Background: Continuous registration tracks vehicles from cradle to grave regardless of registered vehicle ownership or whether the vehicle is actually in use. The vehicle history would reflect every transfer of ownership or when the vehicle is parked, provided it is recorded in the Motor Vehicle System (MOVES). Alberta s current vehicle registration program is based on legislation that requires registration or plating of vehicles only when in use on the roads and highways. There is no requirement for the Registrar to be notified when a vehicle is sold (de-plating or de-registering). Ownership of a vehicle can change many times but not to be reported in MOVES or reflected in the Vehicle Information Report. Information requested on behalf of Alberta Last update: 4/11/14 Jurisdiction California Kitty Kramer Kitty.Kramer@dmv.ca.go v District of Columbia Yes. Customer must file for a Planned Non-Operation. See details at: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/pu bs/brochures/fast_facts/ffvr0 1.htm It is $19 to file a PNO (penalties may be added if paid after expiration date, up to 90 days). First registered in CA within 20 days of entry into the state or when residency has been established. Prior to vehicle being removed from PNO status. Transfer of vehicle requires payment within 30 days of transfer date. No NA NA Within thirty days of purchase Christopher Dina Christopher.dina@dc.gov/ 2027297022 Florida Becky Weekly beckyweekly@flhsmv.gov Hawaii Preston Ko pko@honolulu.gov 808-532-7793 No. N/A N/A Within 10 days Yes When a vehicle is stored or No cost to Store or Junk a Within 30 days of an ownership junked, plates are vehicle. transfer or 60 days if lien holder surrendered to DMV. Stored does not have an office in the is the process of the owner state. New vehicles require taking the vehicle out of registration to be operated on service and no longer pays public highways. the annual registration fee/tax. Junking of nonrepairable vehicle, owner turns in title and vehicle can never be retitled.
Idaho Amy Smith Amy.smith@itd.idaho.gov 208-334-8660 Illinois Dan McGath dmcgath@ilsos.net Idaho utilizes both titling and registration. A vehicle must be titled, but not registered if not being operated currently. For registrations, the license plates stay with the owner, if they sell a vehicle the registrant keeps the plates and can transfer to another vehicle. None for registration. However for the title record, the seller can file a release of liability for $3.50 to have the title record noted that the vehicle has been sold, who it was sold to, the date of sale, the purchase price, and the odometer reading, as well as the purchaser s address. Upon transfer of ownership the new owner must obtain a title within 30 days, and obtain registration before operating. No. N/A N/A Valid registration must be displayed to move the vehicle on public roadways. Indiana Jessica McEwen jmcewen@bmv.in.gov No. Law requires an owner to maintain a current registration by paying all applicable taxes and fees, but it is the responsibility of the customer to maintain. The BMV does not enforce. If the vehicle is sold and re-titled within the state, the previous owner s registration is automatically inactivated. The BMV does not require an owner to notify of a sold vehicle unless customer wishes to apply for a tax credit. There is not an exact timeframe for which a vehicle must be registered; however, the vehicle may not be operated until it is registered unless the customer qualifies for one of the following options: A dealer typically issues a temporary license plate that is valid for 31 days. For a newly purchased vehicle, a customer may transfer a license plate (unexpired) from a sold vehicle to the newly purchased vehicle for up to 31 days. Even if registration is delayed by the customer, once registered, the customer is responsible for paying all applicable taxes and fees beginning from purchase date to current.
Iowa Tonya Bishop Tonya.bishop@dot.iowa.g ov 515-237-3141 Kentucky Godwin Onodu Godwin.onodu@ky.gov Minnesota Craig Flynn` craig.flynn@state.mn.us 651-201-7657 Missouri Gena Ahlers Gena.Ahlers@dor.mo.gov Montana Joann Loehr jloehr@mt.gov/ 406-444-6550 Iowa does require the vehicle to be registered unless the vehicle is placed into storage or held on assignment by a dealer. There is no fee for this the owner needs to turn the plates into their county treasurer and place the vehicle into storage. There is no fee to store the vehicle however when the vehicle is brought out of storage one full year registration fee is required to be paid regardless on when the registration will expire. The new owner has 30 days to title and register before penalty applies. No. N/A N/A Whenever the vehicle is The only vehicles we register in this manner are small utility trailers with a gross weight rating of 3000 pounds or less. There is not a process for de-plating. If the trailer is parked for a significant time it has no effect on the registration. N/A roadworthy and ready to be operated upon Kentucky highways in compliance with KRS 186A.070(1). A vehicle brought in from a foreign jurisdiction must be registered within 60 days of when it is first used on Minnesota roads. A new vehicle must be registered within ten days of purchase. No N/A N/A The vehicle is required to be titled No. If a vehicle is not plated, it becomes inactive on our system. The history would resume when the vehicle became registered or transferred ownership. within 30 days. If not, penalties will apply. There is no specific time frame to plate the vehicle, only to title the vehicle. Exception, vehicles previously registered in another state and being operated for the first time after a change of residency to Missouri are required to be registered within 30 days.
Nebraska No N/A N/A Within 30 days of purchase. Betty Johnson Betty.johnson@nebraska. gov New Brunswick No Chris O Connell Chris.oconnell@gnb.ca New Jersey Gary Hasenbalg Gary.Hasenbalg@dot.stat e.nj.us 609.777.4226 New York Tim Lennon timothy.lennon@dmv.ny. gov 518-402-4860 North Dakota No N/A New Jersey does not collect a unique fee for de-plating or de-regstration. is required before using a vehicle on public highways. No, not through the Vehicles are lawfully deregistered By law, county-operated Vehicles must be registered registration system. ( de-plated ) DMV offices may charge $1 ( plated ) if operated on public However, vehicles when the registrant to accept surrendered plates. highways. covered by our Title surrenders their plates at a Act must be titled in DMV office. the owner s name The vehicle s title remains within 30 days of valid until ownership is title transfer, even transferred. when not being driven. This allows for a continuous record of vehicle ownership regardless of owner or operation. No N/A N/A Within 30 days of purchase Linda Sitz ldsitz@nd.gov Ontario Marilyn McCausland (416) 235-5112 Marilyn.McCausland@onta rio.ca Buyers of motor vehicles are required under Section 11 (2) of the Highway Traffic Act to transfer the When a vehicle is not being used, such as seasonal vehicles, vehicle owners should ask the ministry to detach the plate from the vehicle when it would no There is no charge to detach license plates from a vehicle. A $10 fee is required to reattach license plates to a vehicle. Buyers of motor vehicles are required to transfer a vehicle into their name within six days.
Ontario, continued Oregon Lori Bowman Lori.j.bowman@odot.stat e.or.us 503-945-5257 vehicle into their names within six days, even if the vehicle will not be used. Vehicles may be registered as unfit and unplated status. No. A vehicle is required to be retitled within 30 days when ownership changes, but Oregon DMV is not required to be notified if the vehicle is parked or plates removed from the vehicle if the vehicle is taken out of operation. longer be driven. There is no cost to detach licence plates. The plates could then be reattached for a $ 10 fee and renewed the following year before the vehicle is driven again. In this situation, a reduced fee to validate the licence plates would be charged from the time the plates are attached to the vehicle to the customer s renewal date. N/A N/A A vehicle is required to be registered in Oregon prior to any operation on Oregon roads, unless the vehicle already carries valid registration. A title is prerequisite to Oregon registration. A vehicle is required to be titled within 30 days of ownership transfer. A vehicle new to Oregon is required to obtain Oregon title/registration within 30 days of establishing residency. Pennsylvania Yes. The If a customer does not renew There is no fee. There is no specified time Department is the registration of the required from when a person Stephen Tomassini STomassini@pa.gov 717-787-2171 required to be notified within 20 days of the transfer of ownership for a vehicle, the vehicle record will stay on PennDOT s database for a period of 7 years. The only time a plate purchases a vehicle until they register it. vehicle. Each year, is required to be returned to an invitation to the Department is when the renew the vehicle is sold or the registration is customer is required to serve mailed to the a suspension for failure to registrant. There is maintain insurance. no requirement for
Pennsylvania, continued the vehicle to be registered if it is not driven on the roadway. West Virginia Michael L. Maggard Michael.l.maggard@wv.go v Wisconsin Reed McGinn Reed.mcginn@dot.wi.gov No N/A N/A Vehicles must be registered prior to being operated upon the highways. A new resident has 30 days to register their vehicles from another jurisdiction. No. At time of operation, a completed application for registration must be submitted or mailed to the Department. For autos and light trucks, the vehicle must display a temporary operation plate within 2 business days of the vehicle s sale or transfer. Information in this table was provided by the responding jurisdiction.