MA driver's license renewal question - Page 2

AngelaSweet · 11-02-2009, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkTheShark

Or just tell them to look at your D.O.B.....

If it's expired they won't serve you..even if it's your birthday

Snowphun · 11-02-2009, 10:25 PM

^ How does that make sense?

AngelaSweet · 11-02-2009, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowphun

^ How does that make sense?

I don't know...but I tried it and got denied. So I had to use my paper one to get served. This also happened to my boyfriend on his 21st (a Sunday) The bartender wouldn't serve him because his license was expired. I don't get it either!

imprezaowner27 · 11-02-2009, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by AngelaSweet

If it's expired they won't serve you..even if it's your birthday

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Originally Posted by Snowphun

^ How does that make sense?

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Originally Posted by AngelaSweet

I don't know...but I tried it and got denied. So I had to use my paper one to get served. This also happened to my boyfriend on his 21st (a Sunday) The bartender wouldn't serve him because his license was expired. I don't get it either!

because technically that form of ID is expired...it was valid the day before, but it is no longer valid on THAT day because its expired.

sucks

Acejam2k · 11-03-2009, 09:05 AM

You need to go to the RMV after your birthday. Be sure to do your hair and wear a nice skirt, because they need to take your picture.

bmak21 · 11-03-2009, 10:21 AM

i had a slight smile while taking my picture and they told me i had to have a straight face, then i see my friends license and he has a huge smile. wtf bastards

KC · 11-03-2009, 11:24 AM

https://secure.rmv.state.ma.us/Polic...teofbirth3.htm

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Age and Date of Birth

*snip*

A customer who renews his/her Massachusetts license/ID card before his/her 21st birthday will receive a vertical Massachusetts license/ID card with the text “UNDER 21 UNTIL MM/DD/YYYY.” It does not matter if the Massachusetts license/ID card is manufactured after the customer turns 21; as long as the renewal is processed before the customer's birthday, he/she will receive an “Under 21” Massachusetts license/ID card. This Massachusetts license/ID card will be valid for five years. If a customer does not want to be issued an “Under 21” Massachusetts license/ID card, he/she must renew the Massachusetts license/ID card on or after his/her 21st birthday.

I bolded the important part. Do it the day after. I'm assuming you want to go out and drink legally on Sunday... going to be difficult in the very least.

--kC

KC · 11-03-2009, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by vision.dynamix

Sarah no matter when you get your licnese your first one always expires on your 21st.

After that its 5 years.

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Originally Posted by remotehuman

thats weird. i turn 21 in 2010 but my license expires in 2011

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Originally Posted by vision.dynamix

No. THAT is weird. Everyone I know has had their license expire on their 21st birthday. My exgirlfriend got her license 7 months before her 21st and had to renew on her birthday.

EDIT: Weird..my girlfriend got screwed?

Here's the wording:
http://www.mass.gov/rmv/dmanual/chapter1.pdf

More info...

https://secure.rmv.state.ma.us/Polic...ndrenewal3.htm

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License and Massachusetts ID Card Expiration and Renewal
A Massachusetts license/ID card expires every five years on the customer's birthday. A customer's first Massachusetts license/ID card will expire on his/her fourth birthday following the date of issue. A customer can renew his/her Massachusetts license/ ID card up to one year prior to the expiration date or up to four years after the expiration date.

Bolded the important part that was missed in previous citations. 1st license is (4) years/4th birthday after issue. Many here got their license shortly after their 16... so the 4th birthday is 21. If you got it when 17, that's 22 years old.

Hopefully this clears up the 5-year confusion. As far as V.D's girlfriend... really weird it was only 7 months... unless she moved from another state? Licenses in MA always expire on your B-Day.... so it's odd that it wasn't on her b-day for starters. (unless it was a lost license?)

--kC

Snowphun · 11-03-2009, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by imprezaowner27

because technically that form of ID is expired...it was valid the day before, but it is no longer valid on THAT day because its expired.

I understand it's expired as a valid drivers license (its primary function), but it is still legitimate proof of DOB. Is an expired passport invalid for buying booze as well? That's nuts.

express_wagon · 11-03-2009, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowphun

I understand it's expired as a valid drivers license (its primary function), but it is still legitimate proof of DOB. Is an expired passport invalid for buying booze as well? That's nuts.

Unforunately, that's the truth.

Say you go to a bar and your driver's license is expired, they can refuse you alcohol. This happened to my friend just the other night, he accidently pulled out his old license. He had a new valid one also.

vision.dynamix · 11-03-2009, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by KC

As far as V.D's girlfriend... really weird it was only 7 months... unless she moved from another state? Licenses in MA always expire on your B-Day.... so it's odd that it wasn't on her b-day for starters. (unless it was a lost license?)

--kC

She went for her road test in January (when she was 20)

Her license expired on her 21st birthday in July.

:shrugs:

xxthat girlxx · 11-03-2009, 03:17 PM

I had no problem being served on my 21st birthday with my ID. Granted that was a few years ago. It really depends on where you go. Most bars will serve you on your 21st birthday with a legit ID even if it expires that day.

KC · 11-03-2009, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by vision.dynamix

She went for her road test in January (when she was 20)

Her license expired on her 21st birthday in July.

:shrugs:

Yep. :shrug: is all you can do. Odd.

--kC

motorhead1359 · 11-03-2009, 07:57 PM

they no longer send notices in the mail...so u gotta go there

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11-02-2009, 10:25 PM	#27
Snowphun Scooby Guru Member#: 1800 Join Date: Jul 2000 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Way South Shore MA Vehicle: WRX /Elise/Cooper S awd/rwd/fwd	^ How does that make sense?

11-03-2009, 09:05 AM	#30
Acejam2k Scooby Specialist Member#: 42645 Join Date: Sep 2003 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Concord, MA Vehicle: 2007 STi Stage 2 Crystal Gray Metallic	You need to go to the RMV after your birthday. Be sure to do your hair and wear a nice skirt, because they need to take your picture.

11-03-2009, 10:21 AM	#31
bmak21 Scooby Specialist Member#: 165379 Join Date: Nov 2007 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Quincy/Newton Ma Vehicle: 2005 Wrx Sedan/Wagon WRB/WRB	i had a slight smile while taking my picture and they told me i had to have a straight face, then i see my friends license and he has a huge smile. wtf bastards

11-03-2009, 03:17 PM	#37
xxthat girlxx Scooby Specialist Member#: 98070 Join Date: Oct 2005 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Worcester,MA SubieGirls.com Vehicle: 2004 WRX Stage II world rally blah	I had no problem being served on my 21st birthday with my ID. Granted that was a few years ago. It really depends on where you go. Most bars will serve you on your 21st birthday with a legit ID even if it expires that day.

11-03-2009, 07:57 PM	#39
motorhead1359 Scooby Newbie Member#: 206671 Join Date: Mar 2009 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Charlton MA Vehicle: 1998 Impreza 2.2RS Green	they no longer send notices in the mail...so u gotta go there