Stationed in Florida with Out-Of-State plates

[Victoria]

Does anyone know if one can drive in FL with out-of-state plates, while on AD military orders?!

I'm trying to find out if we have to convert our VA plates when we locate to FL next summer. If I'm not required to change plates, then I'll go ahead an renew my vehicle registration for 3 years. If I am required to change plates, then I will just renew for 1 year.

I know I can Google, but I procrastinated and I need to renew online today.

[leiawen]

Wellll, we have been doing it for 4 months and so far, so good. Seriously, though, I do see a lot of people in base housing with out-of-state plates, so I assumed as long as your registration was current in the other state you were OK.

[curiousmunchkin]

we're stationed in Ga & have Fl plates, it dosent matter b/c your military. like i dont have to change my liscense to Ga since i'm a military spouse.

[Victoria]

Thanks everyone! I just went ahead and purchased a 3 year renewal. My registration expires in 2012.

[curiousmunchkin]

no prob!

[PrincessBlue505]

The rules for the state of FL: As a military spouse, you're required to change your residency and driver's license and plates to FL if you do any one of the following:

Buy/own a house here
Claim homestead exemption for such house
Your child goes to school here
You are employed in FL

For your DH as the AD, he can keep plates and drivers license for his home of record as long as he doesn't buy a house here and claim homestead exemption on it. So if that's not VA, you're supposed to change it.

Since each state is so different, I always look up the laws for the state we're moving to to see if I have to change or not.