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My NY license is revoked. My Pa license still valid though I surrendered it a year and a half ago.?

  • I had a PA license. Then I turned it in for a NY license in 2007. My NY license is revoked. My PA license is still valid after all this time. I am moving back to PA. Since my NY license is revoked, I am now only in possession of one license. I don't want to call PA and tell them the story. Can I just let a sleeping dog lay? and drive on my PA license? Am I breaking a law?

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    I don't know how it works in the US but in Canada if you lose your license in one province you can't get another in another province. It's against the Criminal Code of Canada. So since a Driving While Impaired (for example) is a Criminal Code offence you lose your privileges all across Canada. It should be the same in the US. But I don't think it is. If you've been revoked in NY, no matter what license you have will not be valid in NY. You're doing the right thing moving back to PA then.

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It is illegal to hold more than one license in the US. It is also illegal to hold a license in one state while you have a license suspended in another state. You would without a doubt be breaking the law. The question is whether or not you would be caught. That would depend on whether or not NY and PA have a good reciprocity agreement.

Ray J

You have a lot of information here. If you HAD a Pennsylvania license and turned it into New York and got a New York license, NY was supposed to notify Pennsylvania DMV that you had surrendered your previous license and got a NY one through reciprocity. That should have caused Pennsylvania to cancel your license status there. Now if your new New York license got revoked and you move back to Pennsylvania and turn that license into them, you should not be able to get a new Pennsylvania drivers license; but you probably will. With a new Pennsylvania license, don't drive in NY, because your privilege to drive there is revoked; an arrestable offense. Your not breaking the law, but you won't be able to legally drive in NY until you clear up the revocation (either through fine and/or time served). Reciprocity does not exist between NY and Pennsylvania, the 2 DMVs do not exchange info except in serious matters or matters involving commercial drivers licenses. For example: New Jersey will put points on a New Jersey license if a driver from New Jersey gets a ticket in another State (the catch all violation of fail to comply with other State law), Maryland will suspend a Maryland driver if they get suspended in NY as will Florida.

loco_tech85

you can only hold one license at a time.if you get your license suspended in one state it is suspended in all states. most states have joined together as compact states. so if you are caught in any state driving under suspension you will be arrested. the reason they do that is your driving license is your bond and if it is suspended then you don't have a bond. and also if you are caught with more than one license you can be charged with that to. this was done several years ago to stop just that thing were people get there license suspended then go to another state and get another one.

thack9845

Yeah, don't bet that the PA license is still valid. The DMVs change information. NY notified them that you turned the PA one in, and it's been cancelled, no doubt. It might take a couple months to catch up, but unless you have the physical license from PA in your hand, it's not valid, just because the one you turned in hasn't expired yet.

mbrcatz

You just can't drive in NY. I got a ticket and any more points and I cannot drive it NY but my PA license will still be valid. This might be a different situation though. Don't call anyone because they have no clue. In both states. Your NY record gets sent to PA, but your points do not.

yammer77

Check with your local laws or attorney to see if you can drive the GoblinAero. It is considered a motorized bicycle in many states and has the conveniences of a car, just smaller. =) It can be seen at www.goblinmotors.com It is legal in Arizona to drive with no license, no registration, and no insurance.

Jeff in Tucson

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