registering

joe0508 wrote:

wny_pat wrote:

sdianel wrote:
Not sure if you can do it any longer. They require a physical address. http://www.tn.gov/safety/driverlicense/dlproof.shtml

And Joe, unless you gave up your CDL and interstate commercial driving, you want to be very careful about this!!!

why?

At one time, not that long ago, many truck drivers in this country had more than one drivers license from different states, that allowed them to drive truck, mainly cause they had higher odds of getting violation marks on their drivers license. To prevent drivers from having more than one license, the federal government implemented the current CDL system which is much more closely monitored than the regular state drivers license system. The CDL system is shared electronically between states and the fed. Makes it easier for them to keep track of you.

In addition to the federal CDL laws, there is the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109–13, 119 Stat. 302, which modified U.S. federal law pertaining to security, authentication, and issuance procedures standards for the state driver's licenses and identification (ID) cards, as well as various immigration issues pertaining to terrorism. The federal REAL ID Act requires you to have a physical address, and not a P.O. box. Since 9-11, most states have quickly jumped on board with this law.

So back to your question of "why". Because if you hold a CDL, the federal government wants to keep better track of you, than their do the normal citizens who don't have a CDL.