The phrase "a valid state" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing legality, correctness, or conditions in various fields such as law, computer science, or philosophy.
Example: "In order for the transaction to be processed, it must be in a valid state."
Alternatives: "an acceptable condition" or "a legitimate status."
The state high court later ruled that the initiative was a valid state constitutional amendment but upheld the validity of an estimated 18,000 same-sex marriages that occurred before the election.
Police said Bourne possessed a valid state of Connecticut pistol permit.
Equipment operators must have in their possession a valid state license where required.
holds a valid State license to practice as a doctoral level psychologist.
Distributors should have to be shown a valid state liquor license each time a delivery is made.
Attendees must be older than 18 and need a valid state ID and doctor's note to enter "medication" areas.
In order to be certified and receive a special use permit, a non-commercial guide must be at least 18 years of age by the day of the trip and possess a valid state-issued motor vehicle driver's license.
Among the bills he has cosponsored is the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act, a 2011 measure that would have allowed anyone with a valid state-issued concealed firearm permit to carry a concealed firearm in any other state that issues concealed firearm permits, regardless of the other states' standards for issuing those permits.
If you don't have a valid state-issued ID, you can still apply, provided you've got some form of identification that's up-to-date and legal in another state.
In order to obtain habeas corpus relief from incarceration pursuant to a presumptively valid state court judgment, a prisoner must persuade a federal court that the most serious kind of constitutional error infected the proceedings that led to his conviction.
I cannot believe for one moment that this Court in Dombrowski intended to authorize federal injunctions completely suspending all enforcement of a constitutionally valid state criminal law merely because state defendants allege that state officials are about to harass them by doing no more than enforcing that valid law against them in the state courts.
