True Cost of Registering Your Car After a Move
What it costs to title and register a car you already own after moving to each state's largest city, with every fee, new resident tax and inspection the law charges.
Data: October 2026
Key Findings
$1,337.00
Gap between the cheapest and most expensive state to register a car you already own after a move
Arkansas at $38.00 vs. Delaware at $1,375.00
$226.50
Cost to register the car in Louisiana, the median state
Title, registration, plates, new resident fees and taxes and required inspections, for the first registration
22
States that charge a tax based on the car's value, age or weight when it is registered
On top of 9 states that charge a fee or tax because the car comes from another state
28
States where the new resident pays for an inspection before or soon after registering
4 more require a free inspection, and 18 require none
Cost to register your car after a move, by state
A 2022 car worth $25,000.00, registered in each state's largest city. Select a state to print its receipt.
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Cheapest & most expensive states to register a car after a move
A 2022 car worth $25,000.00, 3,500 pounds, first registration in the state's largest city
Cheapest state
Arkansas
Little Rock1 year
Title, registration and plates
Title fee$10.00
Registration fee (passenger car by weight)$25.00
Validation decal fee$2.50
Postage$0.50
New resident fees and taxes
None$0.00
Inspections
None$0.00
Due to register$38.00
Median state
Louisiana
New Orleans2 years (passenger plates are sold in two-year increments)
Title, registration and plates
Title fee$68.50
Handling fee$8.00
License plate (2-year license tax)$50.00
New resident fees and taxes
New-resident road use tax (capped)$90.00
Inspections
Motor vehicle safety inspection (brake tag)$10.00
Due to register$226.50
Most expensive
Delaware
Wilmington1 year
Title, registration and plates
Title fee (no lien)$35.00
Registration fee (passenger car, 1 year)$40.00
New resident fees and taxes
Motor vehicle document fee$1,300.00
Inspections
None$0.00
Due to register$1,375.00
All 50 states: registering your car after a move
| # | State | Total | Title and Registration | New Resident Fees and Taxes | Inspections | vs. Cheapest |
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| 1 | Arkansas | $38.00 | $38.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | CHEAPEST |
| 2 | Kentucky | $45.00 | $30.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | +$7.00 |
| 3 | Missouri | $59.75 | $47.75 | $0.00 | $12.00 | +$21.75 |
| 4 | West Virginia | $86.28 | $66.50 | $0.00 | $19.78 | +$48.28 |
| 5 | Ohio | $94.50 | $93.00 | $0.00 | $1.50 | +$56.50 |
| 6 | Tennessee | $98.00 | $98.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | +$60.00 |
| 7 | North Dakota | $99.50 | $99.50 | $0.00 | $0.00 | +$61.50 |
| 8 | South Dakota | $102.00 | $102.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | +$64.00 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | $102.50 | $98.50 | $0.00 | $4.00 | +$64.50 |
| 10 | New Mexico | $109.00 | $79.00 | $0.00 | $30.00 | +$71.00 |
| 11 | Virginia | $130.93 | $110.93 | $0.00 | $20.00 | +$92.93 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $131.50 | $131.50 | $0.00 | $0.00 | +$93.50 |
| 13 | Idaho | $132.25 | $132.25 | $0.00 | $0.00 | +$94.25 |
| 14 | Michigan | $134.50 | $22.50 | $112.00 | $0.00 | +$96.50 |
| 15 | Massachusetts | $170.00 | $135.00 | $0.00 | $35.00 | +$132.00 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | $195.00 | $125.00 | $0.00 | $70.00 | +$157.00 |
| 17 | Colorado | $205.22 | $81.36 | $98.86 | $25.00 | +$167.22 |
| 18 | Vermont | $206.00 | $133.00 | $0.00 | $73.00 | +$168.00 |
| 19 | Wyoming | $210.07 | $45.00 | $155.07 | $10.00 | +$172.07 |
| 20 | Rhode Island | $212.00 | $157.00 | $0.00 | $55.00 | +$174.00 |
| 21 | Connecticut | $219.00 | $199.00 | $0.00 | $20.00 | +$181.00 |
| 22 | Texas | $219.50 | $101.00 | $90.00 | $28.50 | +$181.50 |
| 23 | Utah | $223.25 | $88.25 | $110.00 | $25.00 | +$185.25 |
| 24 | Alaska | $225.00 | $115.00 | $110.00 | $0.00 | +$187.00 |
| 25 | Louisiana | $226.50 | $126.50 | $90.00 | $10.00 | +$188.50 |
| 26 | Arizona | $233.98 | $13.50 | $220.48 | $0.00 | +$195.98 |
| 27 | New York | $248.50 | $211.50 | $0.00 | $37.00 | +$210.50 |
| 28 | Maine | $254.49 | $68.00 | $167.99 | $18.50 | +$216.49 |
| 29 | Alabama | $259.75 | $42.25 | $217.50 | $0.00 | +$221.75 |
| 30 | New Hampshire | $263.00 | $108.00 | $155.00 | $0.00 | +$225.00 |
| 31 | Indiana | $265.85 | $51.35 | $214.50 | $0.00 | +$227.85 |
| 32 | Iowa | $302.45 | $30.00 | $272.45 | $0.00 | +$264.45 |
| 33 | Montana | $321.85 | $258.53 | $63.32 | $0.00 | +$283.85 |
| 34 | Kansas | $332.06 | $57.75 | $254.31 | $20.00 | +$294.06 |
| 35 | Nebraska | $346.70 | $88.70 | $248.00 | $10.00 | +$308.70 |
| 36 | Minnesota | $357.44 | $62.50 | $294.94 | $0.00 | +$319.44 |
| 37 | California | $369.51 | $150.00 | $167.01 | $52.50 | +$331.51 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | $382.50 | $382.50 | $0.00 | $0.00 | +$344.50 |
| 39 | Florida | $384.85 | $159.85 | $225.00 | $0.00 | +$346.85 |
| 40 | Oregon | $414.00 | $380.00 | $0.00 | $34.00 | +$376.00 |
| 41 | Illinois | $421.18 | $421.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | +$383.18 |
| 42 | Hawaii | $423.50 | $91.50 | $306.25 | $25.75 | +$385.50 |
| 43 | Nevada | $442.74 | $73.25 | $293.99 | $75.50 | +$404.74 |
| 44 | Maryland | $510.50 | $320.50 | $100.00 | $90.00 | +$472.50 |
| 45 | Washington | $568.38 | $283.00 | $285.38 | $0.00 | +$530.38 |
| 46 | North Carolina | $619.43 | $143.00 | $446.43 | $30.00 | +$581.43 |
| 47 | South Carolina | $711.15 | $55.00 | $656.15 | $0.00 | +$673.15 |
| 48 | Georgia | $813.00 | $38.00 | $750.00 | $25.00 | +$775.00 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $1,000.33 | $38.00 | $962.33 | $0.00 | +$962.33 |
| 50 | Delaware | $1,375.00 | $75.00 | $1,300.00 | $0.00 | +$1,337.00 |
Car registration costs for new residents by state
The title, registration and plate fees each state charges a new resident registering a 2022 car of 3,500 pounds in its largest city, with the law behind each. A registration covers the state's shortest standard term, which is longer than a year in 8 states, so the term is shown with each total. The numbers in brackets point to the source list below.
| State and largest city | Title, registration and plates | Charges |
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| Alabama Huntsville | $42.25 1 year |
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| Alaska Anchorage | $115.00 2 years |
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| Arizona Phoenix | $13.50 1 year |
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| Arkansas Little Rock | $38.00 1 year |
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| California Los Angeles | $150.00 1 year |
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| Colorado Denver | $81.36 1 year |
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| Connecticut Bridgeport | $199.00 3 years |
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| Delaware Wilmington | $75.00 1 year |
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| Florida Jacksonville | $159.85 1 year |
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| Georgia Atlanta | $38.00 1 year |
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| Hawaii Honolulu | $91.50 1 year |
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| Idaho Boise | $132.25 1 year (the shortest term offered; Idaho also sells 2-year registrations) |
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| Illinois Chicago | $421.18 1 year |
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| Indiana Indianapolis | $51.35 1 year |
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| Iowa Des Moines | $30.00 1 year (registration year ends in the owner's birth month) |
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| Kansas Wichita | $57.75 1 year |
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| Kentucky Louisville | $30.00 1 year (expires at the end of the owner's birth month) |
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| Louisiana New Orleans | $126.50 2 years (passenger plates are sold in two-year increments) |
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| Maine Portland | $68.00 1 year (from the date of registration) |
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| Maryland Baltimore | $320.50 1 year (fees since September 1, 2025 are quoted per year at titling; 2- or 3-year terms are optional) |
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| Massachusetts Boston | $135.00 2 years |
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| Michigan Detroit | $22.50 1 year |
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| Minnesota Minneapolis | $62.50 1 year |
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| Mississippi Jackson | $38.00 1 year |
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| Missouri Kansas City | $47.75 1 year (2 years optional) |
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| Montana Billings | $258.53 1 year (12 months; 24 months optional) |
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| Nebraska Omaha | $88.70 1 year |
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| Nevada Las Vegas | $73.25 1 year |
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| New Hampshire Manchester | $108.00 1 year (to the owner's birth month) |
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| New Jersey Newark | $131.50 1 year |
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| New Mexico Albuquerque | $79.00 1 year (shortest standard term; 2 years also offered) |
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| New York New York City | $211.50 2 years |
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| North Carolina Charlotte | $143.00 1 year |
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| North Dakota Fargo | $99.50 1 year (12 months from the date first used in ND) |
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| Ohio Columbus | $93.00 1 year (expires on the owner's birthday; assumed 12 months) |
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| Oklahoma Oklahoma City | $98.50 1 year |
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| Oregon Portland | $380.00 2 years |
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| Pennsylvania Philadelphia | $125.00 1 year (shortest; 2 years also offered) |
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| Rhode Island Providence | $157.00 2 years |
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| South Carolina Charleston | $55.00 2 years (biennial registration; property tax paid for the first 12 months) |
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| South Dakota Sioux Falls | $102.00 1 year (12 months assumed) |
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| Tennessee Nashville | $98.00 1 year |
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| Texas Houston | $101.00 1 year |
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| Utah Salt Lake City | $88.25 1 year (12 months) |
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| Vermont Burlington | $133.00 1 year |
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| Virginia Virginia Beach | $110.93 1 year |
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| Washington Seattle | $283.00 1 year |
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| West Virginia Charleston | $66.50 1 year |
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| Wisconsin Milwaukee | $382.50 1 year |
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| Wyoming Cheyenne | $45.00 1 year |
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New resident fees and taxes by state
Fees and taxes a new resident pays at registration because the car comes from another state, and taxes set by the car's value, age or weight, for a car worth $25,000 with an original MSRP of $25,845. Each state's rule on use tax for a car owned over a year is listed with its source, and taxes the city or county bills later, not at registration, are named but left off the receipts.
| State and largest city | New resident fees and taxes | Charges and rules |
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| Alabama Huntsville | $217.50 |
No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [126] Madison County collects vehicle sales tax when a resident buys from an individual or an out-of-state dealer; nothing in its or ALDOR's new-resident steps charges tax on a car the owner already registered elsewhere (statutory cite not confirmed). Not charged at registration: Local fees added by the licensing official (ALDOR says local fees may be added; no Madison County schedule was found, so none is on the receipt) [2]. |
| Alaska Anchorage | $110.00 |
No sales or use tax [128] Alaska has no state sales or use tax and Anchorage levies no sales tax, so nothing is due on a car a new resident brings in. Not charged at registration: DMV in-person renewal fee ($10) (charged on in-person renewals, not on a first registration) [4]; Lien recording on title ($15) (only when a lien is recorded) [4]. |
| Arizona Phoenix | $220.48 |
No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [129] Arizona exempts from use tax property brought in by someone who was a nonresident when buying it and first used it outside Arizona. A.R.S. 42-5159(A)(6). Not charged at registration: Public safety fee ($32) (repealed after June 30, 2021) [130]; Emissions test ($16.15 OBD test in Phoenix) and $0.25 air quality compliance fee (not due in the fifth registration year after first purchase; due from the sixth) [131]. |
| Arkansas Little Rock | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [133] DFA's new-resident checklist asks only for the title (or out-of-state registration) and odometer statement, and charges no sales or use tax on a car already registered elsewhere (statutory cite not confirmed). Not charged at registration: Pulaski County personal property tax (the car is assessed with the county assessor and the tax is billed the following year; a new resident owes no prior Arkansas tax at registration) [133]; Lien filing fee ($0.50) (only when a lien is recorded) [7]. |
| California Los Angeles | $167.01 |
No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [134] California presumes use tax only on a vehicle bought out of state and brought in within 12 months of purchase, so a car owned over a year before the move is not taxed. Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code 6248. Not charged at registration: Smog abatement fee ($20) (paid at renewal instead of a smog check by newer California cars; an out-of-state car takes the check instead) [8]; Use tax (10.25% in Los Angeles County) (not due on a car bought more than 12 months before it entered California) [9]. |
| Colorado Denver | $98.86 |
No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [136] No state or state-administered local use tax applies to a vehicle acquired outside Colorado and brought in when the owner becomes a resident. Colorado DOR, Sales & Use Tax Topics: Motor Vehicles. Not charged at registration: Keep Colorado Wild state parks pass ($29) (added by default but optional; the owner can opt out) [11]; Card payment fee (2.25% plus $0.75) (only when paying by card; cash and mailed checks pay none) [137]. |
| Connecticut Bridgeport | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [138] New residents pay no sales or use tax on a vehicle registered in the same name in another state for at least 30 days before the move. Conn. DMV guidance (sales and use tax, Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 219). Not charged at registration: Bridgeport motor vehicle property tax (billed by the city later on its grand list, not collected at registration) [139]; Emissions exemption fee ($40) (only for cars four model years old or newer; a 2022 car takes the test instead) [139]; Greenhouse gas fee ($15) (only for vehicles registered on a certificate of origin (new cars)) [139]; Lien fee ($10) (only when a lien is recorded) [14]. |
| Delaware Wilmington | $1,300.00 |
Charged on a car the owner already had [140] Delaware has no sales or use tax, but its document fee (on the receipt) is charged on a new resident's car unless tax was paid to the old state within 90 days before registering, so tax paid at purchase over a year ago earns no credit. 30 Del. C. 3002(a)(4). Not charged at registration: Title with lien ($55) (only when a lien is recorded) [16]. |
| Florida Jacksonville | $225.00 |
No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [141] Florida use tax does not apply to a vehicle used outside Florida for six months or more before it is brought in; Duval asks for proof of tax only on vehicles titled in the past six months. Fla. Stat. 212.06(8). Not charged at registration: Paper title print fee ($2.50) (only if the owner asks for a printed title) [18]; Fast title ($10) (optional same-day service) [142]; Lien recording fee ($2) (only when a lien is recorded) [18]. |
| Georgia Atlanta | $750.00 |
No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [143] TAVT replaces sales and use tax on vehicles in Georgia, so a new resident pays the 3% TAVT (on the receipt) and no separate use tax, with no credit for tax paid in the old state. O.C.G.A. 48-5C-1. |
| Hawaii Honolulu | $306.25 |
No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [144] Hawaii's use tax does not reach private automobiles a new resident bought and used while living in another state; a car bought less than three months before shipping is presumed bought for Hawaii. HRS 238-1 (definition of use, paragraph 5). Not charged at registration: Hawaii safety inspection fee (required (two visits to an inspection station) but the capped fee in HAR 19-133.2 could not be read: the August 2026 rule is a scanned PDF and no other official page states the amount) [145]; Out-of-state permit ($5) (only for owners who keep out-of-state plates for a time instead of registering; not part of registering) [20]; Credit/debit card service fee (2.35%) (optional payment-method fee; cash or check avoids it) [21]. |
| Idaho Boise | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [146] Idaho use tax does not apply to a personally owned vehicle a new resident bought while living in another state for use there; one bought less than 90 days before the move is presumed bought for Idaho. Idaho Code 63-3621(12). Not charged at registration: Personal property tax (Idaho does not tax passenger cars as property; the age-based registration fee replaces it) [23]. |
| Illinois Chicago | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [147] An individual who moves to Illinois owes no use tax on a car used outside Illinois for at least three months, but must still file Form RUT-25 and surrender the old title. 35 ILCS 105/3-55; Form RUT-25 instructions, Step 4 line f. Not charged at registration: Illinois emissions test (free, and due later by mailed notice tied to the plate's expiration, not at first registration) [148]; Cook County wheel tax (applies only to residents of unincorporated Cook County, not Chicago) [27]; Chicago sticker late fee ($60) (only if the sticker is bought more than 30 days after moving in) [27]. |
| Indiana Indianapolis | $214.50 |
No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [149] New Indiana residents are not charged sales or use tax when they move their title from their prior state. IC 6-2.5 (new resident statement on Form ST-108E). Not charged at registration: VIN inspection by a police officer (up to $5) (optional; the same inspection is free at a BMV branch) [149]; Emissions test (required only in Lake and Porter counties) [150]. |
| Iowa Des Moines | $272.45 |
No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [153] Iowa's 5% fee for new registration does not apply to a car owned by someone who moved to Iowa, if it was bought for use in the old state. Iowa Code 321.105A(2)(c)(8). Not charged at registration: Plate mailing fee (optional, only if the owner asks for plates by mail) [154]. |
| Kansas Wichita | $254.31 |
Use tax with a credit for sales tax paid in the old state [156] Kansas compensating use tax does not apply to a car whose sale was already taxed at or above Kansas's rate in another state. K.S.A. 79-3704(c). Not charged at registration: Lienholder fee ($1.50) (only for a car with a lien; the default car is owned outright) [36]. |
| Kentucky Louisville | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. Use tax with a credit for sales tax paid in the old state [158] A new resident's car owes Kentucky's 6% usage tax on its trade-in value, less a credit for tax paid to the old state if that state grants Kentucky the same credit (Georgia does not, for cars bought after March 1, 2013). KRS 138.450(14), 138.460(6)(a). Not charged at registration: Motor vehicle property (ad valorem) tax (assessed on whoever owned the car in Kentucky on January 1; a car moved in during 2026 is first billed with the 2027 renewal) [159]; Lien filing fee ($22) (only for a car with a lien) [38]; Notary or mail-in fee ($2 each) (optional services) [38]. |
| Louisiana New Orleans | $90.00 |
Charged on a car the owner already had [160] Louisiana charges state and parish road use tax on a new resident's car but credits tax paid to the old state and caps the total at $90 when the car was registered in the owner's name there and is registered within 90 days of arriving. La. R.S. 47:303; OMV Policy 48.00. Not charged at registration: Local fee (up to $6) (OMV says a local fee 'may apply'; whether New Orleans offices charge it could not be confirmed) [161]; Lien recordation ($10 or $15) (only for a car with a lien) [160]. |
| Maine Portland | $167.99 |
No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [162] Maine sales and use tax does not apply to an automobile bought and used outside Maine by someone who lived in that state when buying it; a new resident shows the out-of-state registration on Maine's use tax form. 36 M.R.S. §1760(45)(A). Not charged at registration: Municipal agent service fee (up to $6) (a town agent may add up to $6 to a new registration; whether Portland's Treasury Office charges it could not be confirmed (its page loads by script)) [163]. |
| Maryland Baltimore | $100.00 |
Use tax with a credit for sales tax paid in the old state [165] Maryland's 6.5% excise is credited for the old state's rate: $100 if that rate was 6.5% or more, the difference if lower, the full 6.5% of retail value if it was 0%, within 60 days of moving. Md. Code, Transp. §13-809. Not charged at registration: Maryland safety inspection fee (required before titling, but each station sets the price from its labor rate and no official figure exists) [166]; VEIP emissions test ($30) (due when the MVA mails a test notice, not at titling) [42]. |
| Massachusetts Boston | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [167] Massachusetts use tax applies only to a vehicle bought outside the state and brought in within 6 months of purchase, so a car owned over a year owes none. M.G.L. c. 64I; 830 CMR 64H.25.1. Not charged at registration: Motor vehicle excise (City of Boston) (billed later by the city ($25 per $1,000 of a statutory valuation based on MSRP), not collected by the RMV at registration) [168]. |
| Michigan Detroit | $112.00 |
No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [169] Michigan use tax is not charged on a car a new resident bought and used in another state well before moving in. MCL 205.94 (Use Tax Act exemptions). Not charged at registration: Recreation Passport ($14) (optional add-on at registration) [45]. |
| Minnesota Minneapolis | $294.94 |
No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [170] Minnesota's motor vehicle sales tax does not apply to a car bought by a resident of another state more than 60 days before moving in and registered in the owner's name there. Minn. Stat. 297B.03(2). Not charged at registration: Technology surcharge ($2.25) (charged on registration renewals only, not on a first Minnesota registration) [171]; $2 anatomical gift donation (optional donation, renewals only) [171]. |
| Mississippi Jackson | $962.33 |
No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [50] DOR's new-resident steps call only for title, registration, privilege tax and ad valorem tax on a car already registered in the owner's name in another state; use tax is charged on vehicles Mississippi residents buy out of state. Miss. Code Ann. 27-67-5 (use tax); DOR new-resident guidance. |
| Missouri Kansas City | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [51] No Missouri tax is due on a vehicle owned and operated in another state for at least 90 days before it is titled in Missouri. RSMo 144.440; DOR titling guidance. Not charged at registration: Jackson County personal property tax (a new resident who did not own the car in Missouri on January 1 presents a free statement of non-assessment from the county assessor; the car is first assessed the next January 1 and taxed on the county bill, not at registration) [51]; $2 electronic transmission fee (DOR says it "may be collected, if applicable"; not charged on every title) [51]; 2-year registration (optional; the shortest term is used) [52]. |
| Montana Billings | $63.32 |
No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [175] Montana has no general sales or use tax, so nothing is due on a car brought in. Montana levies no general sales or use tax. Not charged at registration: State parks and fishing access fee ($9) (added by default, but the owner may decline it at registration (MCA 61-3-321(19)(b))) [54]; Optional $5 transportation fee (opt-in under MCA 61-3-321(21)) [54]; 24-month registration (optional; the shortest standard term (12 months) is used) [55]. |
| Nebraska Omaha | $248.00 |
Use tax with a credit for sales tax paid in the old state [176] Nebraska use tax is owed on a vehicle brought in only to the extent no equal tax was paid elsewhere, so a car taxed in the old state and owned over a year owes nothing at registration. Neb. Rev. Stat. 77-2704.31. Not charged at registration: Alternative fuel fee (charged only on electric, hydrogen and plug-in vehicles) [57]. |
| Nevada Las Vegas | $293.99 |
Use tax with a credit for sales tax paid in the old state [178] Nevada consumer use tax does not apply where sales tax was already paid on the vehicle at purchase, so a car bought tax-paid in the old state owes nothing at registration. NRS 482.225; Department of Taxation consumer use tax guidance. Not charged at registration: Sales tax (collected only on purchases; a car owned for over a year and taxed in the old state owes none) [178]; Optional $2 county contribution (opt-in donation under NRS 482.480(12)) [60]. |
| New Hampshire Manchester | $155.00 |
No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [64] New Hampshire has no sales or use tax. New Hampshire levies no general sales or use tax. Not charged at registration: Data processing fee ($1) (Manchester charges it on renewals only) [64]; Card payment service fee (charged only when paying by card) [180]. |
| New Jersey Newark | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [182] New Jersey use tax does not reach a car bought and used by the owner while a nonresident and brought in on moving; the Division of Taxation also credits sales tax paid to a reciprocal state. N.J.S.A. 54:32B-11; Division of Taxation publication ANJ-7. Not charged at registration: Zero-emission vehicle fee (applies only to electric vehicles) [68]; Private inspection facility fee (optional; the same inspection is free at a state facility) [183]. |
| New Mexico Albuquerque | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [184] The 4% motor vehicle excise tax does not apply to a vehicle acquired out of state for personal use 30 or more days before the owner established New Mexico domicile. NMSA 7-14-6(A). Not charged at registration: Motor vehicle excise tax (4%) (new-resident exemption for a car acquired out of state 30+ days before moving) [184]; Gross receipts tax on the Air Care test (shop charge varying by station, not set by law) [185]. |
| New York New York City | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [186] No sales or use tax is due when the buyer was not a New York resident at the time of purchase; the new resident files Form DTF-803 claiming the nonresident exemption. Tax Law 1118(2). Not charged at registration: Sales/use tax (exempt because the car was bought while a nonresident (DTF-803)) [186]. |
| North Carolina Charlotte | $446.43 |
Charged on a car the owner already had [71] North Carolina charges no sales or use tax on vehicles; its 3% highway use tax is due on the new NC title, capped at $250 for a car titled in the owner's name elsewhere for 90+ days, with credit only for tax paid in the 90 days before. G.S. 105-187.3; G.S. 105-187.6(c). Not charged at registration: Second and later years of vehicle property tax (collected with each later renewal, not at the first registration) [71]; Highway use tax credit for tax paid elsewhere (only applies when the other state's tax was paid within 90 days; the car was bought over a year ago) [71]. |
| North Dakota Fargo | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. Use tax with a credit for sales tax paid in the old state [189] The 5% motor vehicle excise tax applies to a car bought outside ND for use here, less credit for sales or excise tax paid to a reciprocal state; at the default (tax of 5% or more paid in a reciprocal state) nothing is due. NDCC 57-40.3-02; 57-40.3-09. Not charged at registration: Motor vehicle excise tax (5% of purchase price) (fully credited at the default because sales tax was paid in the old state; a shortfall would be due (no credit for AK, DE, GA, MT, NH, OR)) [74]; Private branch office service fee (charged only by some contracted branch sites, not by the state) [73]. |
| Ohio Columbus | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [77] Ohio sales and use tax applies to purchases; converting an out-of-state title for a car the new resident already owns is not a sale, so no tax is collected. ORC 4505.06; ORC 5739.02. Not charged at registration: Sales/use tax (8% in Franklin County) (not due on a title conversion for a car already owned) [77]; Card payment surcharge (3%) (optional payment-method fee) [77]. |
| Oklahoma Oklahoma City | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [190] The motor vehicle excise tax does not apply to a vehicle brought in by a person formerly living in another state who owned and registered it there at least 60 days before it had to be registered in Oklahoma. 68 O.S. 2105(2). Not charged at registration: Motor vehicle excise tax ($20 on first $1,500 plus 3.25% of the rest) (new-resident exemption under 68 O.S. 2105(2)) [190]; Transfer fee ($17) (charged on a change of ownership, not on a new resident's own car) [81]. |
| Oregon Portland | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [191] Oregon's 0.5% vehicle use tax is due within 30 days of a purchase from an out-of-state dealer; a car bought years earlier while living elsewhere is not charged it at registration. ORS 320.410. Not charged at registration: Vehicle privilege and use taxes (0.5%) (apply to dealer sales and recent out-of-state dealer purchases, not to a car owned over a year) [191]. |
| Pennsylvania Philadelphia | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [192] No sales tax is due when the new resident holds a valid out-of-state title and owned the car for six months before moving to Pennsylvania. 72 P.S. 7202 (use tax) and PennDOT MV-1 exemption code. Not charged at registration: Sales tax (6% state + 2% Philadelphia) (exempt after six months of ownership before the move) [192]; Authorized agent / online messenger service fees (PennDOT requires an agent to complete Form MV-1, but agent fees are private charges not set by law) [192]; VIN verification (the owner may submit a free pencil tracing of the VIN plate; mechanic or notary verification is only needed if a tracing is not possible) [192]. |
| Rhode Island Providence | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [193] The 7% sales/use tax is owed only if the buyer was a Rhode Island resident when the car was bought; a new resident files the Sales Tax Exemption Affidavit (SU-NR-1). R.I. Gen. Laws 44-18-20; 44-18-30. Not charged at registration: Sales/use tax (7%) (not owed when the car was bought while a nonresident) [193]; Municipal motor vehicle excise tax (phased out statewide after 2023) [86]. |
| South Carolina Charleston | $656.15 |
No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [90] South Carolina charges no sales or use tax when a new resident registers a car already owned; the $250 infrastructure maintenance fee applies instead. S.C. Code 56-3-627(D)(1). Not charged at registration: Second-year vehicle property tax (billed by the county for the second 12 months of the biennial registration, not at registration) [194]. |
| South Dakota Sioux Falls | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. Use tax with a credit for sales tax paid in the old state [196] The 4% motor vehicle excise tax is not charged again on a car already titled and licensed in another state that charged an equal or higher tax (reciprocity); if the old state had no tax or a lower rate, the owner pays the difference up to 4%. SDCL 32-5B-1; DOR exemption code 99 (reciprocity for an out-of-state title in the applicant's name). Not charged at registration: Plate mailing fee ($12) and registration mailing fee ($2.50) (charged only when plates or registration are mailed; picking up in person at the treasurer avoids them) [91]; Minnehaha County $25 administrative fee (charged only when an out-of-state applicant titles entirely by mail) [197]; 4% motor vehicle excise tax (reciprocity credit for tax paid in the old state (see useTax); owed only as a top-up when the old state charged less than 4%) [196]. |
| Tennessee Nashville | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [198] A person relocating to Tennessee on a bona fide change of residence brings a personal vehicle in without Tennessee use tax. Tenn. Code Ann. 67-6-210(b). Not charged at registration: Postage and handling ($7 new plate and decal) (charged only when the plate is mailed) [97]; 2% card convenience fee (third-party card fee, avoidable by paying cash or check) [97]. |
| Texas Houston | $90.00 |
No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [98] The 6.25% use tax does not apply to a car previously registered to the new resident in another state; the flat $90 new resident tax is charged instead when the owner applies within 30 days of moving (later applicants owe the difference between tax paid elsewhere and 6.25%). Tex. Tax Code 152.023. Not charged at registration: Card transaction fees (2.40% + $1) (charged by the card vendor only when paying by card) [199]; Property tax on the car (Texas does not tax personal-use passenger cars as property) [200]. |
| Utah Salt Lake City | $110.00 |
Use tax with a credit for sales tax paid in the old state [201] Utah does not charge use tax on a car brought in by a new resident when all sales or use tax was paid to the other state; a valid out-of-state registration is accepted as evidence. Utah Code 59-12-104 (exemption for property on which sales or use tax was paid to another state). Not charged at registration: Six-month registration option (Utah lets passenger cars register for six months, but its fee amounts could not be read; the 12-month term was used) [103]; VIN inspection (done by a DMV employee at registration; no separate fee was found) [202]. |
| Vermont Burlington | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. Use tax with a credit for sales tax paid in the old state [204] The 6% purchase and use tax (on the J.D. Power clean trade-in value) is due on a car registered to the owner out of state unless exempt: tax paid to another state is credited and only the difference is due if it was lower, and a car registered to the owner for 3 or more years in a state with a sales or use tax gets a credit. 32 V.S.A. 8903 and 8911. Not charged at registration: 6% purchase and use tax (credited for sales tax paid in the old state; only the difference is due if that state's tax was lower, which depends on the old state) [205]. |
| Virginia Virginia Beach | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [206] No motor vehicle sales and use tax is charged when a car is registered in Virginia for the first time and the applicant holds a title or registration from another state and has owned it more than 12 months (or shows sales tax paid elsewhere). Va. Code 58.1-2403(10). Not charged at registration: Virginia Beach personal property tax (assessed and billed by the city (Commissioner of the Revenue/Treasurer), not collected at DMV registration) [207]; Multi-year registration discounts (optional 2- or 3-year terms; the 1-year term was used) [208]. |
| Washington Seattle | $285.38 |
No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [209] Use tax does not apply to a private motor vehicle a new resident acquired and used in another state more than 90 days before entering Washington. RCW 82.12.0251(3). Not charged at registration: Washington State Patrol VIN inspection ($65) (required only for specific vehicles (rebuilt, homemade, unverifiable VIN), not a routine out-of-state car) [210]; Parks donation ($5) and Discover Pass ($45) (optional) [210]. |
| West Virginia Charleston | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [120] The 6% titling privilege tax is not charged to a new resident whose car was titled in their name in their previous state, if they apply within 30 days of establishing residency. W. Va. Code 17A-3-4. Not charged at registration: Kanawha County personal property tax (assessed by the county assessor and billed by the sheriff after the car is on the books; proof of payment is needed at later renewals, not at the first registration) [120]; Lien fee ($10) (only when a lien is noted; the default car is owned outright) [120]. |
| Wisconsin Milwaukee | $0.00 | No new resident fee or value-based tax at registration. No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [213] A car bought outside Wisconsin for personal use by a nonresident 90 days or more before bringing it in on a change of domicile is exempt from Wisconsin use tax. Wis. Stat. 77.53(18). Not charged at registration: DMV counter service fee ($5 title and registration) (charged at a DMV customer service center; applying by mail avoids it) [121]; Card convenience fee (up to 2.35%) (card payments only) [121]. |
| Wyoming Cheyenne | $155.07 |
No use tax on a car a new resident brings in [214] Wyoming does not collect use tax on a vehicle previously registered by the same nonresident owner in another state. W.S. 39-16-103. Not charged at registration: Sales/use tax (6% in Laramie County) (not collected on a vehicle previously registered by the same owner in another state) [214]. |
Vehicle inspections by state
Safety, emissions and VIN inspections a car from another state must pass in the largest city, at the fee the state or city publishes. 32 states require one, and four of them charge nothing for it.
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| Alabama Huntsville | $0.00 | None required [215] Alabama has no safety or emissions inspection; the Madison County License Department certifies the VIN and mileage when the car is brought to the office, with no fee listed. |
| Alaska Anchorage | $0.00 | None required [4] Alaska has no safety inspection and Anchorage no longer runs an emissions program, so no inspection fee applies. |
| Arizona Phoenix | $0.00 | None required [216] Phoenix (Area A) requires emissions tests, but new vehicles are exempt before the sixth registration year after first purchase, so a 2022 car bought new in 2022 is not tested in November 2026; the Level I VIN inspection for out-of-state cars has no fee. |
| Arkansas Little Rock | $0.00 | None required [133] Arkansas has no safety or emissions inspection for passenger cars. |
| California Los Angeles | $52.50 | Required [217] Any 1976 or newer gasoline car previously registered out of state needs a smog certification before it is registered in Los Angeles; the newer-vehicle exemption does not apply to nonresident vehicles. A DMV employee does the VIN verification at no charge.
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| Colorado Denver | $25.00 | Required [219] Denver is in the emissions area, but a car brought in before its seventh model year needs no emissions test at registration; the out-of-state title needs a $25 VIN verification (on the receipt).
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| Connecticut Bridgeport | $20.00 | Required [221] An out-of-state car older than four model years must pass an emissions test, which also verifies the VIN, before it is registered.
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| Delaware Wilmington | $0.00 | Required [223] The car must pass Delaware's safety and emissions inspection at a DMV lane before it is titled; the DMV charges nothing for it. |
| Florida Jacksonville | $0.00 | None required [142] Florida has no safety or emissions inspection; an out-of-state car needs only a VIN and odometer verification on form HSMV 82042, signed by a tax collector employee, dealer, notary or officer. |
| Georgia Atlanta | $25.00 | Required [224] Fulton County residents must pass an emissions inspection before registering; for 2026, 2002 to 2023 model-year gasoline cars are tested, at up to $25.
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| Hawaii Honolulu | $25.75 | Required [21] An out-of-state car must first get a failed Hawaii safety inspection (it fails only for lacking Honolulu registration), then return within 30 days with Hawaii plates to pass and get the safety sticker.
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| Idaho Boise | $0.00 | Required [227] A DMV employee checks the VIN at the counter when the out-of-state car is first titled; no separate fee is published. Whether Ada County still requires an emissions test could not be confirmed. |
| Illinois Chicago | $0.00 | None required [148] Nothing at registration. Chicago is in the emissions area: a 2022 gasoline car is first tested in its fourth year (even model years test in even years), when the Illinois EPA mails a notice; the test is free. |
| Indiana Indianapolis | $0.00 | Required [149] The VIN must be inspected before an out-of-state car is titled: free at a BMV branch, up to $5 if a police officer does it. No emissions test in Marion County (only Lake and Porter counties). |
| Iowa Des Moines | $0.00 | None required [228] Iowa has no safety or emissions inspection; Polk County's move-in steps ask only for the out-of-state title or registration, ID and the application. |
| Kansas Wichita | $20.00 | Required [229] A Kansas Highway Patrol (or designee) VIN check is required before an out-of-state titled used car gets a Kansas title; there is no safety or emissions test.
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| Kentucky Louisville | $15.00 | Required [230] Every car transferred from another state must pass a sheriff's inspection ($15 cash in Jefferson County); there is no emissions test.
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| Louisiana New Orleans | $10.00 | Required [231] Every registered car needs a Louisiana safety inspection sticker from a licensed station; Orleans Parish is not one of the five emissions-testing parishes.
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| Maine Portland | $18.50 | Required [232] Every car registered in Maine needs an annual inspection, and in Cumberland County (Portland) it is the enhanced inspection, capped at $18.50 for a 1996 or newer model.
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| Maryland Baltimore | $90.00 | Required [166] A used car must pass a Maryland State Police safety inspection before it can be registered; each station sets its own price.
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| Massachusetts Boston | $35.00 | Required [43] Every car registered in Massachusetts, including one moving in, must pass the annual safety and emissions inspection ($35) shortly after registration.
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| Michigan Detroit | $0.00 | None required [45] Michigan has no safety or emissions inspection and no VIN inspection for a car with a clean out-of-state title. |
| Minnesota Minneapolis | $0.00 | None required [171] Minnesota has no safety or emissions inspection and no VIN inspection for a car arriving with a clean out-of-state title. |
| Mississippi Jackson | $0.00 | None required [50] Mississippi requires no emissions test, and the DOR new-resident steps include no safety or VIN inspection for a car with an out-of-state title. |
| Missouri Kansas City | $12.00 | Required [51] A 2022 car under 150,000 miles is exempt from Missouri's safety inspection and Kansas City has no emissions test (only St. Louis City and St. Louis, St. Charles and Jefferson counties), but a vehicle titled in another state needs an ID/OD inspection at an authorized station.
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| Montana Billings | $0.00 | None required [235] Montana has no safety or emissions inspection; MVD VIN inspections are for bonded titles, state-assigned VINs, salvage and foreign vehicles, not a clean out-of-state title. |
| Nebraska Omaha | $10.00 | Required [236] Nebraska has no safety or emissions test, but every vehicle brought in from another state needs a county sheriff's inspection ($10) before it can be titled.
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| Nevada Las Vegas | $75.50 | Required [237] Las Vegas is in the Clark County emission area, where a gasoline car needs a test from its fourth registration on (the first three are exempt), so a 2022 car needs one; a vehicle never titled in Nevada also needs a VIN inspection at the DMV.
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| New Hampshire Manchester | $0.00 | None required [238] New Hampshire repealed its periodic vehicle inspection law (RSA 266:1) effective January 31, 2026, so no inspection is due; Manchester asks for a VIN verification form only on model year 1999 and older. |
| New Jersey Newark | $0.00 | Required [183] A vehicle newly registered from out of state must pass New Jersey inspection, free at a state inspection facility (Newark's state station closed April 11, 2026) or at a price set by a private inspection facility. |
| New Mexico Albuquerque | $30.00 | Required [185] Bernalillo County requires a passing Air Care emissions test to register a 1992-or-newer gas vehicle; the 4-year exemption only covers new cars first registered with NM MVD.
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| New York New York City | $37.00 | Required [239] NYC requires the annual safety and OBD II emissions inspection; an out-of-state sticker stays valid until it expires or one year after NY registration, whichever is first.
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| North Carolina Charlotte | $30.00 | Required [241] Mecklenburg County still requires the annual safety plus OBD emissions inspection ($30 maximum); a new resident can register first but must pass before the first renewal.
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| North Dakota Fargo | $0.00 | None required [74] North Dakota has no safety or emissions inspection; the title and registration application and registration manual require none. |
| Ohio Columbus | $1.50 | Required [243] No safety or emissions test in Franklin County (E-Check covers only seven northeast Ohio counties); only the $1.50 out-of-state VIN inspection applies.
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| Oklahoma Oklahoma City | $4.00 | Required [81] Oklahoma has no safety or emissions inspection; only the $4 VIN inspection applies to an out-of-state car.
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| Oregon Portland | $34.00 | Required [244] Portland-area cars must pass a DEQ emissions test to register; a 2022 model year is outside the four-newest-model-year exemption in 2026, and new-to-Oregon cars cannot use DEQ Too.
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| Pennsylvania Philadelphia | $70.00 | Required [192] A newly registered vehicle must pass the PA safety inspection within 10 days, with the annual OBD emissions test in Philadelphia at the same visit; stations set their own prices.
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| Rhode Island Providence | $55.00 | Required [247] Rhode Island bars registration without a passing safety and emissions inspection ($55); the 2022 car is past the 24-month new-car emissions exemption.
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| South Carolina Charleston | $0.00 | None required [90] South Carolina has no safety or emissions inspection for passenger cars. |
| South Dakota Sioux Falls | $0.00 | None required [91] South Dakota has no safety or emissions inspection for a private passenger car; the DOR title and registration requirements list none. |
| Tennessee Nashville | $0.00 | None required [248] Davidson County ended emissions testing on February 5, 2022, and Tennessee has no safety inspection, so nothing is required in Nashville. |
| Texas Houston | $28.50 | Required [100] Harris County is an emissions county: a gasoline car 2 to 24 years old needs a passing OBD emissions test at a DPS-certified station before registration; the safety inspection ended January 1, 2025.
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| Utah Salt Lake City | $25.00 | Required [250] Salt Lake County requires an emissions test before registration; a 2022 model needs one in 2026 (even model year, even year), and every car new to Utah needs a VIN inspection, which a DMV employee can do at registration.
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| Vermont Burlington | $73.00 | Required [252] A car newly registered in Vermont must pass the annual state safety inspection, which includes an OBD emissions check, within 15 days of registration.
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| Virginia Virginia Beach | $20.00 | Required [208] The car must pass Virginia's annual safety inspection; Virginia Beach is outside the Northern Virginia emissions area, so no emissions test.
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| Washington Seattle | $0.00 | None required [255] Washington's emissions check program ended when RCW 70A.25.100 expired on January 1, 2020, and there is no safety inspection; a WSP VIN inspection ($65) is only for specific cases such as rebuilt or homemade vehicles. |
| West Virginia Charleston | $19.78 | Required [256] West Virginia requires a State Police safety inspection at a licensed station; there is no emissions test.
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| Wisconsin Milwaukee | $0.00 | None required [258] Milwaukee County is an emissions-testing county; WisDOT says a new resident's vehicle could need an OBD test within 45 days after registration (WisDOT sends notice), but at an ownership change only vehicles more than five model years old are tested, so this 2022 car should not need one until a later renewal. |
| Wyoming Cheyenne | $10.00 | Required [124] No safety or emissions inspection, but a car titled in another state needs a VIN inspection by local law enforcement ($10 in Laramie County).
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State highlights
What registering the default car costs in six states
Arkansas
Cheapest stateA new resident of Little Rock pays $38.00 to title and register the car, made up of the title fee of $10.00, registration fee (passenger car by weight) of $25.00, validation decal fee of $2.50 and postage of $0.50. Arkansas charges no tax at registration on a car already registered elsewhere and has no inspection.
Delaware
Most expensive stateDelaware has no sales tax, but its motor vehicle document fee comes to $1,300.00 on a car worth $25,000. The law waives it only when the owner paid sales tax to the other state within 90 days before registering, so a car owned over a year pays it in full. The total is $1,375.00.
Mississippi
Tax collected with the tagIn Jackson, the county collects $962.33 of ad valorem tax for the car's first year before it issues the tag, after the legislative tag credit. It is most of the $1,000.33 total, which ranks #49 of 50.
Georgia
A one-time tax for new residentsGeorgia charges new residents its title ad valorem tax at 3% of the car's value instead of annual property tax, $750.00 on this car. With the title, registration and emissions test the bill is $813.00.
Florida
A fee for cars new to the stateFlorida adds a $225.00 initial registration fee for a car that has never been registered in the state, on top of the title, plate and registration fees. Jacksonville has no inspection, and the total is $384.85.
Washington
A transit tax on the car's valueSeattle sits in the Sound Transit district, which charges a motor vehicle excise tax on a depreciated MSRP each year. On this car it is $210.38, part of a $568.38 first registration that also carries a $75 fee for a car coming from another state.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest state to register a car after moving?
For the default car, Arkansas is the cheapest at $38.00, then Kentucky at $45.00 and Missouri at $59.75. None of the three charges a tax at registration based on the car's value.
What is the most expensive state to register a car after moving?
Delaware is the most expensive at $1,375.00, followed by Mississippi at $1,000.33 and Georgia at $813.00. In each, a tax or fee set by the car's value makes up most of the bill.
Do I pay sales tax again when I move my car to a new state?
Usually not for a car owned over a year. Nine states charge use tax but credit sales tax paid to the old state, and the page assumes the credit covers it. Delaware, Louisiana and North Carolina charge a tax or fee on the car's value regardless, which is on the receipts. The rest exempt a car a new resident brings in.
Which states charge new residents a special fee?
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Washington charge a fee or tax because the car comes from another state, such as Florida's initial registration fee, Georgia's 3% title ad valorem tax and Texas's new resident tax.
Do I need an inspection to register my car in a new state?
32 states require a safety, emissions or VIN inspection for this car in their largest city. The new resident pays for it in 28 of them, and four (Delaware, Idaho, Indiana and New Jersey) charge nothing. Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin require none.
Which state charges the most tax at registration?
Delaware charges $1,300.00 in new resident fees and taxes on the default car, 95% of its total. Taxes based on the car's value, age or weight are charged at registration in 22 states.
Our Methodology
The car and the move
- The car is a 2022 midsize gasoline sedan weighing 3,500 pounds and worth $25,000, owned outright for over a year and titled and registered in the owner's name in another state, where sales tax was paid when it was bought. Taxes set by MSRP use an original MSRP of $25,845, the starting price of a 2022 Toyota Camry LE, a midsize sedan. Taxes set by value use the car's $25,000 value where the state's own valuation guide is not published. The controls change the value, MSRP, model year and weight.
- The owner moves to each state's largest city and registers there on November 1, 2026, so county and city charges are those of that city. The registration is the state's shortest standard term with standard plates, paid in person or by mail without optional donations, specialty plates or lien fees. Where a first registration runs to the owner's birthday or a staggered month, a full term is shown.
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How we calculate
- A charge is on the receipt only where the law charges it to the customer at title or registration: title, registration and plate fees, fees and taxes for a car from another state, taxes set by the car's value, age or weight that the state, county or city collects before it issues the registration, and inspections the car must pass, at their published fees. Taxes billed later by the city or county, such as Boston's motor vehicle excise or Virginia Beach's personal property tax, are named in the table but left off.
- Use tax is on the receipt only where the state charges it on a car owned over a year. Where a state charges use tax less a credit for sales tax paid to the old state, the page assumes the old state's tax at least equals the new state's, so nothing is due. Delaware's document fee, North Carolina's highway use tax and Louisiana's new resident road use tax are charged regardless and are on the receipts.
- Each charge is worked out from the law's own formula for this car, rounded to the cent, and the receipt adds them. A formula that comes to nothing for the car, such as an emissions test a newer car is not yet due for, is left off. States that tie share a rank.
Secondary sources
Where no current primary document gives an amount, the page uses the best other source and marks it "secondary". A charge that exists is never counted as zero. 25 amounts come from secondary sources, and so does the default MSRP. Toyota's own 2022 price list could not be read (its newsroom refuses plain requests), so the starting MSRP of a 2022 Camry LE, a midsize sedan, comes from Cars.com.
- Alaska. Anchorage motor vehicle registration tax (MVRT), $110.00. The DMV 2026 tax chart was not reachable (dmv.alaska.gov answers 403), so the amount applies the 2024 chart's Anchorage age schedule to 2026, assuming the schedule is unchanged.
- California. Smog check inspection and certificate, $52.50. Each station sets its own smog check price and no official price list exists, so the figure is the midpoint of a smog-industry site's $45 to $60 urban range including the $8.25 certificate.
- Colorado. Registration base fee (by weight), $9.00. leg.colorado.gov refused plain fetches, so the statute was read on colorado.public.law, a private reproduction of the C.R.S.
- Indiana. Marion County vehicle excise surtax, $19.50. The county ordinance and the BMV's county rate list could not be read; the 10% with $7.50 minimum comes from a campaign tax calculator and matches news reports of a $7.50 minimum and a $20 average.
- Kansas. Sedgwick County facility fee, $5.00. Sedgwick County's site refused connections; the $5 amount comes from the search-engine summary of the county's fees page, within the statute's $5 cap.
- Louisiana. Motor vehicle safety inspection (brake tag), $10.00. The statute (legis.la.gov) and State Police pages could not be read; $10 for a one-year sticker is the long-standing statutory price, not confirmed in a 2026 source.
- Maryland. Safety inspection, $90.00. Maryland sets no inspection price; the only state figure is the 2022 fiscal note range of $80 to $100, so its midpoint stands in.
- Mississippi. Ad valorem tax (Hinds County, City of Jackson, Jackson schools), $962.33. DOR assesses by an unpublished VIN-based schedule and publishes no credit rate, so the regulation's fallback of 30% of current value is used, and the 6.5% legislative tag credit comes from a tax calculator site; DOR confirms the credit exists and resets it each year.
- Nevada. DMV technology fee, $1.00. Read on a statute mirror (nevada.public.law) because the Legislature site blocked fetches; one $1 fee is assumed for the combined title and registration.
- New Mexico. Air Care emissions test, $30.00. Stations set their own prices; the city publishes only a typical figure ("usually about $30 plus tax"), and gross receipts tax is not included.
- North Carolina. Vehicle property tax, Mecklenburg County (49.27 cents per $100), $123.18. The county page blocks direct fetches; the 49.27-cent FY2027 rate was read from search-engine excerpts of it and matching news reports. Vehicle property tax, City of Charlotte (29.30 cents per $100), $73.25. The city release states only the 1.89-cent increase; the 27.41-cent base comes from secondary reports, so 29.30 cents is derived, not quoted. City of Charlotte vehicle fee, $30.00. Read from a search-engine excerpt of the Mecklenburg County tax office page, which blocks direct fetches.
- Ohio. Registration (state tax and additional fee), $36.00. BMV and LSC sites refuse connections from this environment; the $16 additional fee is from search excerpts of the LSC analysis and the $36 total from a secondary guide. Deputy registrar service fee, $8.00. BMV fee page could not be fetched; amount from secondary guides and news reports of HB 96. Permissive license taxes (Franklin County and Columbus), $25.00. No current official per-district rate was readable; $25 adds the county's 2018 $5 levy (commissioners' minutes) to the $20 Columbus total the Dispatch reported in 2018, and other guides show $20 or $30.
- Pennsylvania. Safety and emissions inspection (Philadelphia), $70.00. Pennsylvania does not set inspection prices ("fees set by competition"); $70 is a published example for a combined safety and emissions inspection at a metro station, from a low-quality guide.
- Rhode Island. Certificate of title, $53.50. The RI DMV site blocks direct fetches (403); the amount was read from search-engine excerpts of the DMV page. Registration fee (2 years, by weight), $60.00. The RI DMV site blocks direct fetches (403); the amount was read from search-engine excerpts of the DMV page. Technology surcharge (registration), $3.50. The RI DMV site blocks direct fetches (403); the amount was read from search-engine excerpts of the DMV page. DOT highway maintenance surcharge, $40.00. The RI DMV site blocks direct fetches (403); the amount was read from search-engine excerpts of the DMV page.
- Utah. Registration fee (passenger vehicle, CPI-adjusted), $58.25. dmv.utah.gov and le.utah.gov refused or blocked fetches; $58.25 is the 2026 inflation-adjusted passenger fee reported from a Utah Legislature 2026 interim committee document, seen only as a search excerpt. License plate fee, $7.50. Utah Code 41-1a-1211 sets the new-plate fee by the 63J-1-504 fee schedule, which could not be read; $7.50 is from a January 2025 Salt Lake City Weekly report (seen only as a search excerpt), and other non-official sites give $4 to $12. Salt Lake County emissions test, $25.00. Salt Lake County sets no fee cap; private stations set the price and $25 is the typical price reported by consumer guides.
- Vermont. State safety and emissions (OBD) inspection, $73.00. Vermont does not cap station prices; $73 is the statewide average routine inspection price including the $8 state sticker, from a Vermont DMV survey reported by Vermont Public in June 2026.
Update Schedule
This page is reviewed quarterly and when a state changes its fees. The current data reflects fees and taxes checked in October 2026.
Sources
Each source appears once. A source marked secondary is used only for amounts no current primary document gives.
- Cars.com, for the default car's original MSRP. Secondary source
- revenue.alabama.gov, for Title fee (Alabama) and 3 more
- revenue.alabama.gov, for Registration fee (standard passenger plate) (Alabama)
- dmv.alaska.gov, for Title issuance fee (Alaska) and 5 more
- azleg.gov, for Title fee (Arizona) and 1 more
- azleg.gov, for Air quality fee (Arizona)
- dfa.arkansas.gov, for Title fee (Arkansas) and 4 more
- dmv.ca.gov, for Nonresident service fee (original registration from out of state) (California) and 4 more
- dmv.ca.gov, for County/district fees (Los Angeles County) (California) and 1 more
- leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, for Reflectorized license plate fee (California)
- dmv.colorado.gov, for Title fee (Colorado) and 5 more
- colorado.public.law, for Registration base fee (by weight) (Colorado). Secondary source
- dmv.colorado.gov, for Clerk hire fee (Colorado) and 6 more
- cga.ct.gov, for Title fee (Connecticut) and 1 more
- cga.ct.gov, for Registration fee (passenger, 3 years) (Connecticut) and 4 more
- dmv.de.gov, for Title fee (no lien) (Delaware) and 2 more
- seminolecounty.tax, for Title fee (out-of-state title transfer, electronic title) (Florida) and 1 more
- archived copy of flhsmv.gov, for License plate fee (Florida) and 3 more
- dor.georgia.gov, for Title fee (Georgia) and 1 more
- honolulu.gov, for Certificate of title (ownership) (Hawaii) and 1 more
- honolulu.gov, for State registration fee (Hawaii) and 8 more
- itd.idaho.gov, for Title fee (Idaho) and 1 more
- itd.idaho.gov, for Registration fee (Idaho) and 3 more
- archived copy of achdidaho.org, for ACHD vehicle registration fee (Idaho)
- itd.idaho.gov, for Standard license plates (2) (Idaho)
- archived copy of ilsos.gov, for Original title (Illinois) and 1 more
- chicityclerk.com, for Chicago city sticker (wheel tax), Passenger (Illinois) and 2 more
- secure.in.gov, for Title fee (Indiana) and 1 more
- in.gov, for Transportation Infrastructure Improvement Fee (Indiana)
- legis.iowa.gov, for Title fee (Iowa)
- ksrevisor.gov, for Title fee (Kansas)
- ksrevisor.gov, for Registration fee (Kansas)
- ksrevisor.gov, for Registration service fee (Kansas)
- sedgwick.gov, for Sedgwick County facility fee (Kansas). Secondary source
- ksrevisor.gov, for Division of Vehicles modernization surcharge (Kansas)
- jocogov.org, for Highway Patrol staffing and training surcharge (Kansas) and 2 more
- ksrevisor.gov, for Law enforcement training center surcharge (Kansas)
- archived copy of jeffersoncountyclerk.org, for Title application (Kentucky) and 3 more
- expresslane.la.gov, for Title fee (Louisiana) and 2 more
- archived copy of maine.gov, for Title application fee (Maine)
- legislature.maine.gov, for Registration fee (Maine)
- archived copy of mva.maryland.gov, for Title certificate (new/used) (Maryland) and 2 more
- archived copy of mass.gov, for Certificate of title (Massachusetts) and 3 more
- archived copy of legislature.mi.gov, for Certificate of title (Michigan) and 2 more
- archived copy of legislature.mi.gov, for Traffic law enforcement and safety fee (Michigan) and 4 more
- revisor.mn.gov, for Certificate of title (Minnesota) and 2 more
- revisor.mn.gov, for Filing fee (Minnesota) and 1 more
- revisor.mn.gov, for License plates (pair) (Minnesota)
- hennepincounty.gov, for Hennepin County wheelage tax (Minnesota)
- dor.ms.gov, for Certificate of title (Mississippi) and 4 more
- dor.mo.gov, for Title fee (Missouri) and 6 more
- dor.mo.gov, for Registration fee (12 to 23 taxable horsepower) (Missouri) and 2 more
- mca.legmt.gov, for Certificate of title (Montana)
- mca.legmt.gov, for Light vehicle registration fee (Montana) and 4 more
- archived copy of mvdmt.gov, for MVD administrative fee (3%) (Montana) and 1 more
- dmv.nebraska.gov, for Certificate of title (Nebraska)
- dmv.nebraska.gov, for Registration fee (Nebraska) and 3 more
- archived copy of finance.cityofomaha.org, for City of Omaha wheel tax (Nebraska)
- dmv.nv.gov, for First-time Nevada title (Nevada)
- archived copy of leg.state.nv.us, for Registration fee (Nevada) and 1 more
- dmv.nv.gov, for Standard license plates (Home Means Nevada, sequential) (Nevada)
- nevada.public.law, for DMV technology fee (Nevada). Secondary source
- archived copy of gc.nh.gov, for Certificate of title (state) (New Hampshire)
- manchesternh.gov, for Title application fee (City of Manchester) (New Hampshire) and 7 more
- archived copy of gc.nh.gov, for State registration fee (3,001 to 5,000 lbs) (New Hampshire)
- archived copy of gc.nh.gov, for Number plates (two) (New Hampshire)
- nj.gov, for Certificate of title (New Jersey)
- nj.gov, for Registration fee (standard plates included) (New Jersey) and 1 more
- nmonesource.com, for Registration fee, passenger vehicle (New Mexico) and 5 more
- dmv.ny.gov, for Certificate of title (New York) and 4 more
- ncdot.gov, for Certificate of title (North Carolina) and 5 more
- tax.mecknc.gov, for City of Charlotte vehicle fee (North Carolina). Secondary source
- dot.nd.gov, for Certificate of title (North Dakota) and 1 more
- dot.nd.gov, for Abandoned motor vehicle disposal fee (North Dakota) and 2 more
- dot.nd.gov, for Registration fee (passenger, 12 months) (North Dakota)
- clerk.franklincountyohio.gov, for Certificate of title (original) (Ohio) and 1 more
- clerk.franklincountyohio.gov, for Notarization of title application (Ohio) and 3 more
- lsc.ohio.gov, for Registration (state tax and additional fee) (Ohio). Secondary source
- legalclarity.org, for Deputy registrar service fee (Ohio). Secondary source
- commissioners.franklincountyohio.gov, for Permissive license taxes (Franklin County and Columbus) (Ohio). Secondary source
- oklahoma.gov, for Registration fee (5th-8th year of registration) (Oklahoma) and 5 more
- oregon.gov, for Certificate of title (20-39 MPG tier) (Oregon) and 3 more
- multco.us, for Multnomah County registration fee (Oregon)
- pa.gov, for Certificate of title (Pennsylvania) and 1 more
- pa.gov, for Fee for local use (Philadelphia) (Pennsylvania)
- dmv.ri.gov, for Certificate of title (Rhode Island) and 2 more
- dmv.ri.gov, for Registration fee (2 years, by weight) (Rhode Island). Secondary source
- dmv.ri.gov, for DOT highway maintenance surcharge (Rhode Island). Secondary source
- scstatehouse.gov, for Certificate of title (South Carolina)
- scstatehouse.gov, for Registration, private passenger (biennial) (South Carolina) and 3 more
- dor.sd.gov, for Title fee (South Dakota) and 3 more
- sdlegislature.gov, for License (registration) fee, 2,001 to 4,000 lb car under 10 years old (South Dakota)
- sdlegislature.gov, for Highway patrol fee (South Dakota)
- sdlegislature.gov, for Solid waste management fee (South Dakota)
- minnehahacounty.gov, for Minnehaha County wheel tax (South Dakota)
- tn.gov, for Title fee (state $5.50 + county clerk $8.50) (Tennessee)
- nashville.gov, for Registration (private passenger) (Tennessee) and 3 more
- hctax.net, for Title application fee (Texas) and 3 more
- txdmv.gov, for Base registration fee (6,000 lb or less) (Texas) and 1 more
- txdmv.gov, for TexasSure insurance verification fee (Texas) and 2 more
- archived copy of dmv.utah.gov, for Title fee (Utah)
- le.utah.gov, for Registration fee (passenger vehicle, CPI-adjusted) (Utah). Secondary source
- archived copy of dmv.utah.gov, for Corridor preservation fee (Utah) and 4 more
- cityweekly.net, for License plate fee (Utah). Secondary source
- dmv.vermont.gov, for Certificate of title (Vermont)
- dmv.vermont.gov, for Registration, auto (gas), 1 year (Vermont)
- dmv.virginia.gov, for Title fee (Virginia) and 1 more
- dmv.virginia.gov, for Highway use fee (fuel-efficient vehicle) (Virginia)
- dmv.virginia.gov, for Virginia Beach local vehicle registration fee (Virginia)
- app.leg.wa.gov, for Title application fee (Washington)
- app.leg.wa.gov, for Title filing fee (Washington) and 1 more
- app.leg.wa.gov, for Title service fee (Washington) and 1 more
- app.leg.wa.gov, for Emergency medical services fee (Washington)
- app.leg.wa.gov, for Vehicle license fee (passenger car) (Washington)
- app.leg.wa.gov, for License service fee (Washington)
- app.leg.wa.gov, for License plate technology fee (Washington)
- app.leg.wa.gov, for Motor vehicle weight fee (Washington)
- app.leg.wa.gov, for License plates (two plates, original issue + reflectivity) (Washington)
- dol.wa.gov, for Seattle Transportation Benefit District fee (Washington)
- dmv.wv.gov, for Title fee (West Virginia) and 4 more
- wisconsindot.gov, for Title fee (Wisconsin) and 3 more
- wisconsindot.gov, for Automobile registration (Wisconsin)
- wisconsindot.gov, for City of Milwaukee wheel tax (Wisconsin) and 1 more
- laramiecountywy.gov, for Certificate of title (Wyoming) and 2 more
- laramiecountywy.gov, for State registration fee (car) (Wyoming) and 1 more
- archived copy of madisoncountyal.gov, for use tax rule (Alabama)
- archived copy of madisoncountyal.gov, for Motor vehicle ad valorem tax (City of Huntsville) (Alabama)
- archived copy of commerce.alaska.gov, for use tax rule (Alaska)
- azleg.gov, for use tax rule (Arizona)
- kjzz.org, for Public safety fee ($32) (Arizona)
- archived copy of myazcar.com, for Emissions test ($16.15 OBD test in Phoenix) and $0.25 air quality compliance fee (Arizona)
- azleg.gov, for Vehicle license tax (VLT) (Arizona)
- dfa.arkansas.gov, for use tax rule (Arkansas) and 2 more
- leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, for use tax rule (California)
- leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, for Vehicle license fee (VLF) (California)
- tax.colorado.gov, for use tax rule (Colorado)
- denvergov.org, for Card payment fee (2.25% plus $0.75) (Colorado)
- portal.ct.gov, for use tax rule (Connecticut)
- portal.ct.gov, for Bridgeport motor vehicle property tax (Connecticut) and 2 more
- delcode.delaware.gov, for use tax rule (Delaware) and 1 more
- archived copy of taxcollector.jacksonville.gov, for use tax rule (Florida)
- archived copy of taxcollector.jacksonville.gov, for Fast title ($10) (Florida) and 1 more
- dor.georgia.gov, for use tax rule (Georgia) and 1 more
- files.hawaii.gov, for use tax rule (Hawaii)
- hidot.hawaii.gov, for Hawaii safety inspection fee (Hawaii)
- archived copy of legislature.idaho.gov, for use tax rule (Idaho)
- tax.illinois.gov, for use tax rule (Illinois)
- epa.illinois.gov, for Illinois emissions test (Illinois) and 1 more
- secure.in.gov, for use tax rule (Indiana) and 2 more
- in.gov, for Emissions test (Indiana)
- in.gov, for Vehicle excise tax (Indiana)
- tax.irelandforindiana.com, for Marion County vehicle excise surtax (Indiana). Secondary source
- legis.iowa.gov, for use tax rule (Iowa)
- legis.iowa.gov, for Plate mailing fee (Iowa)
- legis.iowa.gov, for Annual registration fee (Iowa)
- ksrevisor.gov, for use tax rule (Kansas)
- archived copy of ksrevenue.gov, for Motor vehicle property tax (Kansas)
- revenue.ky.gov, for use tax rule (Kentucky)
- revenue.ky.gov, for Motor vehicle property (ad valorem) tax (Kentucky)
- public.powerdms.com, for use tax rule (Louisiana) and 2 more
- expresslane.la.gov, for Local fee (up to $6) (Louisiana)
- legislature.maine.gov, for use tax rule (Maine)
- legislature.maine.gov, for Municipal agent service fee (up to $6) (Maine)
- legislature.maine.gov, for Municipal excise tax (Portland) (Maine)
- archived copy of mva.maryland.gov, for use tax rule (Maryland) and 1 more
- mdsp.maryland.gov, for Maryland safety inspection fee (Maryland) and 1 more
- archived copy of mass.gov, for use tax rule (Massachusetts)
- mass.gov, for Motor vehicle excise (City of Boston) (Massachusetts)
- legislature.mi.gov, for use tax rule (Michigan)
- revisor.mn.gov, for use tax rule (Minnesota)
- revisor.mn.gov, for Technology surcharge ($2.25) (Minnesota) and 3 more
- dor.ms.gov, for Ad valorem tax (Hinds County, City of Jackson, Jackson schools) (Mississippi). Secondary source
- dor.ms.gov, for Ad valorem tax (Hinds County, City of Jackson, Jackson schools) (Mississippi). Secondary source
- vehicletaxcalculator.com, for Ad valorem tax (Hinds County, City of Jackson, Jackson schools) (Mississippi). Secondary source
- yellowstonecountymt.gov, for use tax rule (Montana) and 1 more
- revenue.nebraska.gov, for use tax rule (Nebraska)
- dmv.nebraska.gov, for Motor vehicle tax (Nebraska) and 1 more
- tax.nv.gov, for use tax rule (Nevada) and 1 more
- archived copy of leg.state.nv.us, for Governmental services tax (Nevada) and 1 more
- manchesternh.gov, for Card payment service fee (New Hampshire)
- archived copy of gc.nh.gov, for City registration permit fee (New Hampshire)
- nj.gov, for use tax rule (New Jersey)
- nj.gov, for Private inspection facility fee (New Jersey) and 1 more
- nmonesource.com, for use tax rule (New Mexico) and 1 more
- cabq.gov, for Gross receipts tax on the Air Care test (New Mexico) and 2 more
- dmv.ny.gov, for use tax rule (New York) and 1 more
- news.mecknc.gov, for Vehicle property tax, Mecklenburg County (49.27 cents per $100) (North Carolina). Secondary source
- charlottenc.gov, for Vehicle property tax, City of Charlotte (29.30 cents per $100) (North Carolina). Secondary source
- ndlegis.gov, for use tax rule (North Dakota)
- oklegislature.gov, for use tax rule (Oklahoma) and 1 more
- oregon.gov, for use tax rule (Oregon) and 1 more
- pa.gov, for use tax rule (Pennsylvania) and 4 more
- dmv.ri.gov, for use tax rule (Rhode Island) and 1 more
- scstatehouse.gov, for Second-year vehicle property tax (South Carolina)
- charlestoncounty.gov, for Vehicle property tax, City of Charleston and Charleston County (South Carolina)
- dor.sd.gov, for use tax rule (South Dakota) and 1 more
- dor.sd.gov, for Minnehaha County $25 administrative fee (South Dakota)
- tn.gov, for use tax rule (Tennessee)
- hctax.net, for Card transaction fees (2.40% + $1) (Texas)
- comptroller.texas.gov, for Property tax on the car (Texas)
- utah.gov, for use tax rule (Utah)
- archived copy of dmv.utah.gov, for VIN inspection (Utah)
- archived copy of dmv.utah.gov, for Uniform age-based fee (in lieu of property tax) (Utah)
- dmv.vermont.gov, for use tax rule (Vermont)
- dmv.vermont.gov, for 6% purchase and use tax (Vermont)
- law.lis.virginia.gov, for use tax rule (Virginia)
- dmv.virginia.gov, for Virginia Beach personal property tax (Virginia)
- dmv.virginia.gov, for Multi-year registration discounts (Virginia) and 1 more
- app.leg.wa.gov, for use tax rule (Washington)
- dol.wa.gov, for Washington State Patrol VIN inspection ($65) (Washington) and 1 more
- app.leg.wa.gov, for Out-of-state vehicle fee (Washington)
- dol.wa.gov, for Sound Transit RTA motor vehicle excise tax (Washington)
- revenue.wi.gov, for use tax rule (Wisconsin)
- wyoleg.gov, for use tax rule (Wyoming) and 1 more
- archived copy of madisoncountyal.gov, for inspection rule (Alabama)
- azleg.gov, for inspection rule (Arizona)
- dmv.ca.gov, for inspection rule (California)
- blog.smogcheck.com, for Smog check inspection and certificate (California). Secondary source
- aircarecolorado.com, for inspection rule (Colorado)
- denvergov.org, for VIN verification (Denver Motor Vehicle) (Colorado)
- portal.ct.gov, for inspection rule (Connecticut)
- cga.ct.gov, for Emissions inspection (Connecticut)
- dmv.de.gov, for inspection rule (Delaware)
- cleanairforce.com, for inspection rule (Georgia)
- cleanairforce.com, for Emissions inspection (Georgia)
- hidot.hawaii.gov, for Safety inspection (Hawaii)
- itd.idaho.gov, for inspection rule (Idaho)
- archived copy of polkcountyiowa.gov, for inspection rule (Iowa)
- ksrevisor.gov, for inspection rule (Kansas) and 1 more
- archived copy of jeffersoncountyclerk.org, for inspection rule (Kentucky) and 1 more
- public.powerdms.com, for inspection rule (Louisiana) and 1 more
- legislature.maine.gov, for inspection rule (Maine)
- legislature.maine.gov, for Enhanced safety inspection (Cumberland County) (Maine)
- mgaleg.maryland.gov, for Safety inspection (Maryland). Secondary source
- mvdmt.gov, for inspection rule (Montana)
- dmv.nebraska.gov, for inspection rule (Nebraska) and 1 more
- dmv.nv.gov, for inspection rule (Nevada) and 1 more
- archived copy of gc.nh.gov, for inspection rule (New Hampshire)
- dmv.ny.gov, for inspection rule (New York)
- dmv.ny.gov, for Safety and OBD II emissions inspection (NYC metro area) (New York)
- ncdot.gov, for inspection rule (North Carolina)
- deq.nc.gov, for Safety and emissions inspection (Mecklenburg County) (North Carolina)
- cleveland19.com, for inspection rule (Ohio)
- oregon.gov, for inspection rule (Oregon)
- oregon.gov, for DEQ emissions test (Portland area) (Oregon)
- support-3.tychesoftwares.com, for Safety and emissions inspection (Philadelphia) (Pennsylvania). Secondary source
- law.cornell.edu, for inspection rule (Rhode Island) and 1 more
- nashville.gov, for inspection rule (Tennessee)
- law.cornell.edu, for State emissions inspection fee (paid at registration) (Texas) and 1 more
- archived copy of dmv.utah.gov, for inspection rule (Utah)
- getjerry.com, for Salt Lake County emissions test (Utah). Secondary source
- dmv.vermont.gov, for inspection rule (Vermont)
- vermontpublic.org, for State safety and emissions (OBD) inspection (Vermont). Secondary source
- law.lis.virginia.gov, for Safety inspection (Virginia)
- app.leg.wa.gov, for inspection rule (Washington)
- wvsp.gov, for inspection rule (West Virginia)
- wvsp.gov, for State safety inspection (West Virginia)
- wisconsindot.gov, for inspection rule (Wisconsin)
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