expired, out-of-state drivers licence?

Question

I moved to a illinois a few years back and kept my old licence. while cleaning my wallet out tonight, I noticed my licence was >6 months expired. What should I expect when I get it renewed; will they notify the other state, give me a fine, etc.? I've been driving the whole time; should I lie if they ask?

Answer 1

Well, you may be in a bit of a bind; an expired license is no longer considered valid identification, so unless you have other proof of identity such as your passport, certified birth certificate, social security card, wage and tax statements, college/university identifications, other federal/state government issued identifications, etc, you may have to go back home to wherever you came from to get your license renewed and then return to Illinois and turn in your VALID out of state DL, as you were supposed to do within 90 days of MOVING to Illinois in the first place, to get a valid Illinois DL. This all assumes, of course, that you have no outstanding violations anywhere in the US as the states are all in the PDPS (Problem Driver Pointer System) more commonly known as the old time National Driving Register
(NDR). The expiration won't matter as much as people do tend to let their DL expire...generally there is an additional penalty fee to be paid but that happens to a lot of people. I would not recommend telling a lie to anyone in this matter...it would only complicate things for you.

Go here for more Illinois info:
http://www.dmv.org/il-illinois/drivers-license.php

Answer 2

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Answer 3

It means that you are unlicensed. Do NOT drive until you get this sorted out.

You may or may not have to take the on-the-road test to get a new IL license. You will have to pass the written and eye exams.

The old license will be "punched" and returned to you. The other state will be notified that you have an IL license so that you won't be able to renew that license unless you surrender the IL license.

You won't be fined by the IL DMV. They probably won't ask if you've been driving. If they do, just say, "No comment," and leave it at that. However, if you are stopped before you get your IL license you will be facing a fine for driving without a license. You run the risk of having your car impounded unless you have a properly licensed driver in the car with you or can get someone with a license to the scene before the tow truck arrives.

Again, you can't legally drive until you take care of this. Additonally, your insurance is probably void until you get a valid license. Take care of this Monday morning!

Answer 4

Not in CT. In CT the license expires ever four years on your birthday. So your first license will typically be something between three and four years total (if you get it at 16 1/2 it will expire on your 20th birthday which is four years from your most recent birthday). I have never heard of a state expiring everyone on their 21st birthday - I highly doubt if that's true. What if you get it when you're 20 1/2? It expires in 6 months? Why? What would be the reason to do that? Highly unlikely.

Answer 5

I had a similar experience in Arizona, my Calif. license expired but it had also been stolen, I continued to drive but whenI finally got it renewed, they contacted Head DMV office in Sacremento to receive an official copy of my driving record and make sure I was who I was and that I and no warrants.(Which of course I did not) Then just 30 bucks to renew. Good Luck

Answer 6

Call your local DMV and ask what to do. You don't have to give your name. Just don't get caught driving. Then it will be realy hard to get one.

Answer 7

you have 2 years to renew it after that you have to take the test again .........dont get caught