Dear bigmouth-ga;
Thank you for allowing me to answer your interesting question. Here?s the deal:
At one time Michigan waived reinstatement fees for all people seeking
driver?s licenses out-of-state. That would explain how your sister got
her license without any problem eight years ago. Effective Monday
August 25, 2003, however, Michigan changed its mind about that and
decided to begin requiring all people who were previously licensed in
Michigan and who had their licensed rendered invalid, to pay those
reinstatement fees owned to the state. Some states (Minnesota is
apparently one of them) will cooperate through an agreement known as a
?compact? and will deny issuance of their state licenses to people who
owe money to the state they were previously licensed in.
That?s it in a nutshell. Michigan?s Department of State?s web site
explains the corrective process this way:
?When a former Michigan resident is applying for a driver license in a
state other than Michigan, the state they are applying to may require
proof of a previous Michigan driver license. If you do not have a
valid Michigan driver license in your possession, you can obtain a
clearance letter by contacting the office listed below:
Michigan Department of State
Driver and Vehicle Information Center
7064 Crowner Driver
Lansing, MI 48918
Phone: (517) 322-1460
Fax: (517) 322-6755
REINSTATEMENT FEE NOTICE:
Effective Monday August 25, 2003, the Michigan Department of State
will no longer waive reinstatement fees for Michigan drivers desiring
a license from another state, but who owe a reinstatement fee. Fees
must be paid in order to clear the driving record.
-- Drivers may clear the reinstatement fee using a credit card by
completing and faxing the Application for Driver's License
Reinstatement form (see related documents listed below) to the
Distributed Services Unit at (517) 322-1063.
--Drivers may clear the reinstatement fee by mailing a completed
Application for Driver's License Reinstatement form (see related
documents listed below) with check or money order (made payable to the
State of Michigan) to the Distributed Services Unit
--Michigan Department of State 7064 Crowner Drive Lansing, MI 48918.
Branch offices may also accept payment from any individual on behalf
of the driver, provided they furnish the individual's drivers license
number.?
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE
http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1627---S,00.html
Here is an application you will need. Just follow the instructions:
Application for Driver's License Reinstatement - 281650 bytes
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/BDVR-162__09-03_74850_7.pdf
The reinstatement fees are a bit complicated because there may also be
some administrative costs attached to them making them more than they
actually are. If you don?t know which one of these reinstatement fees
pertains to you I highly recommend you contact the Michigan Department
of State Driver and Vehicle Information Center at the number and/or
address mentioned above:
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE
?Driver License Reinstatement Fee?
http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1583-29558--,00.html
I hope you find that my answer exceeds your expectations. If you have
any questions about my research please post a clarification request
prior to rating the answer. Otherwise I welcome your rating and your
final comments and I look forward to working with you again in the
near future. Thank you for bringing your question to us.
Best regards;
Tutuzdad-ga ? Google Answers Researcher
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