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California
CAVC 12503. "A nonresident over the age of 18 years whose home state or country does not require the licensing of drivers may operate a foreign vehicle owned by him for a period not to exceed 30 days without obtaining a license under this code."
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int'l convention geneva 1949
CHAPTER V. DRIVERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC
Article 24
2. A Contracting State may however require that any driver admitted to its territory shall carry an international driving permit conforming to the model contained in Annex 10, especially in the case of a driver coming from a country where a domestic driving permit is not required or where the domestic permit issued to him does not conform
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PA VEHICLE CODE TITLE 75
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
§ 102. Definitions.
"Resident."
A person dwelling permanently or continuously for a period exceeding 60 consecutive days within this Commonwealth, except that a person who regularly dwells in two or more states shall declare residence to be in any one of the states.
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It always helps to compare the different vehicle codes because they all say the same thing in different ways.
What is especially interesting to me is that since license and registration are required only for "motor transport", according to the codes, and this convention contemplates using an automobile where a domestic license is not required, but still needing an IDP- what does that make this IDP?
It must be a civil certificate of basic info required under traditional police powers, even "private transit"
(travel, recreational use, not-for-hire) needs to be identified for civil purposes.
Dont pay anyone a cent for any IDP, just copy the format yourself from the convention- you are authorized, the IDP is just a translation and must accompany the original privilege/right/immunity.