Thread: MD: Court upholds denial of driver's license

Court upholds denial of driver's license
By Liz F. Kay and Tim Wheeler | Sun reporters
January 10, 2008

The state's high court upheld yesterday a decision to deny a driver's license to a Maryland resident whose permit in New Jersey was suspended because he had forged citizenship documents.

Ramiro Silba Alavez, who is from Mexico, received a New Jersey license that was withdrawn after it expired in 1991, according to the decision, because the applicant had made misrepresentations on his application when he arrived in the United States.

Unlike Maryland, New Jersey requires applicants to prove they are American citizens before licensing. But Maryland law prohibits its Motor Vehicle Administration from issuing driver's licenses to people whose licenses are suspended in other states.

The Court of Appeals opinion, written by Judge Alan M. Wilner, states that the petitioner was asking the courts to overlook that rule if the other state's suspension "is for conduct that would not warrant that result in Maryland."

The courts cannot add language to limit laws, Wilner wrote.

Judge John C. Eldridge, in his dissent, wrote that the plaintiff would never be eligible for a license because the applicant could not rectify the situation in New Jersey. However, had someone applied for a Maryland license and submitted false documents, he would be permitted to reapply for a license after a year.

"Since the laws in Maryland are our governing laws, we should follow those laws and not those of another state," said Eliza Leighton, director of strategic initiatives for CASA of Maryland. The advocacy group filed a brief supporting the plaintiff.

State Sen. Andrew P. Harris, who is running for Congress in a primary in which immigration has been an issue, hailed the decision.

"If that's what it takes to stop illegal immigrants, or to prevent some of them from getting a driver's license, I couldn't agree more," said Harris, who represents Baltimore and Harford counties.

He and a fellow Republican, state Sen. E.J. Pipkin of the Upper Shore, are seeking to unseat longtime Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest. Harris has co-sponsored legislation aimed at blocking illegal immigrants from getting driver's licenses in the state.

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The state's high court upheld yesterday a decision to deny a driver's license to a Maryland resident whose permit in New Jersey was suspended because he had forged citizenship documents.

The cajones on this guy are HUGE! LOL. I cannot believe he thought he could get away with it and made it public! It's a deportable offense!!

Why wasn't he arrested for lying about citizenship? That's a big federal no-no which carries a big fine. He will also never be eligible for citizenship, green card ,etc. DEPORT!

Since the laws in Maryland are our governing laws, we should follow those laws and not those of another state," said Eliza Leighton, director of strategic initiatives for CASA of Maryland. The advocacy group filed a brief supporting the plaintiff.







And there we have it.....another group expecting laws to be changed specifically for illegal aliens!

It's always been like that.......if your license has been pulled in one state, you can't go to another and expect to get one.

Ramiro Silba Alavez, who is from Mexico, received a New Jersey license that was withdrawn after it expired in 1991, according to the decision, because the applicant had made misrepresentations on his application when he arrived in the United States.

Translation from Liberal Newspaper speak = Illegal Mexican National with forged identity papers.