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dogmomdrinkstea t1_j844akl wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Register an out of state vehicle? from Georgia to Pennsylvania? by Valhallas_Ghost

But do PA residents have to have PA license plates? So many cars in my apartment complex have MD plates, don't see how that's legal. I could be wrong.

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nayls142 t1_j84vir0 wrote

Yes. Required to change registration within 20 days. https://www.dmv.pa.gov/Driver-Services/New-Resident-Relocation-Information/New%20Residents/Pages/Motor-Vehicle-Information-for-New-Residents.aspx

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TiberiusCornelius t1_j858f9w wrote

Supposed to but honestly it seems pretty common not to. I've known several people who moved and never switched over. I had an ex who moved up from DE and never changed her registration, license, whatever. From a paperwork perspective if she got pulled over it looked like she was still living down there and just working here.

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nayls142 t1_j85awf4 wrote

People do this all the time. But then related notices are mailed to the old address. Whoever used to live in my apartment gets red light camera tickets all the time, and past due notices on parking tickets. It's going to be a surprise when he finally has to renew the registration...

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OneHumanPeOple t1_j85frj2 wrote

That’s gonna catch up to you. I hope it doesn’t! But I’m afraid it will.

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nayls142 t1_j85grp4 wrote

It's not me, it's Brendan Layden. He moved out at least two years ago.

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Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_j8b1kzn wrote

Pretty sure that red light camera tickets and parking tickets are civil and not part of PennDOT driving/car registration record in PA.

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nayls142 t1_j8b71at wrote

They're mailed to the address that the car is registered to.

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dogmomdrinkstea t1_j84yqsa wrote

Thought so. My landlord company is a POS, not surprised they don't enforce it - they don't enforce anything here.

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JimmyEatWhirl t1_j852hth wrote

Is it their job to enforce state laws like that? Why would they care of their tenants have out of state vehicles? They’re not liable for that.

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dogmomdrinkstea t1_j852yic wrote

Nah, probably not, but they do kick your car out of the lot for expired tags. Mostly just saying I'm unsurprised they don't care, they let people get away with much more dangerous things. It is insurance fraud, is it not?

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Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_j8b1nmy wrote

It's not insurance fraud. It's against state law.

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dogmomdrinkstea t1_j8c2f3c wrote

If you have a lower rate where you're registered but don't actually live there (and you're not a student, I mean permanent resident) how would it not be? You're not paying what's required.

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sg92i t1_j858nm7 wrote

> So many cars in my apartment complex have MD plates

If they're students going to school here, their license & registration can still be under their "official" residence at (usually their parents') out of state address.

I moved to PA while a college student, had a non PA car & DL for years. Was perfectly fine.

Officially living in PA was a bit tricky because 1- I was poor and had an older vehicle, 2- I came from a state where older vehicles are not issued titles when purchased used, 3- PA requires all registered cars no matter how old to have titles, so 4- I had to scrap my fucking car for $80 in cash because no one would buy it, it couldn't be registered, and my landlord & the township was about to impound it as derelict :(

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