Panicing Over Drivers License Experation.

[ms spock]

Got it now @Fred Derry? You are privately messaging me. That is private. Here everyone can read the thread. Have you worked out the difference yet?

 

[Justmehere]

The birth certificate thing is also a trigger for me because it has my former legal last name.

When you changed your last name, did you have to show your birth certificate? Or to get the $518 support - is that through a government office where you had to give a birth certificate? If so, ether of those offices likely have a copy of your certificate on file and you could obtain the copy from them. It's not valid as the original, but it could give you the info you need for the original. Any elementary school that you can remember being enrolled in would also likely have your certificate on file.

 

[KwanYingirl]

@Fadeaway. This advice won't help you over the next four days, but in the long run it will get you free access to lawyers and help you with Socisl Security. Every state in the US has a Disability Rights Center. Google that and add your state at the end. Generally the centers are near the state Capitol but not always. No matter though, they can help you navigate the system to get you what you need in spite of your disability. They do an intake and then either a pro bono lawyer or an advocate will contact you. I have used them several times in two different states and have gotten my issues settled much to my satisfaction. Good luck with your license. I'm sorry your current license isn't just enough to get one in your new state. Maybe it's due to Homeland Security??? There do seem to be some "Big Brother" rules out there after 9-11.

 

[MCBL71]

I'm not certain where you live. I live in the central United States. When I got my ID back in the my teens I had to show some form of identification I'm sure, but I've received my drivers permit in a different state, and my drivers license in yet another state, and I've never had to show any other form of identification other than the ID, permit or license which I'd been previously given...despite being in a different state from which I was born or had previously lived.

That being said, if you do need a birth certificate, and don't know the actual town where you were born, here in the State you can contact the the vital records department in the state capitol of the state you were born. I do family genealogy, in some cases I've known the town or county where the person I'm searching for is located, but in other cases I've only known the state and birth date. They'll send you some paperwork which needs to be notarized and cost for the birth certificates vary from state to state...they will tell you the cost when they sent the paperwork. Hope things work out.

 

[joeylittle]

@Fadeaway, just some additional thoughts/questions:

can you get back to California to do the renewal? I would guess that any area in the state would do...if only Nevada wasn't in the way :banghead:. But there might be some very, very cheap flights - I know money is tight-slash-nonexistent, but try and think big picture.

The California DMV site says you can renew by mail or online: Link Removed . That's even better! You should click on that link and see if you can make that work.

What you are actually talking about doing - which is getting a license in a new state at the same time you are doing your renewal - is definitely a paperwork intensive process. Depending on how long you've been in your new state, you may have actually already technically missed the deadline for changing your license over.

But renewing in the state you are currently issued in should be significantly easier, and even if its not totally true, will buy you time to keep working on documentation to change your license over to your current state. The only, only hitch is that you will likely need to have the new license mailed to the address in california that is on the old license, unless you have filed a california change-of-address form since that one was issued. Just remember - it only has to be the address they think you lived at - it's got nothing to do with where you are living now.

Does this help? (I've been through this a few times, if you can't tell...)

 

[ekane]

I know you said you can't afford a lawyer's help. But please call some anyway because some of them are flexible and will not ask for payment until things are handled and will set up a payment plan with you. You may get lucky.

 

[ms spock]

Finding a mental health advocate or someone else that is in advocacy might be the way to go through the worst of the distress if over. Hard to do when you are so down I know, but surely there is an advocacy service around?

 

[Larksong]

@Fadeaway So sorry you're going through such a frustrating time with this! You've gotten so much good advice already, but here are some links in case they help as well. There's a link to the Utah State Bar Association, on their Pro Bono help page, at Link Removed.

Scroll down that page, and you'll see the Disability Law Center listing, which sounds like it might be helpful to you. They apparently advocate for people statewide, phone number 800-662-9080, individual link: [DLMURL]http://www.disabilitylawcenter.org[/DLMURL]. I liked it that the Disability Law Center page says a real person answers the phone instead of a recording. :)

 

[Fadeaway]

Well, after a lot of time on the phone, I have to go through some annoying processes which means my license will be expired for a few weeks while I wait for other documents.Thanks for all the advice. I made some headway, but not much. Time is still the biggest issue.