While it has been many years since I had to do a State to State transfer, I believe that truer words were never spoken. In addition to the registration change, there is a need to get the vehicles inspected quickly and one of mine flunked, compounding my problems. I added the complication of bringing a sailboat with me that had a hull number issue, though I didn't know that until I tried to get it a registration sticker. TPW ended up being my biggest nightmare of the lot.seamusTX wrote:The newcomer's Michigan license is valid in Texas from the day he arrived as long as he retains his Michigan driver license: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/administra ... nrecip.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
As has been discussed many times in this forum, the law is murky on what happens during a transition. A new resident of Texas has 90 days to get a Texas driver license and change vehicle registrations (if he brought out-of-state vehicles—having done this, I can say it's a huge, expensive hassle with a bunch of catch-22s).
Probably if he has to display ID for an officer, his Michigan license will be honored. I can't swear that it would be, but no significant problems have been reported in the area of immigrants to Texas with out-of-state licenses. Plus, most police encounters take place while driving, when MPA applies.
Probably he should apply for his Texas CHL as soon as he can demonstrate residency through a lease or agreement to buy real estate. He will have to apply and take the full course (unless he has one of the few exceptions like military handgun qualification).
Please invite him to join this forum or at least lurk. There are some peculiarities in Texas law. In particular, IIRC, Michigan allows a certain degree of open carry, which Texas does not. Also Michigan totally bans possession of firearms on college campuses, which Texas does not—only inside buildings.
- Jim
If everything works perfectly, it looks like there is an exposure of a 30 day window with nothing but MPA carry. Someone would have to be super organized and diligent to be able to work a Texas CHL license process into the mix during a move. Typically, the place of employment can require an excessive amount of time during a job transfer. Mine always were because I was trying to learn a new job while playing fruit basket upset with the rest of my life. I don't miss having to go through that. A root canal looks great as an alternative.