STATE VEHICLE CODES SUMMARY
See Findlaw website at http://www.findlaw.com/11stategov/index.html for further details on each state.
Entity Entity Website DMV Vehicle Code Must be resident to get license? Residence
address?		 SSN
Required FOR DLN?		 SSN on DLN Required
By		 SSN on Vehicle Reg? Financial Responsibility Type (Insurance or Fin. Resp) Surrender other state's license? Notes
Federal Whitehouse.gov GPO
Cornell
Findlaw
Alabama http://www.state.al.us/ Motor Vehicle Division Codes (Title 32)     Yes     Financial Responsibility.  See Chapt. 7 of Title 32    
Alaska http://www.state.ak.us/ Department of Motor Vehicles Codes (Title 28)                
Arizona http://az.gov/ Motor Vehicle Division Codes (Title 28) Must get if a resident, but don't need to be resident   Yes     Insurance   Frequently Asked Questions
Arkansas http://www.arkansas.gov/ Office of Motor Vehicles Codes (Title 27)                
California http://www.state.ca.us/ DMV Code Must get license 10 days after beginning work in state or becoming a resident   Yes V.Code 1653.5, 4150, 4150.2, 12800 No Financial Responsibility   Information
Colorado http://www.colorado.gov/ Division of Motor Vehicles Codes (Title 43)                
Connecticut http://www.ct.gov/ Department of Motor Vehicles Codes (Title 14, Chapt. 246)                
Delaware http://delaware.gov/ Division of Motor Vehicles Codes (Title 21)                
District of Columbia http://www.dc.gov/   Codes (Title 50)                
Florida http://www.myflorida.com/ Dept. of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Codes (Title XXIII)                
Georgia http://www.georgia.gov/ Dept. of Motor Vehicle Safety Codes (Title 40)                
Hawaii http://www.hawaii.gov/ Licensing, Permits, and passes Codes  (Title 17)                
Idaho http://www.state.id.us/ Division of Motor Vehicles Codes (Title 49)                
Illinois http://www.illinois.gov/ Driver Services Dept. Codes (Chapt. 625)                
Indiana http://www.state.in.us/ Bureau of Motor Vehicles Codes (Title 9)                
Iowa http://www.iowa.gov/ Motor Vehicle Division Codes (Title VIII)                
Kansas http://www.state.ks.us/ Division of Motor Vehicles Codes (Chapt. 8)                
Kentucky http://kentucky.gov/ Dept. of Transportation Codes (Title XVI)                
Louisiana http://www.louisiana.gov/ Office of Motor Vehicles Codes (Title 32)                
Maine http://www.state.me.us/ Bureau of Motor Vehicles Codes (Title 29)                
Maryland http://www.maryland.gov/ Motor Vehicle Administration Codes (See Transportation)                
Massachusetts http://www.mass.gov/ Registry of Motor Vehicles Codes (see Title 1, Chapt 90)                
Michigan http://www.michigan.gov/ Secretary of state Codes (Chapt. 256-257)                
Minnesota http://www.state.mn.us/ Driver and Vehicle Services Codes (Chapt 160-174A)                
Mississippi http://www.ms.gov/ Dept. of Public Safety

Codes (Title 63)

                
Missouri http://www.state.mo.us/ Dept of Revenue: Motor Vehicle and Driver Licensing Codes (Title XIX)                
Montana http://www.state.mt.us/ Motor Vehicle Division Codes (Title 61)                
Nebraska http://www.nebraska.gov/ Dept. of Motor Vehicles Codes (Title 60)                

Nevada

http://www.nv.gov/

 Dept. of Motor Vehicles Codes (Title 43)     Yes.  Non U.S. citizens don't need SSN.  NRS 483.345, NRS 483.860   Financial Responsibility Yes  
New Hampshire http://www.nh.gov/ Division of Motor Vehicles Codes (Title XXI)                
New Jersey http://www.state.nj.us/ Motor Vehicle Commission Codes (Title 39)                
New Mexico http://www.newmexico.gov/   Codes (Title 66)                
New York http://www.state.ny.us/ Dept. of Motor Vehicles Codes (see VAT)                
North Carolina http://www.ncgov.com/ Division of Motor Vehicles Codes (Chapt. 20)                
North Dakota http://www.nd.gov/ Dept of Transportation Codes (Title 39)                
Ohio http://ohio.gov/ Bureau of Motor Vehicles Codes (Title XLV)                
Oklahoma http://www.ok.gov/ Dept. of Public Safety Codes (Title 47)                
Oregon http://oregon.gov/ Dept. of Motor Vehicle Codes (Chapt. 807) Yes
See ORS 807.062, ORS 803.360		 Yes Yes ORS 807.050(4)   Insurance    
Pennsylvania http://www.pa.gov/ Driver and Vehicle Services Codes (Title 67)                
Rhode Island http://www.state.ri.us/ Division of Motor Vehicles Codes (Title 31)                
South Carolina http://www.myscgov.com/ Dept. of Motor Vehicle Codes (Title 56)                
South Dakota http://www.sd.gov/ Motor Vehicles Division Codes (Title 32)                
Tennessee http://www.state.tn.us/ Dept of Safety Codes (Title 55)                
Texas http://www.state.tx.us/ Dept. of Public Safety Codes (Transportation Code, Title 7)                
Utah http://www.utah.gov/ Division of Motor Vehicles Codes (Title 41)                
Vermont http://vermont.gov/ Dept. of Motor Vehicles Codes (Title 23)                
Virginia http://www.virginia.gov/ Dept. of Motor Vehicles Codes (Title 46.2)                
Washington http://access.wa.gov/ Dept. of Licensing Codes (Title 46) Must get license within 30 days of becoming a resident No Yes Click here   Insurance.  May be self-insured   Don't need SSN for state ID
West Virginia http://wv.gov/ Division of Motor Vehicles Codes (Chapt 17-17D)                
Wisconsin http://wisconsin.gov/ Dept of Transp. Codes (Sect. 340-351)                
Wyoming http://wyoming.gov/ Dept. of Transp. Codes (Title 31)