own senior moments, I keep saying Oklahoma when I mean Nebraska. Oy vey!
 
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