CNMI residents with qualified driver\u2019s license and are staying in Guam for an extended time may now be eligible to drive a car beyond the initial 30 days.<\/p>\n
In a letter addressed to Guam Sen. William Castro, Guam Revenue and Taxation director John P. Camacho said that he has secured the go-signal of Guam Gov. Eddie B. Calvo to waive the 30-day validity for CNMI residents that are holding qualified driver\u2019s licenses and extending the validity for up to one year\u2014if that person is currently on the way to securing a Guam driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe waiver shall be made for an initial six months and extended for another six months, provided that the driver has provided evidence that he or she is enrolled in a graduated driver\u2019s education program,\u201d said Camacho in the letter.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe waiver shall only be effective upon the presentation of a valid unexpired CNMI driver\u2019s license, the signing of an affidavit of having held a valid CNMI driver\u2019s license for at least two years, and upon issuance of a certificate of waiver signed by the director of the Department of Revenue and Taxation.\u201d<\/p>\n
That waiver expires on Dec. 31, 2017, or until Guam Bill 123-34\u2014the CNMI-Guam reciprocity agreement that allows CNMI residents to drive on Guam highways using a valid CNMI drivers license\u2014becomes law.<\/p>\n
A bill that mirrors the intent to establish a Guam-CNMI driver\u2019s license agreement that allows Guam residents holding valid Guam driver\u2019s licenses to drive on CNMI highways, or House Bill 20-91, was introduced to the House on June 27, 2017 and is authored by Rep. Ivan A. Blanco (R-Saipan). <\/p>\n
Both Guam Bill 123-34 and HB 20-91 have obtained the support of Gov. Ralph DLG Torres.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile we look forward to the passage of Senator Castro\u2019s bill and our reciprocity bill at the House, I am extremely pleased to have learned that Governor Calvo has taken the first step, in good faith, to issue a waiver of reprieve for our CNMI residents,\u201d said Torres.<\/p>\n
\u201cI cannot say thank you enough to Governor Calvo, his administration, Speaker Benjamin J.F Cruz, and members of the Guam Legislature,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Blanco, who was also appreciative of Calvo\u2019s gesture, said the Guam legislation is great for CNMI residents \u201cwho continue to hold together [Guam and CNMI] familial and historic bonds.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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