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      11-05-2019, 04:13 PM   #3
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Drives: 2020 X1 xDrive28i
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The vehicle will need to have a current registration and insurance to be operated. Your home state may not care if the registration and inspection is up to date, but I am fairly certain an expired registration will get a ticket, at a minimum, if she is stopped.

Based on MA's DMV website, she can register the car in MA as an out-of-state resident under certain conditions; she's a student or a military member. Otherwise, she will need to establish residency in the state to be able to register the vehicle. Residency applies to all owners on the vehicle (I'm assuming you are at least a joint owner at a minimum). Source: https://www.mass.gov/service-details...e-registration

Based on my research, MA has a vehicle and emissions testing program. Source: https://www.mavehiclecheck.com/motorists-faqs

My advice, FWIW, is to go ahead and re-register and re-inspect the vehicle in your home state to bring the currency up to date. She should be able to keep the car with an out-of-state current registration and license. Also, if your daughter is not listed as a partial owner, you may want to have a legal document drawn up that states that your daughter has permission to operate the vehicle.

Note: I haven't lived in the States in several years, but I've moved across the US a couple of times before I moved to Germany. I've done both switching registrations and keeping a home state registration, it really depends on the state's laws and what was more advantageous to me at the time.
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