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El Jefe
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SD plates, CA driver license
OK, just got my new South Dakota license plates. No more smog cert. hassles to renew.
But what happens now while I am visiting the kids in California, driving with a California driver license and South Dakota plates? Will we be subject
to a ticket? Any police officers out there that can enlighten me?
We are full time residents in Baja Sur and no longer have a residence in California. In fact we no longer pay state tax. Should I even be using a CA
driver license? Maybe I should have a Mexican one??? Will the nice officer be satisfied with seeing my FM3 as proof I'm a non-resident of CA?
No b-tchin\' in the Baja.
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CaboRon
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When I put on the South Dakota plates I planned on never driving the vehicle in CA.
You open up an intestering can of worms.
You will need special insurance and South Dakota drives lisc, and then you are good for 30 days in California as a visiter.
You cannot drive a US plated vehicle with a Mexican Drivers Lisc.
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Bruce R Leech
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why would you change the plates and not your license? every state requires them to match. even in Mexico they need to match.
Bruce R Leech
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
why would you change the plates and not your license? every state requires them to match. even in Mexico they need to match. |
I didn't know that. What if you have a residence in two states. Would you need two cars and two licenses?
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oxxo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by El Jefe
No more smog cert. hassles to renew. |
Right, screw the environment. The more smog the better.
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Bob and Susan
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nope...you can have a different state license and drive in calif with an out of state plate
the ONLY hitch is...
if the vehcle is in calif for over 20 days you have to register it there
edit... 20 days
[Edited on 9-9-2008 by Bob and Susan]
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Dave
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Wrong
| Quote: | Originally posted by CaboRon
You cannot drive a US plated vehicle with a Mexican Drivers Lisc.
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You can if the vehicle is either registered/titled in your name or you have legal permission from the owner.
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Dave
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But I'm fast
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
the ONLY hitch is...
if the vehcle is in calif for over 20 days you have to register it there
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First they have to catch you.
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Bob and Susan
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dave you've been gone too long
since OJ...now we get to watch tv "chases"
NO ONE gets away
i can watch a "chase" for hours
[Edited on 9-9-2008 by Bob and Susan]
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Dave
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Question...
Just how would a Cal cop know how long the vehicle had been in Kalifornia? 
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gnukid
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
Just how would a Cal cop know how long the vehicle had been in Kalifornia? |
They catch you if you have a recent prior infraction or if you admit it while they speak to you.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
Just how would a Cal cop know how long the vehicle had been in Kalifornia? |
That would be a problem in smaller towns where the police know everybody and see everything. It happens in Ensenada when Americans give their car to
their worker to go downtown and have it washed. The police see a US plated car with a National driving it whom they went to school with and it's
over. The car is impounded and if it's a nice one, it probably wont ever be returned.
[Edited on 9-9-2008 by DENNIS]
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CaboRon
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I have been stopped six times by either La Paz or Todos Santos cops.
On each occasion I showed my CA drivers lisc and South Dakota plates, and had no problem.
As to the crack as to smog testing ... I passed just before I moved down here and then got the South Dakota plates. The reason I have a problem with
the California requirements is that the vehicle will never see the border again. It will live out it's life in BCS. Also I don't like dealing with
state employees and their indefference.
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oxxo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by CaboRon
The reason I have a problem with the California requirements is that the vehicle will never see the border again. It will live out it's life in BCS.
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Screw the air quality in BCS. I want it just as smoggy as Mexico DF.
You could drive your car to the border once every two years to get it smogged. Why? Because it's the right thing to do.
| Quote: | | Also I don't like dealing with state employees and their indefference. |
Same as dealing with polluters and their indifference. Cut from the same cloth.
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CaboRon
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Oxxo,
You are out of your mind ......
I have NEVER been a poluter...
You are calling out the wrong guy.
I smoged the vehicle just before I moved down here ...
I am not trying to get away with anything ...
The vehicle will never make the thousand mile drive back to the border.
Check your facts before you make stupid statements.
CaboRon
And it seems to me that the Mexican drivers are doing a lot of polluting without our help.
[Edited on 9-9-2008 by CaboRon]
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YOU CAN DRIVE A CALIF. CAR ON A MEX. DRIVERS LICENSE.... I WAS STOPPED BY A CHP IN CA. WITH A RENTAL CAR.... NO PROBLEM, AFTER I CONVINCED HIM IT WAS
A REAL LICENSE...HE DID NOT EVEN WRITE ME A TICKET, HE REALIZED IT WAS A RENTAL CAR AND A MEX LICENSE ..... WOULD I EVER SHOW UP FOR COURT? I DON'T
THINK SO...IT WAS JUST A SMALL INFRACTION....
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oxxo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by CaboRon
I am not trying to get away with anything ...The vehicle will never make the thousand mile drive back to the border. |
Not trying to get away with anything other than not getting it smogged every two years. Do the right thing, drive it back and get it smogged when it
is due.
| Quote: | | And it seems to me that the Mexican drivers are doing a lot of polluting without our help. |
Well that certainly justifies it. So why help them pollute?
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Calif Resident = Calif Registration
Unless someone can point to a revision in California law that states so, IF you are a California resident with a California Drivers License, Vehicles
IN California registered in your name MUST have California registration.
As I said earlier on this subject, the Palm Springs DMV used to have "Drop a Dime on your Neighbors" posters which made the point that the neighbor
with his RV registered out of state was violating the law and cheating the taxpayers.
The Palm Springs police used to watch the construction sites in the afternoon waiting for workers with out-of-state plates to hit the highway. At
that time, if the worker claimed that he was only in California temporarily he could pay the fine with an additional $120 penalty for NOT changing the
registration.
When I was in the Coast Guard Auxiliary, it was common for members to register their boat trailers and boats in Arizona to beat the personal property
tax, but they admitted that if pulled over by the CHP, they were liable for a ticket. They stood out since their tow vehicle was California
registered and the Boat/Trailer Arizona.
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Hook
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OXXO, not all states, counties, etc. require smog certification. There are many areas of the country that dont require the equivalent of an AQMD
because the level of pollution created by vehicles doesnt justify it and the federal government doesnt require it. It's like peeing (EDIT: how about
urinating) in the ocean off of your boat: yeah, it's technically polluting but it is an insignificant amount. South Dakota, specifically Clay County,
is one of those areas, as I understand it.
We didnt want the onus of having SD plates and a driver's license from another state as many states frown on this HARSHLY (meaning significant
financial penalties). But we knew we wanted the benefits of a SD residency in retirement, since we knew we would be returning to the US (not
necessarily SD) each year during the hot summer months (and, boy, has being down here for August and September, while we commence our building plans,
confirmed this!)
But when we sold our CA home, we were effectively without a state residency completely. We decided to travel to SD before our CDLs expired this year
and see if we could get a SD license, based on our PMB in Sioux Falls. We were successful at this. All we had to do was pass an eye exam (which seems
to be giving me more and more trouble each renewal).
[Edited on 9-9-2008 by Hook]
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Fred-o
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SD plates, CA driver license
My 1st Post, been on the "side" for years.
I have Washington state plates, and a Mexican D/L. When I got the D/L no one said anything about it not being valid with a U.S. vehicle. What gives??
I also have the appropriate insurances for both countries.
I live in Punta Banda, maybe I should just go over and ask my neighbor Dennis.
fred-o
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