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Ok…. But it’s the license that grants you the privilege to drive…
Do you not have learners permits?
Where I’m from a class 7 driver’s license is a learner’s permit. You only need to do a written test to be granted a class 7, but it’s still a license that grants you the privilege of driving.
The only way what you’re saying makes sense is if you don’t consider a learner’s permit a license.
A State ID is used to buy booze and plane tickets. A Driver's Licence is a State ID with a driving endorsement. Above that, there are then license endorsements like CDL (semi trucks), motorcycle, limo/chauffeur above standard driver.
Different types of ID for different purposes.
Ok, but none of that explains how you can drive legally without a license
“Necessary but not sufficient condition,” e.g. the light in your room might be off, but “suspending your light privileges” is easy at the breaker box.
No. You’re still not making it make sense.
You’re trying to tell everyone that you can legally drive without a license.
Of course you can drive without a license, but not legally. A learner’s permit is a type of license.
So how do you suspend a license that the guy didn’t have?
What is the breaker box in your analogy? Breaking the guy’s legs?
lol I meant a [circuit] breaker box (aka power/ac panel, breaker panel, distribution board, etc)
It’s just a minor legal misnomer. If a defendant happens to not have a driver’s license in the first place, suspension could be more accurately termed “prevention.” Logistically speaking, the state probably just generates a stub file/account with a valid license number then just adds the suspension to that empty driving record.
Since he already has a state ID, he already has an account. So they don't even need to stub it.
Oh. Ok, I think I get it now… but it’s still weird.
I’m not actually sure how that would work here… I do know that you can’t renew your license or plates without paying all overdue fines though.
I think, and I apologize in advance if I get this wrong, the part you may not be understanding is that it seems he never had a license to operate a vehicle. The state can still charge a person with suspending driving privileges legally, however, which would then likely stop their ability to apply for a license, and be a gateway to stack further charges in the event they were caught twice.
Yeah we finally got that cleared up a little further down :)
I actually don’t know what happens in that situation where I live.
It is definitely a very American oddity, and possibly Michigan-specific as well, as each state's laws can vary significantly. Like, Michigan let's you know when your license is about to expire by mail. Colorado, by comparison, cares not one bit, and it is up to you to remember to renew. Colorado IDs are tied to your birthday, however, while MI is an arbitrary date at day of issue. We like to keep things so complicated in the US that nobody really ever knows what is going on. Probably by design or "freedom" or something.