I lost my driver's license at the bar last weekend and can't decide whether to get a new one in the state where I am temporarily living and working and attending graduate school (I have a year left in this state), or to go back to my home state next door (my "permanent residence" and the state from which my parents claim me as a dependent on their taxes) to get it. Does it matter which state I get it in? Will I have to take another driver's test? I'm planning to move back to my home state and so don't really want to live there for the next eight years with an out-of-state license. Or could I get my license here now and also get another one when I move back?
2007-05-12 15:26:36 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
OK, here's the thing: I don't own a car and don't want to take another driver's test and won't be able to get back to my home state for probably several weeks to get a new license anyway. In the meantime, how can I get into bars and buy alcohol? I don't know if regular state IDs are acceptable for that.
2007-05-12 15:34:10 · update #1
A regular state-issued ID is fine for getting into bars, but you can't get one where you are going to school if you hold a drivers license in your home state. Contact your home state--- most allow you to request a duplicate online, because they scan your picture into their computer when you get the license in the first place, and they just reprint the same picture. Have it sent to your address on record, then ask your parents to fedex it to you.
2007-05-12 16:07:30 · answer #1 · answered by dcgirl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Assuming that the laws are the same in those states as here (I would think they are similar) then I would get the license from your "home state". An active student can continue to drive on the license of their home state. If you were not a student (or military) you would have to obtain a license in the state where you currently reside within a specific time of establishing residency(30 days here). It will be easier to get the license from your home state as they should have a simple procedure to get a replacement some states will even let you do this online. It will also likely be cheaper to just get another license from them instead of a new state and to get one from a new state will involve a lot more paperwork. I would be a waste of time and money to get a license form each. Just remember if you do not immediately return to your home state once you are done school you will need to get a new license in the other state.
2007-05-12 15:40:17 · answer #2 · answered by CountyMounty 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you lost the license, the state that issued it can give you another one as a replacement.
If you go to the DMV in the state you temporarily live in, but that hasn't issued you the license, they will make you either trade in your old license(which you lost and don't have) or take the test all over again.
SO you would need to get the replacement from the state that issued your previous license.
2007-05-12 16:25:01 · answer #3 · answered by PM4 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Technically I believe there is an interstate compact on this that says you get your DL in the state of your domicile, that being the place where you officially reside.
However, if you are an adult, you can declare any state your domicile, but then again you'd have to surrender your drivers license to get another one in your new state, in order to comply with the interstate compact.
So the answer is you get a replacement DL: in your home state and that settles it. If I were you, I would do that soon before you get pulled over or try and write a check somewhere.
2007-05-12 15:34:43 · answer #4 · answered by krollohare2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
get the license in your state of permanent residence. It will savew you having to change it when you move back. I do not believe you will need another driving test
2007-05-12 15:35:10 · answer #5 · answered by JJ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You DO NOT NEED TO TAKE A DRIVER"S TEST TO REPLACE A LOST DRIVER'S LICENSE. SINCE YOU DO NOT HAVE A CAR I WOULD JUST GO TO THAT STATE LINE AND REPLACE IT AT THE NEAREST DMV PLACE.
2015-04-22 10:52:33 · answer #6 · answered by DEE W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go back to where you are from, if you move you have to get a new license within 90 days by law.
2007-05-12 15:55:47 · answer #7 · answered by david b 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you just lost it. Just get a new one from the state it was from. It is a lot easier replacing a lost license then getting a "new" one.
2007-05-12 15:30:41 · answer #8 · answered by Kenneth C 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You can report that yours was lost to the DMV in your home state, and they should definitely be able to help you. Just search for their number and give them a call, happens more often than you'd think.
Good luck!
2007-05-12 16:36:36 · answer #9 · answered by Danagasta 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get it where your current residence is, unless you'll be leaving next week or something.
You'll never get any static from the new state, when you finally declare for them. They make money every time you switch.
2007-05-12 15:30:39 · answer #10 · answered by Yesugi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋