License Renewal

[Ibleedblue13]

What I thought would turn out to be pretty basic has proven more difficult then I imagined so hopefully someone here will know a little more about what I need to do.

Long story short I turned 21 a few days ago, I am liscensed through the state of Massachusetts and when you turn 21 in MA you need to renew your license, picture included. The problem is i'm in south florida for the next three months until I go back up to Boston so as of right now my license is expired. I tried calling the MA RMV but got nowhere with the two employees I spoke to on the phone. If it comes down to it I will fly back up to Boston for a day to get it renewed but I would definitely prefer not to deal with that hassle.

Any info you guys might have is much appreciated :beer:

 

[VirtualSVT]

yeah you're probably screwed.

 

[Matts00GT]

Just get a Florida license?

 

[03Sssnake]

yeah you're probably screwed.

+1...motor vehicle office bureaucrats are about the worst oxygen thieves on the planet

 

[greenstang1313]

did your license expire on your 21st birthday? if your license isnt expired then you should be fine i think.

 

[oldmodman]

Just get a Florida license?

Do this.

Then get your concealed carry permit too.

 

[Yellazxr]

This seems like poor planning

 

[Ibleedblue13]

did your license expire on your 21st birthday? if your license isnt expired then you should be fine i think.

All MA licenses expire on your 21st birthday. Online renewal is not accepted because a new picture is required. I'm sure there has to be some way to do it otherwise every out of state college student would be screwed if they weren't home for their bday

 

[Ibleedblue13]

If I get a Florida license do I have to register my car with FL or can I just get a license? Absolutely no clue how the process works

 

[ElscottHavoc]

This seems like poor planning

On the governments part, yes.

There's a lot of reasons someone might be out of state beyond their control and to a certain degree, I think there should be some leniency here even if it wasn't a mandated trip.

I mean, what does a person do if a funeral, business trip, school, etc happen to leave you out of state for x amount of time that happens to include a 21st birthday.

I would say leave the car registered in MA and get a new FL license if its going to be a big deal. I don't think any officer, assuming you get pulled over at all, is going to think oddly of it especially if you explain.

It'd be a huge pain to get tags and return plates for refund just to register a car in another state for a very small time period.

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[greenstang1313]

All MA licenses expire on your 21st birthday. Online renewal is not accepted because a new picture is required. I'm sure there has to be some way to do it otherwise every out of state college student would be screwed if they weren't home for their bday

if thats the case then just renew it online before your 21st birthday, you wont need a new picture as long as its before your 21st bday.

*edit, just realized you said you turned 21 a few days ago. yup you're screwed lol.

 

[Matts00GT]

If I get a Florida license do I have to register my car with FL or can I just get a license? Absolutely no clue how the process works

No you dont have to register your vehicle.

You'll just need a Florida address.

 

[03Sssnake]

you might claim you lost it, many states allow you to get a '90 day' temporary permit if you are out-of-state until you are back in state to get your permanent license.

 

[VirtualSVT]

If I get a Florida license do I have to register my car with FL or can I just get a license? Absolutely no clue how the process works

Nope one advantage of this being a snowbird state is all you have to do is establish residency.