wingerphil

Which office were you renewing in when asked those questions? It must be something quite new as neither Pam nor I remember any such questions when we renewed our licenses a couple of years ago. Were those questions on some form, or just asked by the employee who was doing the paperwork?

Chrystal City and it was by the employee behind the desk who processed all of my paperwork as she checked off a questionnaire that I then signed. It was not for a renewal, it was for my initial DL when establishing residency last month.

I didn't have time to read through the entire thread, but there is one option that might work for some people depending on your opinion of the relationship between vehicle registration and domicile.

 

One could stay a resident of TX and register your vehicles in SD. SD openly allows non-resident vehicle registration (see here: http://dor.sd.gov/Motor_Vehicles/Non_Resident_Information/), and TX should not have jurisdiction over vehicles which are not within TX borders for the majority of the year. This is a common scenario for people with 2 homes in different states. If you are resident of State #1, but have a 2nd home in State #2 along with a vehicle that stays in State #2, then state #1 has no authority to impose registration requirements over the vehicle.

 

If you are within TX borders for the majority of the year, this strategy would probably not be a good idea because TX could demand registration. More research into TX registration requirements would be needed.

 

I'm sure those who like everything handled in the same state as your domicile would not consider this but I think it is a worthy option that should be further researched for those willing to think outside the "1-state box."

just curious on which state you would use for your drivers license because the questions I was asked when applying for my Texas DL was: Do you have any vehicles? and Are they all registered in Texas?

I know that the pdf file "Becoming a Texan" put out by Escapees says to get your license plates/registrations prior to your DL because Texas wants all of your vehicles registered here. I'm also not sure how SD would feel if you had SD license plates but a Texas DL should you ever be stopped or in an accident there.

Just food for thought,

Phil

Howdy!

 

I was just informed by a neighbor that Escapees Rainbow park in Livingston is hosting a pre election meeting on Saturday 02-15-2014 at 1:00PM. Persons running for election in Polk County and State and federal will be persent to speek. This would be a question at the top of the list to be asked. Any one have any information regarding this meeting? I plan on being there. It seems the Escapees would have mentioned this up coming meeting and the needs for this to be addressed at it.

 

"Happy Trails"

Chiefneon

so what was their response at the meeting on this topic?

Here is an update on my application. Called and talked to Matt one of the supervisors in the office in Georgia and listed in the above post. He said they are not hiring at this time and not sure if there will be a need in the near future. He mentioned that they have 14 techs finishing an assignment in the Northern States in the next 4 weeks and will need to find spots for them to be reassigned before hiring new personnel. He did pull my application and noted that I would be a good candidate for a future opening but I got the feeling that could be a ways down the road. I will continue to follow up with him on a regular basis but just wanted to let everyone else know what I had found out.

arrived in Del Rio, Texas this afternoon. Staying a week at Hidden Valley RV park. Decent park with long back in f/u sites.

Phil

At Custer's Gulch RV Park in Custer South Dakota until Friday Aug. 6th.

Rod,

We will be at Wing Ding but are riding the bike over and leaving the rig here in Central Indiana. Have a safe trip!