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I use the Escapees So Dakota address for my domicle. When I first obtained my drivers liscense I had to show proof of a one night stay. I know that I can renew my tags by mail but can I renew my DL by mail or do I need to travel to SD and make a one night stay. I have been told that if I have a physical address I can renew by mail but using a PMB I need to go in person and show proof on a one night stay. Not sure if this is correct. Has anyone renewed their SD DL by mail using the Escapees address?
We also have a SD PMB and yes, we had to return in person and spend 1 night to renew DL.
While SD does now allow renewal of DL's by mail, you, as a fulltime, must show a receipt from a motel or RV park that's been dated within the last year.
So, at some point, you will have to go to SD in person...either when it's due, or within the prior 12 months.
Although we did spend a couple of nights in SD just so we could get our licenses renewed, I will admit that I know that some people [with anti-social tendencies] circumvent this requirement by making hotel (or campground) reservations that they intentionally don't show up for. Then they ask the hotel to send them a receipt for the night they paid for but weren't there for. It's not strictly legal, but it's difficult for authorities to detect.
It's not strictly legal, but it's difficult for authorities to detect.
It is an issue of personal ethics. Do what is legally required, or what you can get by with?
It is an issue of personal ethics. Do what is legally required, or what you can get by with?
How many people sign the paperwork stating intent to return and live in SD that REALLY intend to live in SD?
How many people sign the paperwork stating intent to return and live in SD that REALLY intend to live in SD?
I do not know. The same could apply to any chosen state. Is that the same as clearly faking having spent at least one night there? Either comes down to personal ethics. Would I do either...... It would be easy for me to say no, but I'm not certain since I was already domiciled in TX when going on the road it was never an issue that I had to deal with. That was a factor in my choosing TX but I can't honestly say.
Is that the same as clearly faking having spent at least one night there?
It is to me. If you have no intent to reside there, and you know it, you're lying...just like faking a night in SD.
It is to me. If you have no intent to reside there, and you know it, you're lying...just like faking a night in SD.
I am not sure but I would tend to believe that almost 90% of fulltimers who use a PMB in SD do not intend to reside there.
? Sorta like stop signs ?
And speeding too. ?
How many people sign the paperwork stating intent to return and live in SD that REALLY intend to live in SD?
The document I signed did not require me to say I would return and live in SD. It said I intended to return to SD at some point and I did. I passed through SD several times during our 11 years of full timing before we bought a house in CO when we left the road.
The document I signed did not require me to say I would return and live in SD. It said I intended to return to SD at some point and I did. I passed through SD several times during our 11 years of full timing before we bought a house in CO when we left the road.
O.k. You're saying the SD Residency Affidavit doesn't mean you intend to live there after traveling full time, just that you stop by once in a while.
2. Is South Dakota the state you intend to return to after being absent? _____ Yes _____No
https://dps.sd.gov/application/files/2815/1085/4078/ResidencyAffidavit.pdf
As long as you are not challenged in a court about your domicile, and most people never are, you probably won't have any major issues but it can happen and if it does, a court may not agree with your claim. Here is an article on what domicile proof in a court requires. It was written for Texas, but the issues would be pretty much the same no matter what state is involved.
The Ten Commandments of Texas Domicile
Edited July 11, 2018 by Kirk Wood
Most people getting married, intend to stay that way, but over 50% won't.
That link took me back to this thread.
Linda
Edited July 11, 2018 by Kirk Wood
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