"valid state" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation where a set of conditions exists that meets predetermined criteria. For example, "The software can only be activated in a valid state".
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.
He said about 2,000 people hold valid state licenses to operate cranes.
The voter ID law required Texans to show valid state ID at the polling place.
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.
The question before the judges in Edith Windsor vs. United States is whether the government can deny federal recognition to otherwise valid, state-sanctioned same-sex marriages.
The state argues that the Indian Point reactors are operating without valid state-issued water quality permits, and it is seeking the construction of cooling towers.
It appeared from the arguments that there were at least five justices who were highly skeptical that the law — which prevents the federal government from recognizing otherwise valid state-sanctioned same-sex marriages — is constitutional.
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.
The state had supplied two sets of data comparing its voter rolls with a list of people who had valid state-issued photo identification cards — one from September and the other from January — showing that Hispanic voters were 46.5 percent to 120 percent more likely to lack such identification than were non-Hispanics.
