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Originally Posted by DavidEM

Drivers license and vehicle registration and inspection are two different things. Generally:

You get your drivers license in your state of residence. I can't possibly cover all of the residence rules, but it is basically where you call home.

You register vehicles in the state where you use them the most. If you store your MH in another state and use it in that state for the plurality of the time, then that is where you need to register it.

Some states allow you to have it inspected in another state for renewals. Check with the state for their rules.

David

Based on my experience, that is not necessarily the case. There are only a couple states that allow you to be a resident of one state and have your vehicle registered in another state.

Most states require that once you have established residency in their state, you have X days (30 days in many) to obtain your drivers license and then register the vehicle in your name in that same state.

Here are the states where the DL state does not need to match the registration state:

Delaware
Indiana
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
New York
North Dakota
Pennsylvania

There are a few exceptions to this rule such as members of military, college students and some others.

My wife and I split time between FL and PA. We are both originally from PA and still have family there. I have my DL in FL as my home state and my wife has her DL in PA as her home state. This allows us to keep a car registered in FL and a car registered in PA.