My boyfriend got out of the military in May of last year but he still lives with me in Maryland. His state of residence at the moment is Pennsylvania and I would like to know how I go about changing his residency and if there is a set time-frame for doing it? (Like how long til he can get in trouble for not being a resident)
Former military wanting to become Maryland resident.?
Every state has different rules. The easiest way to find out what your state's rules are is to check into the DMV or Secretary of State website. The only thing your BF needs to do is get a drivers license in that state to be considered a resident.
Former military wanting to become Maryland resident.?
Does he have a MD license?
Does he have a MD address?
Does he have a job in MD and paying MD taxes?
If you answered yes to these three questions he is a MD resident.
You may also want him to get MD license plates for his car if he has PA plates now, that i know can get him in trouble since he is out of the military, think that has to be done within 60 days.
There may be a time period to be a resident if he wants to get resident tuition at a state college / university. He really won't get in to too much trouble. Good luck.
Found this on a law website, but it seems to me that if he has taken a legal action in MD, he is a resident. A legal action being something like working, renting or getting a DL.
Maryland Residency
What establishes whether or not you're considered a Maryland resident? The answer seems to depend on what the issue is. The Maryland MVA requires you to obtain a MD drivers license 60 days after you become a resident of the State. So, when are you a resident of the State? COMAR 11.11.06.02 defines a resident as someone who: (1) Owns, leases, or rents a primary place of residence in Maryland for more than 6 months; (2) Has no other residence in any other state or country (see COMAR section for further details). For income tax purposes, the definition is similar. There, a resident is defined as: 1. is domiciled in this State on the last day of the taxable year; or 2. for more than 6 months of the taxable year, maintained a place of abode in this State, whether domiciled in this State or not (Tax General Article of the MD Code 10-101). Finally, as far as voter registration, the Maryland Law Encyclopedia quotes Roberts v. Larkin, 340 MD 147, 1995 as defining residence as %26quot;the place of a person's fixed domicile.%26quot;
my fiance just got her maryland drivers license after living her almost a year and she did not get in trouble. although, if she would have been pulled over by the police, i sure she would have got in trouble. just get your MD license and you should be fine. its about $50, plus you have to pay tax on your car and get a emissions test.
He has to go change his drivers license to Maryland from PA,
Thats all he has to do.
30 days later, he is a citizen of Maryland.
