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Old 02-29-2012, 02:48 PM
 
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Hello im moving to arizona in about 2 weeks and i need to know if i can get a az license if i never had a pa license i never took the permitt test but i have recieved some tickets no tickets for speeding just got some tickets for driving without a license never been convicted of a crime or any thing so if you can please help me
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Old 02-29-2012, 03:24 PM
 
Location: Portlandish, OR
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Motor Vehicle Division
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Old 02-29-2012, 03:43 PM
 
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What did the Arizona MVD say when you contacted them? Their answer is the only one that matters. I imagine if you have no outstanding tickets in your home state, you will be OK.
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Old 02-29-2012, 05:08 PM
 
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Hello im moving to arizona in about 2 weeks and i need to know if i can get a az license if i never had a pa license i never took the permitt test but i have recieved some tickets no tickets for speeding just got some tickets for driving without a license never been convicted of a crime or any thing so if you can please help me
If you had been stopped and given a ticket for driving without a license did they also ticket you for not having insurance? You can’t get insurance if you don’t have a license, so you must be driving without that as well?
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Old 02-29-2012, 07:10 PM
 
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If you had been stopped and given a ticket for driving without a license did they also ticket you for not having insurance? You can’t get insurance if you don’t have a license, so you must be driving without that as well?
no i was driving my mothers car it was insured so what do you think about that do you think i have a chance in getting my license
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Old 02-29-2012, 07:14 PM
 
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no i was driving my mothers car it was insured so what do you think about that do you think i have a chance in getting my license
Once again, you need to contact the Arizona Motor Vehicles Department for an answer.
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Old 02-29-2012, 11:36 PM
 
Location: The Wild Wild West
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no i was driving my mothers car it was insured so what do you think about that do you think i have a chance in getting my license
Your mother's car would be only insured for licensed motorists to drive it.
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Old 03-01-2012, 09:38 AM
 
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^^ unless you take mom’s car without asking. Or if mom is irresponsible and allows unlicensed drivers to use the car, either way it’s not a good thing to occur on the streets I’ve seen too many issues with unlicensed and uninsured drivers.
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Old 03-01-2012, 09:44 AM
 
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Hello im moving to arizona in about 2 weeks and i need to know if i can get a az license if i never had a pa license i never took the permitt test but i have recieved some tickets no tickets for speeding just got some tickets for driving without a license never been convicted of a crime or any thing so if you can please help me
Breaking the law and not having a license to drive is a crime.
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Old 03-07-2012, 01:03 PM
 
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Breaking the law and not having a license to drive is a crime.
Not true, driving with no valid license is a civil infraction, ARS 28-3151A, not a crime, and neither is your other reply to OP about not being able to purchase car insurance without a driver's license.

You'll pay a higher premium, and might have to shop at one of the lower tier carriers ... safeauto, the general, etc. but you can surely buy state minimum liability coverage. Plenty of unlicensed drivers around the PHX area driving registered and insured cars because of our mandatory tow law, under ARS 28-3511.

As far as a license goes, if OP has never had a US issued license, he/she will need to take the test and practical at an AZ MVD. If he/she has an out of state license, it's as simple as trading it in.

If her driving privileges are suspended (even if she has no license this can be so because of tickets/fines/missed court dates,etc) in another state, this will show up at the MVD because of the interstate driver license compact, and (s)he'll have to address the suspension with that particular state, before AZ will proceed with the driver license issuance.
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