jadams
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south dakota driver lic.
I've seen a jlot os post re: so dakota vehicle reg., is it possible to get a so dakota drivrs lic by mail or on line to match?
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tiotomasbcs
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I don't believe so! I toured California this summer w/ SD plates and California and Mex license but never got pulled over. Just another tourist?
Got a national Ins company auto policy. South Dakota Sur. Tio
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DENNIS
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Can't do it by mail. Perhaps renewells, but not the first issue.
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wornout
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jadams
I've seen a jlot os post re: so dakota vehicle reg., is it possible to get a so dakota drivrs lic by mail or on line to match?
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Yes, you can get vehicles registered in Clay County SD by mail. Other Counties, I have heard no. In Clay County, registration is done by the
treasury department: http://www.claycountysd.org/ It is best to go to the website, find the form you need, download it an fill in as much as you can. Then call
them for the amounts you need to send it. When I did my first vehicle years ago, I got the amount by phone (registration and sales tax) and sent it
in 2 weeks later. THe first of the month had passed and my amount dropped $10 from what I was quoted. When I got my license plates back, a $10 bill
was between the plates. I have been with them ever since.
I have registered 3 vehicles and 2 Travel Trailers in SD, over the years, and I have never been there. When I replace one of them, I just call them
up and ask what they need me to send in. When I originally registered years ago, all I needed was a USA mailing address and a social security number.
I just renewed 2 vehicles and 1 travel trailer by mail.
Yes, I will too someday amuse a police officer, if I get stopped, with a California Drivers license, SD registration and my insurance card still says
Oregon Policy on top. Then I will tell them I live in Baja.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wornout
| Quote: | Originally posted by jadams
I've seen a jlot os post re: so dakota vehicle reg., is it possible to get a so dakota drivrs lic by mail or on line to match?
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Yes, you can get vehicles registered in Clay County SD by mail. |
Of course, you're right, but the question was about a drivers license.
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wornout
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by wornout
| Quote: | Originally posted by jadams
I've seen a jlot os post re: so dakota vehicle reg., is it possible to get a so dakota drivrs lic by mail or on line to match?
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Yes, you can get vehicles registered in Clay County SD by mail. |
Of course, you're right, but the question was about a drivers license. |
Oops, you're right too. I saw the subject but read reg in the body and stopped there.
I asked about the SD License and yes, you have to go there and apply in person and have a SD address. I figured why pay the mail service fee when one
does not need a SD license to register vehicles there.
Personally, I would go to Arizona, get a mail address for a month, get a license then cancel the mail box. I don't know what the term is for people
retired by my son's license is good to 20 more years.
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vandenberg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wornout
Yes, I will too someday amuse a police officer, if I get stopped, with a California Drivers license, SD registration and my insurance card still says
Oregon Policy on top. Then I will tell them I live in Baja. |
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Most likely you will loose your Ca. license if you show that. I would suggest only using, or if you don't have one, getting your Baja license, and
show that when stopped for any reason.
I'm in the same boat. Always wonder that, if I get stopped and have to show registration, the CHP will automatically run my name through the computer
and my license will show up.
But I keep my BCS license right with the registratio, just in case.
[Edited on 11-17-2012 by vandenberg]
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Cypress
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I'm thinking it's not worth the extra effort to get a SD license. Just go with what you have and be happy it's from the USA.
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meme
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We were once stopped in Ca, towing a van with Oregon plates & driving a vehicle (RV) with New Mexico plates. When CHP asked for drivers licence my
husband gave him his Wyoming drivers licence. He ran all the numbers etc. said "yes" they are all good"& we likly would be stopped again in Ca. We
were on our way to Az. We were not ever stopped again anyplace.Husband explained that we had recently purchased the van in Or. I had a NM drivers
licence & they all had Ins. in each state & we were on our way south for the winter.
Husband did tell me "next time you get to be the one to get out your licence" :-) :-) :-)
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wornout
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
| Quote: | Originally posted by wornout
Yes, I will too someday amuse a police officer, if I get stopped, with a California Drivers license, SD registration and my insurance card still says
Oregon Policy on top. Then I will tell them I live in Baja. |
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Most likely you will loose your Ca. license if you show that. I would suggest only using, or if you don't have one, getting your Baja license, and
show that when stopped for any reason.
I'm in the same boat. Always wonder that, if I get stopped and have to show registration, the CHP will automatically run my name through the computer
and my license will show up.
But I keep my BCS license right with the registratio, just in case.
Why would I lose my license since I told them I lived in Baja and they put that in my file when they issued my license. You don't have to be a
resident of California to get a California resident. I thing these days you don't even have to be a US citizen but I could be wrong on that. I told
them I don't have any property or live in California. All they wanted was a California mailing address? The address on my license is my mail service
in Calexico.
[Edited on 11-17-2012 by vandenberg] |
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captkw
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LOL...US NOMADS
YEP were a motley crew !!! falling through the cracks!! As far as "the mother land" (ca)...... kill um with kindness and keep them confused !!!!!
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Udo
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The part that is worth getting the SD license, is two-fold:
#1- One is able to combine a vehicle and trailer UP to 80' in length.
#2- One can then renew the SD plated vehicles over the web.
Otherwise, without the SD DR. Lic. renewals have to be done over the phone or with a SD check and bank account.
#3- One can bring, across the California border, all the booze one can handle, up to the declared dollar value of $400.00 without having to pay US or
CA duties.
Pretty cool, huh?
| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
I'm thinking it's not worth the extra effort to get a SD license. Just go with what you have and be happy it's from the USA. |
Udo
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wornout
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Udo
The part that is worth getting the SD license, is two-fold:
#1- One is able to combine a vehicle and trailer UP to 80' in length.
#2- One can then renew the SD plated vehicles over the web.
Otherwise, without the SD DR. Lic. renewals have to be done over the phone or with a SD check and bank account.
#3- One can bring, across the California border, all the booze one can handle, up to the declared dollar value of $400.00 without having to pay US or
CA duties.
Pretty cool, huh?
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Your number 1 and 3 don't really interest me and may be true but your number 2 is wrong.
In September I renewed two vehicles and my travel trailer by sending in a check from a California Credit Union.
Personally I don't think it is cost effective to drive to SD to get an SD drivers license just to be able to take more booze to the land of cheap
booze or drive a vehicle way longer than I ever would want to. Additionally, you will have the expense of a mail forwarder as you have to have an SD
address to get the drivers license.
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bajaguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wornout
| Quote: | Originally posted by Udo
The part that is worth getting the SD license, is two-fold:
#1- One is able to combine a vehicle and trailer UP to 80' in length.
#2- One can then renew the SD plated vehicles over the web.
Otherwise, without the SD DR. Lic. renewals have to be done over the phone or with a SD check and bank account.
#3- One can bring, across the California border, all the booze one can handle, up to the declared dollar value of $400.00 without having to pay US or
CA duties.
Pretty cool, huh?
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Your number 1 and 3 don't really interest me and may be true but your number 2 is wrong.
In September I renewed two vehicles and my travel trailer by sending in a check from a California Credit Union.
Personally I don't think it is cost effective to drive to SD to get an SD drivers license just to be able to take more booze to the land of cheap
booze or drive a vehicle way longer than I ever would want to. Additionally, you will have the expense of a mail forwarder as you have to have an SD
address to get the drivers license. |
Ah, but if you "move" or change your state of residence, you will save on a variety of fee and taxes, such as personal income tax....which may be
worth the trip to a tax friendly state and paying a mail forwarding service.
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Pescador
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
| Quote: | Originally posted by wornout
| Quote: | Originally posted by Udo
The part that is worth getting the SD license, is two-fold:
#1- One is able to combine a vehicle and trailer UP to 80' in length.
#2- One can then renew the SD plated vehicles over the web.
Otherwise, without the SD DR. Lic. renewals have to be done over the phone or with a SD check and bank account.
#3- One can bring, across the California border, all the booze one can handle, up to the declared dollar value of $400.00 without having to pay US or
CA duties.
Pretty cool, huh?
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Your number 1 and 3 don't really interest me and may be true but your number 2 is wrong.
In September I renewed two vehicles and my travel trailer by sending in a check from a California Credit Union.
Personally I don't think it is cost effective to drive to SD to get an SD drivers license just to be able to take more booze to the land of cheap
booze or drive a vehicle way longer than I ever would want to. Additionally, you will have the expense of a mail forwarder as you have to have an SD
address to get the drivers license. |
Ah, but if you "move" or change your state of residence, you will save on a variety of fee and taxes, such as personal income tax....which may be
worth the trip to a tax friendly state and paying a mail forwarding service. |
Do I understand your message to mean that you actually have to pay extra for the privelege of living in California? Maybe that is why so many people
change their address to a state with no State Income Tax.
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Udo
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I forgot to add a #4 in my previous post:
#4...IF one possesses a SD driver's License, one is the legally a resident of SD.
With the a legal residency there, SD has a MUCH lower income tax base, about 1/2 that of California residents, plus much lower Federal tax base...a
nice bonus.
At a later time, one can change the address for vehicle registration, but STILL have the vehicles registered in SD. Leave the driver's lic. alone.
Udo
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bajaguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Udo
I forgot to add a #4 in my previous post:
#4...IF one possesses a SD driver's License, one is the legally a resident of SD.
With the a legal residency there, SD has a MUCH lower income tax base, about 1/2 that of California residents, plus much lower Federal tax base...a
nice bonus.
At a later time, one can change the address for vehicle registration, but STILL have the vehicles registered in SD. Leave the driver's lic. alone.
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Udo..........You should look up the difference between residence and domicile.
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