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- From: may@Apple.COM (Patrick May)
- Newsgroups: misc.legal
- Subject: Must states accept other states drivers licenses
- Message-ID: <77232@apple.apple.COM>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 22:16:06 GMT
- Distribution: usa
- Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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- Must the state of California accept as valid a driver's license from
- the state of Maine?
-
- I was pulled over for running a red light (it was actually yellow,
- but thats another battle) in CA and handed the officer my Maine license.
- He inquired how long I had been in the state and I replied "Not long."
- He pressed for more information and I informed him that I had been in CA
- for a few weeks. He then wrote me up for not having a license. Evidently
- CA expects you to get a CA license within 10 days after entering the state.
-
- I have the following questions:
-
- - Must states accept as valid other states' licenses?
- - Did the officer act inappropriately by pressing me for
- information without informing me of my right against
- self-incrimination? Being pulled over is inherently
- intimidating, I felt coerced to be as forthcoming as I
- was by the nature of the power relationship.
- - Is the ticket invalid because I did, in fact, have a
- license, albeit an out-of-state one?
-
- And just out of curiosity:
- - What are the odds of getting out of the running a red
- light ticket when it's just my word against the cop?
- - If I do get out of that ticket, does it invalidate the
- other charge since he pulled me over inappropriately?
-
- Thanks,
-
- Patrick May
- may@apple.com
-