• skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de
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    24 days ago

    A State ID is used to buy booze and plane tickets. A Driver’s Licence is a State ID with a driving endorsement. Above that, there are then license endorsements like CDL (semi trucks), motorcycle, limo/chauffeur above standard driver.

    Different types of ID for different purposes.

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        24 days ago

        I think, and I apologize in advance if I get this wrong, the part you may not be understanding is that it seems he never had a license to operate a vehicle. The state can still charge a person with suspending driving privileges legally, however, which would then likely stop their ability to apply for a license, and be a gateway to stack further charges in the event they were caught twice.

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          24 days ago

          Yeah we finally got that cleared up a little further down :)

          I actually don’t know what happens in that situation where I live.

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        24 days ago

        “Necessary but not sufficient condition,” e.g. the light in your room might be off, but “suspending your light privileges” is easy at the breaker box.

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          24 days ago

          No. You’re still not making it make sense.

          You’re trying to tell everyone that you can legally drive without a license.

          Of course you can drive without a license, but not legally. A learner’s permit is a type of license.

          So how do you suspend a license that the guy didn’t have?

          What is the breaker box in your analogy? Breaking the guy’s legs?

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            24 days ago

            What is the breaker box in your analogy? Breaking legs?

            lol I meant a [circuit] breaker box (aka power/ac panel, breaker panel, distribution board, etc)

            So how do you suspend a license that the guy didn’t have?

            It’s just a minor legal misnomer. If a defendant happens to not have a driver’s license in the first place, suspension could be more accurately termed “prevention.” Logistically speaking, the state probably just generates a stub file/account with a valid license number then just adds the suspension to that empty driving record.

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              24 days ago

              Oh. Ok, I think I get it now… but it’s still weird.

              I’m not actually sure how that would work here… I do know that you can’t renew your license or plates without paying all overdue fines though.