Have Utah License, but cited for 'suspended license' in California

[Silverplum]

Left without a "thank you." I think that's about par for the course.

 

[FlyingRon]

But she has a valid Utah license, and is driving with that.
We assumed she could drive anywhere in the country with such a valid license?

Further, Utah wouldn't have issued her if she hadn't lied on the Utah application. They may revoke it or refuse to renew when they figure out she is suspended elsewhere.

 

[Edison in CA]

Left without a "thank you." I think that's about par for the course.

I actually have to get some work done, so I'm not able to respond the instant someone replies... sounds like someone is a bit uppity.
We've actually gone on line to see about getting a current status printout of her Utah license - might as well be sure about some off the presumed facts.
Likewise, I read one of the last links posted. Here's a quote, which may or may not have bearing...

"In addition, in order to be penalized for an out-of-state offense, the driver's state must punish the same conduct. For example, Colorado has a careless driving statute, while Arizona does not. So, if a driver from Arizona is cited for careless driving in Colorado, the citation won't affect his driving record in Arizona."'​

I wonder (hope?) that Utah doesn't recognize suspending a license for a tax issue.
Even so, that probably won't help us much with the citation in California, but at least we can claim that at least she was driving with a valid license.

 

[Zigner]

Further, Utah wouldn't have issued her if she hadn't lied on the Utah application. They may revoke it or refuse to renew when they figure out she is suspended elsewhere.

She knew she was going to be suspended (thus the reason for applying for the UT license), but she wasn't actually suspended yet. She tried to skirt the pending suspension and it backfired.

 

[Edison in CA]

Further, Utah wouldn't have issued her if she hadn't lied on the Utah application. They may revoke it or refuse to renew when they figure out she is suspended elsewhere.

She didn't lie, and didn't need to.
See post 11 and 13.

 

[Zigner]

She didn't lie, and didn't need to.
See post 11 and 13.

Did she list her CA license on the application and surrender it upon receiving her UT license?

It's not really relevant - the fact of the matter is that she's gotta face the music for her crime in CA.

 

[FlyingRon]

Ok, she didn't lie. Still doesn't change the fact she was ineligible to drive in California nor the fact that Utah may still suspend (or refuse to renew) the license.

 

[Zigner]

http://www.dmv.org/ca-california/suspended-license.php

"While your license is suspended, you are not permitted to drive. If you are found driving with a suspended license, you may be imprisoned for up to five years, and/or the length of your suspension may be increased." http://www.dmv.com/ca/california/suspended-license

rolleyes

For the record - OP's wife is charged with a misdemeanor. Imprisonment is not going to happen. She *could* get sentenced to time in county jail...but not prison.

 

[Edison in CA]

Did she list her CA license on the application and surrender it upon receiving her UT license?

It's not really relevant - the fact of the matter is that she's gotta face the music for her crime in CA.

Yes, she surrendered it in Utah.

I'm not expecting congratulations for trying to be creative in resolving my wife's consequences for MY tax fight (ironically, they didn't suspend my license, just hers) but looking for some help in understanding how to pursue options.

I'm not sure how many responses here are just being blunt after seeing so many self-deluded posters, or rather people who get their kicks condescending on people's ignorance/mistakes.

I guess you get what you pay for...

Thanks to those who were actually trying to help.

 

[FlyingRon]

The way you pursue it is you pay the tax in California and get whatever abstract necessary sent to the DMV and she pays her reinstatement fee there. You can still fight with the FTB after you pay it.
Of course, she now has her new criminal charge to deal with.

 

[Silverplum]

Yes, she surrendered it in Utah.

I'm not expecting congratulations for trying to be creative in resolving my wife's consequences for MY tax fight (ironically, they didn't suspend my license, just hers) but looking for some help in understanding how to pursue options.

I'm not sure how many responses here are just being blunt after seeing so many self-deluded posters, or rather people who get their kicks condescending on people's ignorance/mistakes.

I guess you get what you pay for...

Thanks to those who were actually trying to help.

Classic response. rolleyes

I showed you half a dozen legal sources as you continued to argue, and you snidely question my "motive."

At least *I'm* not a criminal.

 

[Zigner]

This guy is total unapologetic about his wife's criminal behaviour, as well as his own part in it.

 

[HighwayMan]

Her privilege to drive was suspended in California - doesn't matter if she had a valid license from another state.

She knowingly drove in California, which as others have stated, is a crime.