On Thu, Jan 27, 2005 at 01:58:03PM -0800, Alan wrote: > John Oliver wrote: > > > > > >>* States get $$$ from the feds if they share their data in a national > >>database that provides "electronic access by a state to information > >>contained in the motor vehicle databases of all other states" that > >>includes "motor vehicle drivers' histories, including motor vehicle > >>violations, suspensions, and points on licenses." > > > > > >I thought they already had this? The days when a speeding ticket in > >another state was simply cause for a good chortle are long gone. > > > > Nah, it's just more difficult. > Not all states subscribe to the same database, so as long as you go from > state-with-database-a to state-with-database-b, you'd be ok. > Of course, you'd have to check the box that says "I've never had a > license before", but hey, it's only a misdemeanor. > Also, still a few states that don't take your SSN(or use it as an > identifier) when you get a DL, NY being one of them. > So when you move to a state like..oh, TN for an example, which > institutionally refuses to recognize that an SSN is _not_ a reliable > indicator of past licensing status...well, then they will happily issue > you a DL regardless of your past misdeeds in a non-SSN state. > > Not that I have any personal experience with any of this, you understand... >
If we really believed in freedom, we'd be hacking those data bases and scrabbling them beyond repair. Lan "wake me when it's time for civil disobedience" Barnes -- Lan Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Guy, SCM Specialist 858-354-0616 -- KPLUG-List mailing list [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
