You are asking to know what is in an officers mind in a what if situation. Can't do that. As with most laws and questions you can what if it to death. Most officers are not going to worry about if you are a part time resident or not. I can tell you it is always best to answer questions and answer them truthfully. A sure way to get in a pickle is to get caught not being truthful or refusing to answer. In those cases I can almost assure you a citation to let a court settle the question.

Edited October 29, 2014 by Bobi Ruby and Dick McKee

That answered my question. My initial reflex would be to answer.

I think you guys worry WAY too much about this. The country is overrun with people who aren't even in the country legally, let alone a particular state, and they're working here, permanently residing here, etc.

Putting that aside, the fact is that MANY laws are written in the context of average people living average lives. Full-timers are not that, and there are endless laws that, read literally, are essentially impossible to comply with as a full-timer. And yet somehow a few hundred thousand or maybe a couple million people are full-timers and somehow the jails aren't full of them.

Try to avoid questions. When questioned, give an answer that seems most appropriate to the situation.

Overall, relax.

Edited October 29, 2014 by Gannet

Pensauncola, This is why I am so reluctant to answer any questions in this area on any board. You have no idea what you are talking about. The police are not out to trap you or trick you. They just pulled you over for a traffic violation, and nothing more. Be sure and explain your position to the officer the next time you are pulled over. I'm sure he/she will appreciate it.

I was just trying to give an answer to a very honest question about registration and it turned into a question of how the police are trying to trick you into admitting something. That's my final word, and again a lesson learned about answering innocent questions about something as innocuous as a registration question.

Edited October 29, 2014 by Bobi Ruby and Dick McKee

  On 10/29/2014 at 10:56 PM, Bobi Ruby and Dick McKee said:

I was just trying to give an answer to a very honest question about registration and it turned into a question of how the police are trying to trick you into admitting something.

It has been my experience that making things as pleasant as possible if stopped and being friendly to the officer will go a long way to make the situation less unpleasant and often even cause the officer to act more kindly toward you. I have more than once received a warning rather than a citation simply because I was pleasant, friendly and courteous to the officer who stopped me with cause. I drove just over 1/2 million miles in company vehicles in my career as well as the other travel and there has been only one case where I believe that I was pulled over without just cause.