Maine Driver's Licence (transfer, live, law)

[corgis]

Ya'll have my poor brain confuzzled with all this back and forth licensing stuff - think I'll just keep doing what I've been doing since we bought the house in Eastport, just keep my WV drivers license and car tags even though we spend 6 months in Maine. Heck, the police chief only lives 5 doors away, doesn't bother him a bit.

[AliceT]

Originally Posted by corgis

Ya'll have my poor brain confuzzled with all this back and forth licensing stuff - think I'll just keep doing what I've been doing since we bought the house in Eastport, just keep my WV drivers license and car tags even though we spend 6 months in Maine.

Same here. If you are known and in an area with little or no LEO, it's only an issue when you are out and about and stopped for some infraction. It won't go well if your car matches the description of a bank robber's get-away car because then the police will all be hyped up and ready to get you on any little infraction to hold you until they can find the gun or the loot. But how often is that likely to happen?

Did I just say that out loud?

[arzachena]

Has anyone seen the article about the new bill?
I never knew that Maine doesn't require proof of residency.

[Bydand]

Originally Posted by arzachena

Has anyone seen the article about the new bill?
I never knew that Maine doesn't require proof of residency.

Nope. One of the last few states that do not.

[maine4.us]

Off topic alert, but in the same vein. Did you know that the Constitution does not guarantee you the right to vote in a federal election. Google that for yourself. I almost fell over when I heard that, and from what I gather it is true.

[AliceT]

Originally Posted by maine4.us

Off topic alert, but in the same vein. Did you know that the Constitution does not guarantee you the right to vote in a federal election. Google that for yourself. I almost fell over when I heard that, and from what I gather it is true.

I'll go off topic with ya. Does this mean cornerguy is gonna move us to a new thread?

To answer your question, yes, I knew that.

[Submariner]

Originally Posted by AliceT

Same here. If you are known and in an area with little or no LEO, it's only an issue when you are out and about and stopped for some infraction. It won't go well if your car matches the description of a bank robber's get-away car because then the police will all be hyped up and ready to get you on any little infraction to hold you until they can find the gun or the loot. But how often is that likely to happen?

Did I just say that out loud?

We live in a wonderfully 'low-LEO' area, and we are becoming known.

However Old Town is 'high-LEO' and when I first got here, I was pulled over repeatedly. No violations, no tickets. Just "Who are you"? and "Where do you come from?", and "Change your DL and tags soon".

[AliceT]

Originally Posted by forest beekeeper

No violations, no tickets. Just "Who are you"? and "Where do you come from?", and "Change your DL and tags soon".

So what you're saying is that sooner or later Corgis and I will be caught when we are driving in or through a high LEO area?

[oldsage]

Does this law affect a person who is the military? When I was in the Marines in California I had Colorado plates on my car and a California driver's license and never got stopped. I guess the best thing is if you do have an out of state license don't speed or break any laws and you won't be stopped. By the way, if you have veteran's plates on your car, the police won't pull you over in any state.

[Submariner]

I have no idea.

A small town with far too many LEOs, they know everyone, and they get bored. Being a small town their jurisdictional area is small. They are confined to a small area, with a small population.

I once observed Old Town LEO pull over a car-load of college kids, searched their car [finding nothing] because the driver had purple hair.

My first summer here, I was pulled over three times until they got to recognizing my face. Ct tags on the car.

Now I have Maine tags with a combat medal on them.

I have been pulled over once since then, I passed a radar speed trap on operation, and I was flashing my headlights at on-coming traffic. Who turned out to be yet another cop. He was majorly ticked off at me. But I broke no law, it was broad daylight, I turn turn on and off my headlights at will during daylight. He yelled at me, I smiled and thanked him, offered to flash my headlights again, ...