KCStudly wrote:I have some experience with registering a vehicle in Maine using a power of attorney second party service. This is totally legal... in Maine.
However, your home state may have a different opinion. In my hot rod truck, registered in ME, home address on registration in CT, I have been given verbal warnings that it is not legal and that I should re-register, but so far no tickets or written warnings. (I think the cops dig the truck and only want to be doing their job without hassling me too much.)
I have heard of people being contacted thru the mail by CT DMV that their ME reg. needed to be transfered, but I think these were cases where they switched from a previous CT reg. to ME. Mine was out of state purchase never reg. in CT so I have not had that problem.
Lots of custom car/hot rod types resort to this method because Mainers are laid back easy going and CT is up tight.
It has to do with the federal highway money. CT wants it and ME says to go pound sand, keep your rules.
I can't speak for CT, but I was a police officer in NY state for 25 years and I can tell you that NY State V&T Law makes it illegal to live within the state and operate an out of state registered vehicle, registered to you for more than 30 days. After the 30 days NYS deems the vehicle unregistered, subject to tow and impoundment.