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Does a vehicle have to be titled & registered in your state of residence?
Posted on 10/31/16 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 10/31/16 at 4:35 pm
Say I bought a car in LA and paid to have it titled and registered here, and then moved to TX a week later, would I then have to pay to have the vehicle registered, plated, and titled in TX since I live there?
I know I'm probably supposed to, but I don't want to pay all the BS fees to have it re-registered when it's still under registration and inspection in LA. If I just leave it as is until my LA registration expires, what risk am I running?
I know I'm probably supposed to, but I don't want to pay all the BS fees to have it re-registered when it's still under registration and inspection in LA. If I just leave it as is until my LA registration expires, what risk am I running?
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Posted on 10/31/16 at 4:36 pm to PenguinNinja
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registered here, and then moved to TX a week later
you'll pay twice, must have it registered within 10 days of moving to TX(that's the law anyway)
Posted on 10/31/16 at 4:39 pm to 777Tiger
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must have it registered within 10 days of moving to TX(that's the law anyway)
Right, so how could I get busted if I didn't, and by whom?
I've been pulled over in TX before with a car plated & registered in LA and a LA driver's license. If I just kept all that the same until the first one expires, what's the risk?
Posted on 10/31/16 at 4:41 pm to PenguinNinja
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, what's the risk?
don't know why you want to go through so much hassle, if you live in TX it is pretty easy to renew registration, get the vehicle inspected(no sticker,) renew on line
ETA: if you're buying from a dealer they take care of the title/registration, etc., for your state of residence
This post was edited on 10/31/16 at 4:44 pm
Posted on 10/31/16 at 4:50 pm to PenguinNinja
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Does a vehicle have to be titled & registered in your state of residence?
Simple answer, yes.
Posted on 10/31/16 at 4:55 pm to PenguinNinja
Gonna hijack this and expand on your question.
Can you set up an LLC and transfer ownership of the vehicle to the LLC in a different state? Or is that a whole nother can of worms?
Can you set up an LLC and transfer ownership of the vehicle to the LLC in a different state? Or is that a whole nother can of worms?
Posted on 10/31/16 at 4:56 pm to PenguinNinja
I lived in PA for 5 years with LA plates and Drivers License
no issues
no issues
Posted on 10/31/16 at 5:00 pm to PenguinNinja
My car has stayed registered in MS despite living in Houston and now St. Louis since purchasing it. Been pulled over a few times, only questioned about the tag once as to why I have a StL Drivers license and MS tags. Told the officer I was just here short term for contract work and needed a Missouri license to pick up a package from the post office. No other questions asked. Point is, don't go thru the hassle. Renew it next time the tag expires, until then, just have a good lie thought of.
Posted on 10/31/16 at 5:02 pm to Muice
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transfer ownership
I would imagine that would require paying additional taxes to the new state.
Posted on 10/31/16 at 5:05 pm to Scooba
You must pay taxes on the vehicle again. The states will give you a break but it is still a substantial amount especially on a newer or more expensive vehicle. I kept mine registered in TX for the entire time I had it, almost 10 years! I refused/couldn't afford to pay taxes on it again. I finally needed a new car and now have it registered here in LA. Now I just need to get my license changed. lol
Posted on 10/31/16 at 5:07 pm to PenguinNinja
The only reason I registered my car in TX, was to get a TX drivers license. Nobody will do anything to you if you keep LA plates. Hell even when the inspection expires, I wouldn't do anything. I don't have a registration/inspection sticker on my windshield nor do I have a front TX license plate - Haven't been pulled over in 2 years.
Posted on 10/31/16 at 5:08 pm to 7thWardTiger
quote:Seriously, it's not like they're going to get the FBI in on why your stuff doesn't match the current state.
Renew it next time the tag expires, until then, just have a good lie thought of.
That being said, if you knew you were moving a week after you bought the car, you went about this the wrong way.
Posted on 10/31/16 at 5:09 pm to PenguinNinja
I moved to tx and didn't realize my plate was expired. Got pulled over and had a tx license. He asked why I still had la tags and said you had 60 or 90 days to switch over
I got a ticket for failing to register my vehicle in tx
I got a ticket for failing to register my vehicle in tx
Posted on 10/31/16 at 5:12 pm to PenguinNinja
My wife was going to register hers in LA (currently registered in Iowa) Apparently they basically charge sales tax on the value of the vehicle. It's the biggest racket on the planet
Posted on 10/31/16 at 5:15 pm to PenguinNinja
Yes and no. Yes it is supposed to. But more specifically, it is supposed to match your home address.
Some states will allow you to register vehicles in their state without being a resident. As such, you can have an out of state registration which matches your current address. Not illegal in louisiana, but a cop would try to ticket if you were being a dick.
Some states will allow you to register vehicles in their state without being a resident. As such, you can have an out of state registration which matches your current address. Not illegal in louisiana, but a cop would try to ticket if you were being a dick.
Posted on 10/31/16 at 5:15 pm to GEAUXT
I'm pretty sure if you can prove you paid sales tax elsewhere they drop it down. Still a racket. But less of one.
Posted on 10/31/16 at 5:15 pm to GEAUXT
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It's the biggest racket on the planet
I think that would be insurance- of any kind
Posted on 10/31/16 at 5:23 pm to Muice
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I'm pretty sure if you can prove you paid sales tax elsewhere they drop it down. Still a racket. But less of one.
I'm pretty sure that's correct. I paid tax on mine in LA, don't remember paying anything when I registered it in TX.
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