Anyone ever get in legal trouble over residency issues?

So far it looks like a big fat NO to your question. I was actually curious to see if there would be any responses to the affirmative, but it doesn't appear to be an issue.

One of my full-timing buddies told me that you shouldn't spend more than 6 months in a particular state without being considered a resident. He is originally from California but now domiciles in Texas (Escapees).

Like the previous poster implied, I don't think there's a whole lot of energy or state resources put into shaking full-timers down. I can tell you that there are whistle blower laws out there where folks can turn you in for not following the law i.e. staying in one spot too long.

I have some questions for you,OP. Have you ever gotten in legal trouble in your current domicile state due to domicile issues? Have the domicile police forces of your current state rapped on your door lately to see if you actually sleep there? Do your domicile police care if you use a PO box for your mail vs. having it delivered to your door? Or do they care if, when you travel, you have your mail forwarded to another address? Would your current domicile police care if you had all your mail forwarded to, say, your CPA? When you leave your abode for an extended vacation or trip, do you have to check in with them? Do your domicile police check your credit card receipts for in state vs out of state purchases? Has any of that ever happened to you?

Just cause you're going to be full timing in a RV and living, according to some, an unconventional life style, doesn't make you more of a 'suspect' than anyone else. Domicile is not necessarily where you sleep. It is where you intend to return someday. You can have that intent even and then change it to another intent before fulfilling the first intent. Most of our congress people spend more time in DC than they ever do in their actual sticks and bricks. And I suspect by far most of their mail comes to their congressional offices whether in DC or the various 'home' offices than ever goes to their actual S&B house.

Claim your state. Do the things that you do now in your state. Get an address. Get insurance; get a D/L; register to vote; get your vehicle(s) registered and plated and inspected if needed, change address for your health ins or get new health ins., etc. Then chill.

Even though you domicile in one state that doesn't mean you have to visit that state except for perhaps updating your driver's license when necessary. There are many full-timers who never travel to their state of domicile.

I've seen it in the military. It's mostly centered around taxes or trying to vote in more than one state. I've also seen guys get ticketed for having a registration from one state and driver's license from another.

As long as you comply with the state residency requirements you should be okay.

You only get in legal trouble if you don't abide by state laws. So, if you do it properly, like Escapees (Texas) advises, or any of the other legal address companies, you won't get in legal trouble.

It's the folks that ponder: "How can I cheat on taxes?" that get into trouble.

We used SD as our 'domicile'........drivers licenses, vehicle registrations, registered to vote, banking account set up, wills redone and signed an affidavit that declared SD as our intended state of residency.

Only went there to establish residency and renew DLs

One only needs to satisfy the STATES Residency Requirements