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That link took me back to this thread.
Linda
I went back to the previous post and repaired the link. Thanks!
I went back to the previous post and repaired the link. Thanks!
Wow! That 10 commandments of domicile article covered a lot more than I ever gave thought of doing. It's probably a good thing we are no longer full timing. 
Linda
That 10 commandments of domicile article covered a lot more than I ever gave thought of doing.
The whole thing is that very few of us ever have our domicile challenged and most of those who do, happen in the first year when the previous state wants your tax money. Several years ago I did a lot of research looking for cases where it was challenged and only found a handful of cases but if it happens what Shawn says it very accurate. The court will look at far more than just your driving related issues. I don't have my research any more but I did find two challenges of a will that were overturned because of domicile issues. The key thing is that while it isn't likely to happen if it does happen it will usually be over something very serious.
When I was a student in Lincoln, NE many years ago I heard that a large percentage of high school graduates leave the State. I thought I'd never be such a person. I graduated from a Nebraska college in 1971 and my first teaching position was in Houston, TX. I did return to Nebraska for about 10 years in the mid 70's, but left there in 1986 and have only returned on visits. Intentions change. We're SD residents and yes, we might very well return to SD as a home some day. Probably more likely for me than for Jo Ann. Probably would be western SD rather than eastern SD, but who knows.
We're SD residents and yes, we might very well return to SD as a home some day.
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The important thing is that there is supporting evidence that it is really your domicile and little or no conflicting evidence. In the will cases I referred to, both were challenged wills of deceased fulltimers who did have a new will from the claimed domicile that was different from one executed in the previous state, which was the basis of the challenge. I don't remember many of the details now, but a few things that I recall which were used to dispute the new domicile claim were things like a newspaper subscription from the previous home that had been running continuously for many years, the current doctor was in the previous state, I believe both cases had primary banking in the previous state and other things of that nature. One of the overturned was a veteran who was a vet organization member "back home" but not in his claimed state of domicile. Basically in such a case you need to show that you not only plan to return to the new domicile state but also that you have broken ties with the previous state. In both of these will cases, there were more ties to the previous state than to the currently claimed one.
We registered our vehicles in SD, have SD drivers licenses, have a SD will, have a legal address in SD, and return there every so often. We have children and grandchildren in our former State, so we return there more often. We have a bank account there (and others in other States) and our cell phones still have our former State's numbers. We do campground hosting sometimes, and will be hosting at three different State parks this year in our former State.
Have we left that State? YES. We have family in other States, and we visit them, too. We're starting to look for some home base places, and our former State isn't even in the running. SD is certainly one of the States for the northern base. I suspect that next summer will find us spending a fair amount of time in the Dakotas.
Big Brother likes to keep his Grip on us!
We return for a 1 night stay. This allow Susan to get her renewal.
4 months later, Susan did my renewal online. Since the one night stay paper was good for 1 year.
By the way, we stayed and did it in Yankton, SD. Easy and quick. Check when the office is open. AND she make sure both of our names were on the receipt of the SD park we stayed at.
Your best bet is to CALLED and ask the motor vehicle department. You will also be require to provide a recent vision test form. Went to Sam's Warehouse for that.
The SD DMV has specific instructions for Fulltime Travelers right on their website
https://dps.sd.gov/driver-licensing/renew-and-duplicate/full-time-travelers
Yes you still have to spend one night in SD sometime during the last year and mail in that receipt. You still have to sign the Residency Affidavit. and like everyone else renewing by mail, you need your eye doc to fill in the vision form.
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