如果被警察抓住发现加州新居民未按时更换新驾照，以无照驾驶做misdemeanor轻罪论处，若定罪，

则有以下几种待遇，法官可酌情选择其一或打包全送：
Misdemeanor 12500 VC -- Driving without a valid driver's license in California (a judge may impose any or all of the following):

- Informal (otherwise known as "summary") probation for up to three years,
- Up to six months in the county jail,
- A maximum $1,000 fine,
- A possible 30-day impound of your car

www.shouselaw.com/12500.html#3



警察执法是有依据的：

The police can charge you with Vehicle Code 12500 vc if you get caught driving in a situation where:
   -  you have never obtained a driver's license,
   - you failed to renew your driver's license after it expired,
   - you established residency in California but failed to obtain a California driver's license, or
   - you are ineligible for a drivers license in this state (if, for example, you are an illegal immigrant...the ramifications of which are discussed below).
www.shouselaw.com/12500.html

所有跟帖： 

• 我总觉得这个法律有点儿矛盾，很想跟他们较真的感觉 -慧惠- ♀ (143 bytes) () 04/24/2015 postreply 08:06:13

• 执法有灵活性， 我上一次就说过 -柠檬椰子汁- ♂ (637 bytes) () 04/24/2015 postreply 08:14:50

• 如果我在外州的房子只租不卖，其实不需要担心换驾照，我住在加州，不一定做加州人 -慧惠- ♀ (72 bytes) () 04/24/2015 postreply 08:37:52

• 有条例比没有条例，总有一些约束性。这种问题不值得深究，但是不能没有。 -柠檬椰子汁- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/24/2015 postreply 08:42:55

• 这个法律是有道理的 -i_know- ♂ (195 bytes) () 04/24/2015 postreply 13:12:16

• 在美国，外州人短期开车，驾照也是没有问题的。 -水中捞月- ♂ (273 bytes) () 04/24/2015 postreply 08:15:29

• 可能比较10天和30天的不顺眼，对旅游者很宽容，对新来的住户很严苛 -慧惠- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/24/2015 postreply 08:39:47