If you have a valid driver's license or identification card from another state and permanently move to South Carolina, you must apply for an SC license or ID. You must turn in your out-of-state license or ID when you get one in this state. You have 45 days to transfer your vehicle registration to this state.
Seems like an extreme solution but, technically yes, you could move and apply for a license in a new state. But depending on the scenario, you might not need to do that.
Bear in mind that a state can only suspend your driving privileges in that state.
So what does that mean?
First, we need to understand the scenario. Was your license suspended by your HOME state? If so, you may not legally drive in any state because you, essentially, have no license, period.
BUT if you move to another state and apply as a new driver, pass the written and skills test, you’ll be granted a new license and you’ll be legal to drive anywhere — even in your old state since they cannot abrogate the privilege granted by the new state.
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On the other hand, if your license is suspended by ANOTHER state, they are not technically suspending your license, only your driving privileges in THAT state. For example, a New Jersey resident who is arrested for DUI or excessive speeding while in, say, Pennsylvania, may, by the court’s disposition, have his license suspended for a period. But the state of Pennsylvania has no power to suspend an NJ citizen’s license. So what they are actually doing is prohibiting that NJ citizen from driving in PA for a period. The NJ citizen may still drive in any other state.