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Long answer:
There's an old saying: "When in Rome, do as the Romans do...."
Compliance with state law in the US is typically based on residency, but residency has multiple meanings. Here are some:
1. You live in State X. You obey State X's laws including for example motor vehicle laws like driver licensing. You travel to State Y and rent a car there. State Y will recognize the validity of your State X driver's license, but if you violate State Y's driving laws, you can be prosecuted and convicted in State Y for those offenses.
2. You live in State X and own a vacation home in State Y. You must comply with all of State Y's laws regarding property ownership. That means paying State Y's property taxes, obeying State Y's (and the county and town where the property is located) zoning and building laws, etc. If you violate any of these laws you can be prosecuted in State Y.
3. Say you didn't pay the electric bill on your vacation home above and State Y sues you for back taxes. They sue you in State Y, or they can sue you in State X because you reside in State X. The court in State X would be obligated to apply State Y's tax laws against you if State Y sued you in State X. If State Y sued you in State Y, they would probably have to serve you with the lawsuit in State X, then get a judgment in State Y, and then take the judgment to State X, register it under State X's registry of foreign judgment laws, and then come after you to collect on the judgment. Yup, it can be that complicated.
4. You and your honey decide to set up housekeeping in State X, which allows adults to do so and act as husband and wife without the formality of a marriage license or marriage certificate. This is called "common law" marriage. Now you and your honey move to State Y, which prohibits common law marriages as a matter of "public policy". If you and your honey want to have the benefit of State X laws, like inheritance, certain economic benefits, etc., you better get married according to State X's laws.
5. You and your honey are married now and live in a house the two of you bought in State Y, have State Y driver licenses and so forth but still own property in State X. The two of you split and want a divorce. Your honey moves back to State X into the property there, and takes up State X residency again. Your honey can file for divorce in State X. If you want to, you could file for divorce in State Y, where you live and this is where things can get interesting!
Shorter Answer:
It's like living in Europe. You follow the laws of wherever you happen to be living, or wherever you happen to be doing something. It's actually about that simple, in Europe, and in the United States - especially as all the laws are (roughly) about the same. Not like anyone grows up in a nation or state where arson, rape and burglarly are legal, then gets surpised when they do it elsewhere!
What else can I help you with?
Abide by my own country's law in another country?
In most cases the law of your native country does not apply to you when you are in a different country. However some laws of your home country apply regardless of your physical location. You must always abide by the laws of the country you are in.
Who controls the counties in a state?
Counties have there own form of government which abide by state laws which abide by Federal laws. That's why we are called the government for the people and by the people.
What options do firms have when caught in conflicts between home country and host country laws?
When firms are caught in conflicts between their home country and host country laws, they must abide by the country in which they are currently in. Morally however, they may to wish to abide by their home country laws.
Citizens of Ohio must abide by the rules and laws in their state constitution. They also have to follow the rules and laws in the US Constitution. Why is this?
The U.S. Constitution is the highest authority in the country.
Why did the constitution provide a way to make interstate compacts?
so that each state does not have different laws and rules to abide by. if in California you could not get your license until your 20 and in Nevada you could get it at 15, people would not know all the different forms of rules and may be un knowingly breaking a law in a different state.
If your in a foreign country do you have to abide by your own countries legal sex laws?
When you are in a foreign country, you are required only to obey the laws of that country.
Sentence for murdering one person?
Laws are different from state to state and country to country.
If laws are different between states and the overall country laws which do you follow?
You would follow the laws of the State that you are in. The country's laws are there to govern the State, but the State is in control of their laws. There are not many State's that have a law that contradicts the National Law.
Can English citizens under 21 drink alcohol in the US?
No, When in a country you must abide by that country's laws. Even if you come from a country that allows you to do it.
How do you obtain a motorcycle driver's license?
Well that would depend on where you live as the laws are different from state to state, country to country etc.
When visiting another country which drinking laws are followed Your own countries Or the country being visited?
When travelling anywhere in the world you must abide by and follow the rules and laws of the country whose jurisdiction you are in unless of course your religion specifies that alcohol is prohibited then you must abide by the rules of your religion and not that of the country that you are in at any particular time.
How do you use abide in a sentence?
Abide means to wait for or obey or dwell or put up with. For example, it is important to abide by state laws, otherwise you may find yourself in jail. You must abide by the school rules in order to avoid punishment.
