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    Jun 14, 2011, 08:58 PM
    Expired drivers license
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    Here's the situation:

    Driving from NJ to Las Vegas, friend gets pulled over in Kansas for speeding and seatbelt violations. Bigger problem, his license expired last month. Cop gives him 3 tickets, and then confiscates his drivers license, saying I should drive.

    Is the cop allowed to confiscate his license?

    What would be our best course of action considering the circumstances?
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    Jun 14, 2011, 09:04 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Kozyol View Post
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    What would be our best course of action considering the circumstances?
    • You drive the rest of the way.

      Your friend should
    • pay the tickets; and
    • Renew the driver's license.


    As far as confiscation of the expired license is concerned, seems unnecessary, but what does it matter?
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    Jun 15, 2011, 05:20 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Kozyol View Post
    Is the cop allowed to confiscate his license?
    Hello K:

    He has NO license.. It expired.. What he had was a piece of paper that represented NOTHING. So, I don't know why you're upset that he confiscated it.

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    Jun 15, 2011, 05:53 AM

    Last time they renewed my license, they also gave me an ID card at no extra charge. Seems like a good idea. That way if some cop decides to confiscate the license for some inexplicable reason, I will still have photo ID.
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