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John A. Birdsall · 06-08-2011, 02:27 PM

When I was a sailor in the USN, I got transferred from San Diego to New London. My home of record was Reading Mass. My car was registered in Calif. my license was from Massachusetts. Because I was in the Active Duty Military my license was good and recognized as long as I had a green ID Card.

I got stopped in Reading because I had calif. plates. The officer unaware of the law arrested me for driving without a license in an out of state vechicle.

I had two things going for me, My dad lived in town and we both knew the chief of police. One call home, and he to the chief and everybody was at the police station. The law also said I had 30 days to reg. the car in Mass or remove it from the state.

I also learned that it was possible to have your car inspected in Mass, and have a calif. plate, but not a drivers licensed.

06-08-2011, 02:27 PM	#3
John A. Birdsall Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norwich, CT Posts: 599 Thanks: 27 Thanked 51 Times in 35 Posts	registrations When I was a sailor in the USN, I got transferred from San Diego to New London. My home of record was Reading Mass. My car was registered in Calif. my license was from Massachusetts. Because I was in the Active Duty Military my license was good and recognized as long as I had a green ID Card. I got stopped in Reading because I had calif. plates. The officer unaware of the law arrested me for driving without a license in an out of state vechicle. I had two things going for me, My dad lived in town and we both knew the chief of police. One call home, and he to the chief and everybody was at the police station. The law also said I had 30 days to reg. the car in Mass or remove it from the state. I also learned that it was possible to have your car inspected in Mass, and have a calif. plate, but not a drivers licensed.