From vedwards@u.washington.edu Tue Jun 4 12:32:43 1996 Received: from carson-oms1.u.washington.edu by lists.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW96.04/UW-NDC Revision: 2.33 ) id AA16344; Tue, 4 Jun 96 12:32:43 -0700 Received: from carson.u.washington.edu by carson-oms1.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW96.04/UW-NDC Revision: 2.33 ) id AA14296; Tue, 4 Jun 96 12:32:43 -0700 Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 12:32:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Virjean Edwards To: residency@u.washington.edu Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII ---------- Forwarded message ---------- It's interesting, but hard to prove that he lied. The car could belong to someone else. I had a case where I asked our AG for an opinion when a husband/wife combination wanted residency. Anyway, there were a lot of "iffy" documents, and they said no to owning a car. However, they lived very close to the AG and on her way home from work, she noted an out- of- state license on a car in their driveway, but her she still recommended residency and only mentioned the out-of-state car as a side note. So, I don't think you can use the information against your applicant. Good luck. Marilyn McKibben, NSCC ---------- Here's an interesting case for you: I received a Res Q-aire from a student who moved to this state from Michigan in August 95. He's 26 years old and has been working part-time while going to school part-time (at another school), and he's been admitted to Western for Fall 96 and wants to be called a resident then. He got a Washington driver's license and voter reg in September, but he answered No to the question, "Do you own or use a vehicle?" Well, the fellow lives on the other side of town and it was hard for me to believe he doesn't have a car. So last night on my way home I drove by his house and, lo and behold, there in front of the place is a car with Michigan plates on it. The questions: - Do I deny him residency on the basis of his apparent lie? - Do I call him in, put him on the rack, and make him confess? - Do I believe his signed statement that he "certified under penalty of perjury . . . that the foregoing is true and correct" and make him a resident? - Do I make him a resident on the basis that I gained the information about the out-of-state plates without a search warrant and under the assumption that the Supreme Court will throw the case out anyhow? Joe St.Hilaire Western .