Resident / Non-Resident Status

[Texasgrillchef]

Many but not all states will recognize Mulit-State residence.

Some states will only recognize residence status if you actually reside at an address within the state for a period of 181 days or longer per year.

The exceptions are, if one is serving in Military service. However to claim one of those states as your state of residence. You have to use an address in that state as your official permanent residence filed with your Military branch as a your official permanent residence.

Why does all this matter?

Because some states will issue non-resident permits, others only to the Military, and others not at all.

Even if a state issues you a non-Resident permit, not all states will recognize a non-resident permit. Some will ONLY recognize a permit from your home state of residence. Even then thats not even a guarantee of acceptance.

Take Colorado as an example. Colorado will only recognize resident permits from your home state of residence. However there are some states they still don’t recognize. Colorado will recognize A Texas Resident Permit but will NOT recognize a Maryland resident permit, nor a Maryland Non-Resident permit.

However it is interesting to note. That if you own or lease property In The state of Texas, and your willing to get a Texas State ID card and use your Texas Address on that state ID. Texas will recognize dual resident status. So when you get a Texas LTC. You could use it as a resident LTC along with your Texas ID. As Texas does not distinguish a difference between a non-Resident LTC and a resident LTC.

Several other states allow this as well. Now while you can’t legally maintain multiple Drivers licenses from multiple states, you can maintain multiple state ID cards legally. Some states allow for that some states don’t. Providing you have an address to use in that state. However no state will allow multiple DL’s as far as I know.

The biggest expense comes from owning or leasing multiple properties.

However, if you do own multiple properties as vacation homes, or even rentals in some cases. Or even a business In multiple states. It ”MIGHT” be possible to obtain multiple resident permits.

I own a vacation home in Utah. If I were willing to obtain a Utah ID and Then change my Utah Permit address to that address in Utah, I could probably claim resident status with Utah. I just haven’t gone through the trouble. Utah is another state that does not distinguish on the permit if it’s resident or non-resident. They go by address alone.

For both Texas and Utah, one does either need to have a DL or ID from Texas/Utah to claim resident status.

Texas ID is simple enough, Socisl security card, Birth certificate or passport, and either your lease, mortgage, deed, or two utility bills. Not your phone bill.

Not for sure about Utah.

So if you own/lease multiple properties in multiple states. And your states permit is limited on Reciprocity. It is something to look into.

I would like to point out at least one negative caveats…

1. If you claim resident status in multiple states that collect income tax in those states, you could become liable for income tax in those states you claim resident status.

2. Property tax. Some states do some states dont. Some states give certain credits. you may or may not be able to claim a homestead exemption.

 

[Biggfoot44]

Okaaaay .

Here on the East Coast , the primary sticking point is South Carolina . Doesn't recognize non res Permits , nor issue to non residents .

Except if you own property , and can show a Property Tax Bill . No DL or State ID Card business , just a Property Tax bill for your 1/8 ac swampland camping property .

 

[Texasgrillchef]

Okaaaay .

Here on the East Coast , the primary sticking point is South Carolina . Doesn't recognize non res Permits , nor issue to non residents .

Except if you own property , and can show a Property Tax Bill . No DL or State ID Card business , just a Property Tax bill for your 1/8 ac swampland camping property .

Each state is different on what their requirements are, for various different things.

Ever State has different requirements for what it considers a resident, non resident, and even what it considers as a resident or non resident permit.

What if my Utah Permit had a Utah Address? Since the permit does not specifically state Resident or Non-Resident. What criteria would South Carolina use? Would I need to present to a LEO a Utah ID or DL As well?

If I was pulled over, and gave the officer my Texas DL, and my Utah permit. The DL with a Texas Address and the UTAh permit with a Utah address. Would that be an issue? Probably except I also have a Texas Permit which would work too.

I have thought, what if I was Elon Musk Rich, and I owned a house in every state, and stayed at each house exactly 7.3 days? 365/50

Where is my domicile then?

There is no law, and will never be, r requiring anyone to stay anywhere.
if I was that rich I would probably challenge the law lol.