wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) (05/03/84)
To the person who is considering getting two licenses. IF you are stopped for some infraction in NJ (assume your car is registered in NJ) and pull out a NY license, you better have a really good story for the trooper on why you do not have a NJ license. If the car is registered in NJ, and you are not renting it or borrowing it from someone, they will be quite interested in hearing why you have not obtained a NJ license. We all know what a database is and how it works, don't we? Well, slow as they are, state agencies are finding out too. I should have been clearer in my last submission. The Motor Vehicle agencies all over the country are starting to compare notes concerning not only revoked licenses, but suspended licenses. They will also be trading point convictions among the various states. If you think about it for a minute, this is a pretty simple little thing to do. State governments are discovering just how simple it is to do. For those of you who think they have discovered a way to get around the point system, welcome to the real world. This two license thing has been around since the first speeding ticket. Some, very few, have managed to slip between the cracks with two or more liceses. By far the greater majority are caught and end up paying a fine or at least losing the extra licenses. A number of years ago, when I went for a license in Maryland, I had to turn in my South Carolina license before they would issue me a Maryland license. I know, get a copy and give it to them, but they wanted to see your other license on the excuse of writing down something. Then they said I would have to turn it in. BTW, it was mailed back to SC, by the Maryland agency for cancelation. That to prevent me from getting a copy. They are getting a little more ansey about dual licenses now with the crackdown on drunk driving. I wouldn't suggest anyone get mixed up with trying to get around the point system this way. T. C. Wheeler