When can you get your license in NC?

nc driving privilage suspended. moving to sc can i get a license there.

• MY NC DRINING LICENSE HAS BEEN REVOKED FOR FIVE YRS NOW (DRIVING WHILE LICENSE REVOKED) EACH TIME THE DMV ADDS MORE TIME FOR A CONVICTION.MY WIFE AND I WILL BE MOVING TO SC COME 2004 WILL I BE ABLE TO GET A DRIVING LICENSE IN SC ONCE I BECOME A RESIDENT. SHOWING PROOF OF LEASE BIRTH CERT SOCIAL SECURITY CARD!! OR WILL I HAVE TO WALK EVERY WHERE I GO. WILL SC CHECK? HOW DOSE THAT WORK?

• Answer:

  Hi. I know this isn't the answer that you wanted to hear, but... No, you can't get a driver's license in South Carolina. Under South Carolina law, you're not eligible for a South Carolina driver's license because your driver's license or privilege has been suspended or revoked in another state. On the driver's license application for South Carolina, they specifically ask whether your driving privileges are suspended in another state. It's perjury, punishable by a possible jail sentence, to lie on the license application. And, yes, South Carolina WILL check. Both North Carolina and South Carolina are members of what's called the "Driver's License Compact." What this means is that these states share information about drivers via a computer database. If you apply for a driver's license in South Carolina, they'll check you out on their computer and find out that your license has been suspended in N.C. ------------ Let's go through this point-by-point in a little more detail... First of all, there's a South Carolina law that prohibits the motor vehicle department from issuing you a license because your license has been suspended or revoked in another states: "SECTION 56-1-40. Persons who may not be licensed or have their license renewed; beginner's permit. The department may not issue a motor vehicle driver's license to or renew the driver's license of a person: ... (2) whose driver's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle currently is suspended or revoked in this State or another jurisdiction, except as otherwise provided for in this title;" source: South Carolina Code of Laws: Title 56, Chapter 1, Driver's License http://www.lpitr.state.sc.us/code/t56c001.htm --------------- Second, the South Carolina driver's license application asks whether your driving privileges have been revoked or suspended in any other states. It's Question #5 on the application: "5. Is your driver's license or privilege to drive suspended, cancelled, revoked or disqualified in any state? If yes, where? " Here's the application form from the South Carolina D.M.V: http://www.scdmvonline.com/forms/447.pdf (The document is in PDF format, so the Adobe Acrobat Reader is required. If you don't have that, visit: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html ) Again, it's illegal for you to make a false statement or to conceal a material fact (e.g., your N.C. suspension) on the S.C. application. Here's the South Carolina law: "SECTION 56-1-510. Unlawful use of license; fraudulent application. It is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days for a first offense and not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than six months for a second or subsequent offense for any person: ... (5) to use a false or fictitious name in any application for a driver's license or personal identification card or knowingly make a false statement or to knowingly conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in any such application;" source: South Carolina Code of Laws: Title 56, Chapter 1, Driver's License http://www.lpitr.state.sc.us/code/t56c001.htm -------- And, finally, South Carolina can and will review your out-of-state driving record when you apply for a S.C. license. This fact is mentioned in the South Carolina law: SECTION 56-1-660. Review of license status in other states upon application for license in party state. Upon application for a license to drive, the licensing authority in a party state shall ascertain whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a license to drive issued by any other party state. The licensing authority in the state where application is made may not issue a license to drive if: (1) The applicant has held a license, but it has been suspended for a violation and the suspension period has not terminated. (2) The applicant has held a license, but it has been revoked for a violation, and the revocation has not terminated, except that after the expiration of one year from the date the license was revoked, the person may make application for a new license if permitted by law. The licensing authority may refuse to issue a license to any applicant if, after investigation, the licensing authority determines that it will not be safe to grant the person the privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the public highways." source: South Carolina Code of Laws: Title 56, Chapter 1, Driver's License http://www.lpitr.state.sc.us/code/t56c001.htm Both North Carolina and South Carolina are members of what's called the "Driver's License Compact." This is a group of states that share information about drivers' records. Here's a list of states that participate in this interstate compact. http://www.hmichaelsteinberg.com/interstatecompact.htm These states have access to a computer database that allows them to quickly and easily find out about your suspended N.C. license. The existence of this database was recently mentioned on CNN: "...states are in a better position now to create a national database of driver's records, said Becker. They already participate in a national commercial driver's license database and a database intended to flag problem drivers, such as people with suspended licenses." http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/16/driver.license.idg/ -------------- search strategy: south carolina, dmv, "driver's license" "driver's license compact", "south carolina," "north carolina" I hope this helps. I'm confident that the information provided answers your question. Again, I'm very sorry that the answer turns to not be the one that you would have wanted, but since you asked the question, I'm sure that you wanted to get the answer, one way or the other. Finally, thanks to my friend and colleague Pinkfreud-ga whose research assisted me in the preparation of this answer.