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TxYellowRose


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Just in case you had not found it, stumbled on this site with listings for Texas vehicle registration reciprocity today. 

ftp://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/vtr/misc/book_251.pdf

I know this question has been asked before, but many of the states seem to have a 30-day limit if one has gainful employment.  If you workamp for a few months, do you just fly under the radar, i.e. not register your rig in the state where you are?  I certainly don't want to have to limit our journeys, but don't want to register everywhere!  Needless to say, I also don't want to rack up fines!

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Betty,

Keep in mind that I am not an attorney, nor did I play one on TV, nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express, so what I am going to say is going to be pure speculation.  Especially since I have never workkamped anywhere.

I believe that as long as you have a set residence in another state with an address there, and that as long as you are in an RV currently licensed in that state you would not be in violation of very many states.  Also, I'm not sure that workkamping necessarily qualifies as "gainful employment".

In fact, I don't remember reading on any other forum nor hearing in conversation with some full-timers that we know about any problems with other states.

I do know that years ago, we lived in the Oklahoma Panhandle and Jo worked across the state line in Kansas.  We did not have to re-register anything, but Jo did have to pay income taxes for Kansas.  That was a bummer because at the time Kansas required her to also report any income she made working in Oklahoma.

I will be interested in whatever answers you get for this question.  Thanks for bringing it up.

Terry

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I believe those rules are meant for people who are permanently moving to Texas and therefor have 30 days to register their vehicles in Texas. You are temporarily living in Texas, and remain a permanent resident of your home state where your vehicles are registered. Staying in a campground or hotel does not constitute a permanent residence, whether or not you're working.

As a practical matter, how would anyone know, or care?

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