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Shaggy18vw

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Is anybody familiar with getting a legitimate Driver's license from another state? Do I have to turn in my current license? If I tell the new state I lost my old one, will they still give me one? If I try to use the old one in the old state after that, will it show up as being lost/replaced? Basically, do states communicate with each other in these matters. Will New Jersey tell Connecticut that I lost my Connecticut lisence? Or, is it possible or legal to have licenses from multiple states?

Thanks in advance
 
Automatic Monkey

Automatic Monkey

Banned
Funny you mention that

I got a new license when I moved from NJ to CT because I didn't want my NJ record following me. What you need are sufficient ID plus a birth certificate.

First, I got a CT non-driver's ID. It's what they give to blind people and those with epilepsy and others who do not or cannot drive, and by law they have to accept it anywhere they'd accept a driver's license. It's surprisingly easy to get, and if all you are looking for is some ID for playing BJ, this will do the trick. Now to get a license from that point, all you need to do is submit your non-drivers ID, a birth certificate, and take the written and practical driving tests.
 
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gehrig

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the issue is termed reciprocity.

some states share dmv records, but not all. in my experience, an application for a driver's license by a "new" resident, one who obviously has driven before, requires the applicant to state that he/she holds no other driver's license. or, on application, the earlier license is surrendered. same as with a motor vehicle title, once a "new" state's title is issued, the earlier title is "canceled" and physically sent back to the issuing state.

perhaps there is a web housed list of those state's which automatically share dmv (have reprocity) with certain others.

the folly of youth prevented me from obtaining a non-expiring license when i was employed in hawaii.
 
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ladykiller

Active Member
RE.

The only question I might raise is if you're trying to use this new ID at a casino where you already have heat from using your current ID, then this new ID won't work too long. Eventhough most casinos keep track of their players through their driver's licensce id numbers, I've had a couple bad experiences where I used my same name on a new ID that I already got heat from with my original one. I'm not sure if it was when I threw it down, and the name matched up with the PC's computer, or if it was when I was getting a comp through a host or VIP. If anyone else has info on this subject, I'd love to hear it.
 
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Shaggy18vw

Well-Known Member
Identification

So it sounds like I could get an out of state ID just by applying for it in person. I don't have to turn in my current Drivers license.
 
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eyesfor21

Well-Known Member
easy

Car scam trail totals $2 million
Disguises and charm used in con across 15 states

(Dead link: http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Central/07/10/midwest.swindle.ap/index.html)
 
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TwuntyWun

Member
Twice Baked name?

"...I've had a couple bad experiences where I used my same name on a new ID that I already got heat from with my original one. I'm not sure if it was when I threw it down, and the name matched up with the PC's computer,..."

I'm confused-- You knew your name was hot and yet you got a new ID in the same name? And then gave it to the very same casino? Were you surprised when the oven got turned on with the second ID? What am I missing here?

TW
 
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Shaggy18vw

Well-Known Member
Duplicate

zg, that was my first thought. I would get a duplicate from my home state and take the original to the new state and get one from there. My only concern was what gehrig brought up with the "reciprocity". Would state number 2 tell state number 1 that I got the new license.

I suppose I could go to #2 and get the license by trading in the license from #1. A few months later get a duplicate of #2. Then take the duplicate back to #1 and get a new license from my home state.

At the end of the day, I will have a legitimate I.D. from my residence state and a legitimate, however expired I.D. from a second state. That is the goal.
 
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