My state's DMV is able to identify postal addresses that are not physical residences. My guess is that they get this data from USPS, which requires remailing services to register their business. Wouldn't be surprised if the DMV also checks for how many people at a given address have applied for a government ID and if it exceeds a particular threshold, flag it for investigation.
Yea but you could legally run a bunk house or even just keep a spare bed “available” for someone for $50/month or something and they “live there”. Not saying it would be worth it per-se but definitely ways around that for anyone who is willing. The government can’t regulate something like that very well.
IANAL. Let's say you do that trick of renting a bunk in state X and actually go live in another state Y. Now what if your employers does not want any ties with the state Y and hence avoids establishing a nexus there? By your actions, state Y has a reason to come after your employer since their employee lives in Y (by how Y decides its residency requirements). Pretty sure a legal battle will ensue with you branded as a liar and a deceiver. Depending on how pissed your employer is, it might even go on your personal records which can haunt you next time someone runs a background check while hiring you.
