Getting my drivers license in Michigan?

Michigan drivers license

• If I move to Michigan from Pa and get a Michigan drivers license and within a month or so my driving privileges are suspended in PA due to pending court cases will I lose my license in Michigan since they are not part of the Non-Resident Violator Compact or Drivers License Compact? Also what does Michigan do with my PA license?

• Answer:

  Dear buckeyebob-ga Thank you for allowing me to answer your interesting question. Let me answer your second question first because it?s fairly simple: Nowhere in the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code is there a statute that requires a driver applying for Michigan license to surrender his out-of-state license. Having said that, according to document DE-40W dated October 2004, the state of Michigan requires proof of identification from all new residents who apply for a Michigan driver?s license. One of the acceptable forms of identification is an out-of-state or Canadian driver?s license. BUT, from the way this document is worded it too appears that Michigan does indeed honor a non-Michigan license as valid proof but does not require the applicant to surrender the actual license to Michigan DMV. IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ORIGINAL DRIVER LICENSE OR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD http://www.michigan.gov/documents/DE40_032001_20459_7.pdf Again, this same thing is reiterated on the Michigan Department of State web site: MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1627_8669_9044-25223--,00.html As for the Drivers License Compact (DLC) and the Non-Resident Violator Compact (NVRC) that requires member states to report tickets received by motorist to the state where they received a license to drive, as you noted the state of Michigan is not a party to this interstate agreement. I should point out however that in spite of the fact that Michigan is not bound by the compacts, the state DOES voluntarily participate in the NVRC. What comes into question is whether or not the infraction is considered by the state of Michigan to be worthy of accessing points. Some violations are considered criminal while others are considered civil infractions. Criminal charges are assessed points in Michigan and civil infractions are not. In some states these are called moving and non-moving violations (respectively). Section 257.320(a) of the Michigan Vehicle Code provides for the addition of points to a driver's operating record upon conviction of an infraction, and includes in the statue the provision for assessing points due to infractions that occurred in other states (I have capitalized a statement within for embellishment sake): ?Section 257.320(a) (1) Until October 1, 2005, within 10 days after the receipt of a properly prepared abstract FROM THIS STATE OR ANOTHER STATE, or, beginning October 1, 2005, within 5 days after the receipt of a properly prepared abstract from this state or another state, the secretary of state shall record the date of conviction, civil infraction determination, or probate court disposition, and the number of points for each, based on the following formula?? Clearly Michigan may assess points for some violations whether they occurred inside or outside the state. But, you may find this particularly interesting: Because Michigan does not assess points for civil infractions, if you are ticketed for one outside of Michigan, the state statutes protect you from point assessment as long as you don?t appear in court in the other state. In other words, if the out-of-state court finds you guilty by default for failing to appear in court, Michigan does not assess points for that civil infraction. Because it does not assess points for civil infractions within the state, it does not assess points for infractions outside the state either: ?Section 257.320(t) (9) If a Michigan driver commits a violation in another state that would be a civil infraction if committed in Michigan, and a conviction results solely because of the failure of the Michigan driver to appear in that state to contest the violation, upon receipt of the abstract of conviction by the secretary of state, the violation shall be noted on the driver's record, but no points shall be assessed against his or her driver's license. " MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE http://www.legislature.mi.gov/mileg.asp?page=getObject&objName=mcl-257-320a&queryid=10026475&highlight=points I hope you find that my research exceeds your expectations. If you have any questions about my research please post a clarification request prior to rating the answer. Otherwise I welcome your rating and your final comments and I look forward to working with you again in the near future. Thank you for bringing your question to us. Best regards; Tutuzdad-ga ? Google Answers Researcher ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SOURCES 4CARINSURANCEQUOTES.COM http://www.4carinsurancequotes.com/reciprocity.htm CALHOUN COUNTY COURT ?Out of State Traffic Tickets - Do I get points on my Michigan driving record?? http://courts.co.calhoun.mi.us/quest036.htm SEARCH STRATEGY SEARCH ENGINE USED: Google ://www.google.com SEARCH TERMS USED: Michigan Out-of-state Compact Points Assess Violation Infraction Civil