NavyLCDR, I do know how to use the internet. The laws you find on line are not black and white. They told (St. Louis County) my wife to not worry about it.....they told me today that they will just "work with me and note my information".
I was looking for someone who may have experienced the same ordeal, i.e. the "double move".
The statute seems pretty darn clear to me. The requirement is to notify the Department of Revenue, the old sheriff office and the new sheriff office of the change of address within 30 days. I'm not sure how they could have made it any more black and white. It tells you who you must contact and within what time frame.
Will the counter person on the phone who told you not to worry about it represent you in court if something goes wrong? I doubt it.
For what it's worth, I did have a similar experience in Washington. I had an auto accident and the statute requires "shall, within four days after such accident, make a written report of such accident to the chief of police of the city or town if such accident occurred within an incorporated city or town or the county sheriff or state patrol if such accident occurred outside incorporated cities and towns." Again, black and white, it tells me where to take the accident report and within what time frame.
I took the required accident report form to the police department of my town and they refused to accept it and told me I had to send it to the Department of Licensing. They had a logbook of visitors and purpose for visit, so I logged my visit to the police department in their logbook with date, time and reason for visit. I attached a note to the accident report form that I attempted to comply with the Revised Code of Washington but the police department refused to take the report and mailed it to the Department of Licensing.
When my ex-wife (wife at the time) applied for her CPL, the counter person at the sheriff's office told her that her out of state driver's license was invalid because we were now residents of Washington State. The Washington Administrative Code states that military dependents are not required to obtain WA driver's licenses. I sent an email to the sheriff recommending that his counter help stop providing incorrect legal advise. He agreed my ex-wife was not required to obtain a WA driver's license and said he would take care of the problem with the counter help.
My point is you can't rely solely upon what a phone answerer or counter person tells you what the law is. They won't help you in court. And if you have to choose, I would choose to comply with written statute vice what Linda the receptionist says.
