TDCAA    TDCAA Community  Hop To Forum Categories  Criminal    Mexico Driver license valid?
Go
New
Find
Notify
Tools
Reply
  
Mexico Driver license valid? Login/Join 
Member
posted April 09, 2007 23:34
Is a Mexico driver license a valid Driver license in Texas? If I've established the person Lives here, has he not violated the requirement to obtain a TX-DL, and thus has no DL since I can't verify the Mexican Document?

I understand a person visiting with a Mexico DL is legit in the same way a Canadian driver license is. I've always been under the impression that they are good for a brief visit, but once you establish residency here you cant drive on the foreign DL?

Opinions appreciated.

www.cop-talk.net
 
Posts: 34 | Location: South Texas | Registered: December 29, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Member
posted April 10, 2007 08:19Hide Post
It has been some years (try 20) but I came to Texas with an English driver's license. At some point, I was required to obtain a Texas license. As for the details, I probably found out all I needed to know from the DPS.

JAS
 
Posts: 586 | Location: Denton,TX | Registered: January 08, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Member
posted April 10, 2007 10:33Hide Post
You can find the information regarding reciprocity with international DLs at 37 Tex. Admin. Code 15.91.

Janette A
DPS Office of General Counsel
 
Posts: 674 | Location: Austin, Texas, United States | Registered: March 28, 2001Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Member
posted April 13, 2007 15:46Hide Post
quote:
Originally posted by J Ansolabehere:
You can find the information regarding reciprocity with international DLs at 37 Tex. Admin. Code 15.91.

Janette A
DPS Office of General Counsel



Thanks for that info. Any idea where I can read it?

www.cop-talk.net
 
Posts: 34 | Location: South Texas | Registered: December 29, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Member
posted April 13, 2007 15:47Hide Post
quote:
Originally posted by JAS:
It has been some years (try 20) but I came to Texas with an English driver's license. At some point, I was required to obtain a Texas license. As for the details, I probably found out all I needed to know from the DPS.

JAS



I understand this part. I wouldn't cite someone for no DL if they just moved here, same with foreign License plates.

www.cop-talk.net
 
Posts: 34 | Location: South Texas | Registered: December 29, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Member
posted April 16, 2007 09:55Hide Post
You can find the DPS rule on foreign DLs on our website (www.txpds.state.tx.us) or on the Secretary of State's website (www.sos.state.tx.us).

Janette A
DPS
 
Posts: 674 | Location: Austin, Texas, United States | Registered: March 28, 2001Reply With QuoteReport This Post
  Powered by Social Strata  
 

TDCAA    TDCAA Community  Hop To Forum Categories  Criminal    Mexico Driver license valid?

© TDCAA, 2001. All Rights Reserved.