i have CA DL, but I buy a new car in ID,DMV say I must have a ID DL (sales, car registration)

[chenlin201610]

yestday i buy a new car in ID, i have CA DL only.
i have 2 home, one is in CA, one is in ID, I live in CA most time,so I donot want to change my CA DL.
today I have get car plate and registration,and DMV tell me change to ID DL in 90 days.

the new car i already buy insurance in ID, i have a old car and insurance in CA.

what can i do?
i donot want change my CA DL.

thank everyone tell me the answer.

[nm9stheham]

Will this new car be kept at the home in ID? Then, it is proper for the car to be registered licensed in ID. Perhaps the ID DMV did not understand that you live most of the year in CA?

In looking at information on the ID DMV site, it says you can title and register a car in ID with your Social Security Number. If you do not have that or a business ID number from the IRS, then it looks like you have no way to title and register the car in ID. The following brocure is dated from 5 years ago, but it is on the ID DMV website so I assume it is correct:
https://itd.idaho.gov/wp-content/upl...quirements.pdf

[oregonwoodsmoke]

Did they register the car OK?


People who move to Idaho have to get their license changed. My best guess is that the clerk was just informing you of that. Since you are not a legal resident of Idaho, but are a legal resident of California, you keep a California license and you vote in California and do not vote in Idaho.


That Idaho car had better be staying in Idaho and not being used in California for most of the year or California is going to want their tax paid on the car. The tax collector in California does not like California residents purchasing cars out of state in order to avoid the tax on the purchase.

[Cloudy Dayz]

Originally Posted by chenlin201610

yestday i buy a new car in ID, i have CA DL only.
i have 2 home, one is in CA, one is in ID, I live in CA most time,so I donot want to change my CA DL.
today I have get car plate and registration,and DMV tell me change to ID DL in 90 days.

the new car i already buy insurance in ID, i have a old car and insurance in CA.

what can i do?
i donot want change my CA DL.

thank everyone tell me the answer.

You need to register your car in the state you are a resident of. If you are a California resident, then you need to register the car in California. Since you live in California most of the time, that is where you need to register your car.

[nowhereman427]

Originally Posted by chenlin201610

yestday i buy a new car in ID, i have CA DL only.
i have 2 home, one is in CA, one is in ID, I live in CA most time,so I donot want to change my CA DL.
today I have get car plate and registration,and DMV tell me change to ID DL in 90 days.

the new car i already buy insurance in ID, i have a old car and insurance in CA.

what can i do?
i donot want change my CA DL.

thank everyone tell me the answer.

Aren't your insurance rates much higher in CA?

[nm9stheham]

Originally Posted by Cloudy Dayz

You need to register your car in the state you are a resident of. If you are a California resident, then you need to register the car in California. Since you live in California most of the time, that is where you need to register your car.

That is typically not the case. If the car is kept in ID, then ID will want it registered there. It boils down to a matter of where the vehicle 'resides' (or is garaged), and that's where taxes and fees are paid, not where the owner resides or holds a driver's license.

[Cloudy Dayz]

Originally Posted by nm9stheham

That is typically not the case. If the car is kept in ID, then ID will want it registered there. It boils down to a matter of where the vehicle 'resides' (or is garaged), and that's where taxes and fees are paid, not where the owner resides or holds a driver's license.

No, both Idaho and California require that you register your car in the state that you reside in. That is the place that you spend most of your time in. Idaho has already informed the OP that there is an issue. Soon California will inform the OP that this is an issue. He will likely then end up owing California back registration and penalties. He is also likely in violation of his insurance policy. The OP is getting himself into a lot of trouble.

Generally, your vehicle must be registered in the state where you live. That's determined by any one of the following:

Your primary residence or where you live most of the time
The address on your driver's license
Your mailing address for bills and correspondence
Where you are registered to vote
The address listed on your federal and state tax returns

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Can I register a car in a different state than my license?

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Your license and car registration don’t have to match in these states:

Delaware
Indiana
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
New York
North Dakota
Pennsylvania

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[banjomike]

There's another problem; the insurance company regulations differ from state to state. This means some insurers aren't licensed to sell in all 50 states while others are.
So the OP may have to pay for 2 different policies from 2 different insurers.

I've run into this same trouble 3 times. Some states allow out-of-state drivers to legally drive with their home state plates and driver's licenses for the entire time they're living in the state, even if that's years and years.

Other states require a change of plates and driver's license in 90 days to drive legally.

Some states don't require sales tax payments attached to their auto licensing, while other states do. That means driving a car purchased in a no-tax state could cost the owner a couple of thousand bucks in sales tax to get the plates, even when the car was purchased elsewhere.

Some states demand the surrender of a current driver's license to obtain a new one issued by that state, while other states allow a driver to keep another state's driver's license. If the state demands surrender, there's no way around it. You cannot keep another valid license while you live in the state past 90 days.

It's really a national mess, and I wish the states could come up with something universal to all. I don't think it will ever happen, though.

[nm9stheham]

Originally Posted by Cloudy Dayz

No, both Idaho and California require that you register your car in the state that you reside in. That is the place that you spend most of your time in. Idaho has already informed the OP that there is an issue. Soon California will inform the OP that this is an issue. He will likely then end up owing California back registration and penalties. He is also likely in violation of his insurance policy. The OP is getting himself into a lot of trouble.



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No, the Idaho website says directly that "Out of state residents may title and register a vehicle only when the vehicle will stay in Idaho for the full year." Don't look to reach good conclusions from the unofficial online sources on legal matters; always go to the official info.

And yes on the insurances. But we do not know if the OP bought in CA or ID.

[Cloudy Dayz]

Originally Posted by nm9stheham

No, the Idaho website says directly that "Out of state residents may title and register a vehicle only when the vehicle will stay in Idaho for the full year." Don't look to reach good conclusions from the unofficial online sources on legal matters; always go to the official info.

And yes on the insurances. But we do not know if the OP bought in CA or ID.

And the DMV has already told him that he must get an Idaho driver's within 90 days. The license and registration must match each other.