SGTJOE wrote: Which State is more cost effective for Vehicle License, Toad Insurance and Full Timer Insurance, TX or SD?
We started out fulltiming domiciled in TX and switched to SD when the time came to buy a new rig (6.25% tax in TX vs 3% in SD). Registration fees for our rig(s) were about the same between the two states. Insurance, auto and fulltimers, went down when we changed to SD.
"So now back to last week. As I said the nurse was laid off. So down to the unemployment office she will go to file for benefits. So now that my friend has an Oregon DL, no California residency indentifiers like utilty bills, or rental agreements, etc. how does she qualify for California unemployment benefits? Since the employer paid into the California Unemployment benefits fund, How would she qualify for Oregon unemployment benefits?"
What your friend does is go to the unemployment office in OR and file for unemployment. The OR office will contact CA and she will be able to draw from the CA unemployment money through the OR office.
hardtack wrote: Gun permits: "23-7-7.1. A temporary permit to carry a concealed pistol shall be issued within five days of application to a person if the applicant:
(6)Has physically resided in and is a resident of the county where the application is being made for at least thirty days immediately preceding the date of the application ; (use to read: "Has been a resident of the county or municipality where the application is being made for at least thirty days
Fee is $10....may be higher, lots of fees will be increased July 1st but unable to find specifics.
If you got this off line, it is not up to date! We drove to SD and found that You can not get a concealed gun license unless you own property in SD ! They need to update their information. Very misleading.
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Quote: Texas may be cheaper, but we went with South Dakota because of the annual inspection requirements in Texas.
Quote: Why did the annual inspection requirement bother you? You have basically a 90 window to get it done and sometimes a second set of eyes is a good thing.
After nine years of fulltime as a Texas resident, I have heard some really phony issues to say it is a bad choice, but this is up near the top. In fact, the Texas inspection sticker is valid by law for one year, or if out of state on the date of expiration, it is then valid until you return to the state. I have been out of state more often than not when mine expired and I just wait until I return and then go to the first inspection station that I come to, once I return to the state. You do not have to return to your country of vehicle registration.
I have gone as long as seven months beyond the sticker expiration of one of our vehicles. On one occasion I was stopped in a safety inspection on the road, with an expired sticker. I was given a ticket which required that I renew my sticker and then mail the ticket with a copy of the sticker receipt to the county where the ticket was issued, within ten days. That was all there was to the penalty.
As to inspection stations that can do a 40' RV, that isn't valid either since the inspection does not require the vehicle to ever be inside of a building. The inspection typically takes about 10 to 15 minutes and the cost is currently $14.50.
Just the inconvenience alone was enough to make me head to SD....no inspections...ever! In addition, like a previous poster said...3% sales tax is less than half of what TX charges...never know when you might want to replace a vehicle.
Kirk, The 90 day window I was speaking of was the requirement for new residents. I get my inspection done in my county of residency, it's a DP so no emmissions testing. My inspection station can't accommodate a 40' DP inside but it didn't make any difference they did it outside. There is a question coming up on another forum about air brake checks for 26K GVWR chassis'. They haven't hit me with it but that's a federal thing so it would apply in SD also. My DP tag renewal is $106 annually. I would trade the 105 degree heat today for the current temp in SD. LOL
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