Register RV in another state

msmith1199 wrote:
Here's a rerun story I've told on here before but it's been awhile so I'll repeat it. A few years back I was camping with a group of people in a campground here in California. We were all in law enforcement and one was the County Sheriff. While we were sitting around one day the Sheriff started up with a guy in a neighboring RV who had a huge Montana 5th Wheel and a big one ton truck both with Montana plates. The Sheriff actually started talking to him because he wanted to move to Montana when he retired. During the conversation the guy revealed he didn't live in Montana, he lived in California and had never even been to Montana. He then went on to describe his Montana LLC and all the taxes he avoided and the fact that he keeps the trailer stored in California and makes sure it's behind his fence so nobody sees the Montana plates. During the conversation he asked us what we did. The Sheriff told him he was the County Sheriff and the guy looked at me and asked what I did. I told him I was a Criminal Investigator with the State Franchise Tax Board. You should have seen the look on his face, it was priceless. Then I let him off the hook and told him I wasn't. But I do think he learned his lesson about describing his tax evasion scheme to strangers in a campground.

Thank you for proving my major points:
KNOW the law;
OBEY the law;
and
DOCUMENT the fact that you have obeyed the law.

The person in your example was WRONG, and he KNEW it! As a California resident, he was well aware that the minute he brought his truck and trailer into the state, he was supposed to get it properly registered IN CALIFORNIA!
However, if he kept it out of state, and could prove that it had never been in CA, he would have been perfectly legal.

Now, as to using the roads and not paying my fair share. Sorry, wrong again. Registration fees are not used for road building and maintenance. Fuel taxes are, both Federal and State. In fact, that is one loophole I do not take advantage of. I have several gas powered units that do not operate on the roads. I do not apply for a refund of the fuel taxes for the fuel I use in this equipment, partly because I am too lazy to mess with the record keeping, and partly because it is less than 100 gallons per year, and the $40 or so I would get back isn't worth the trouble.
Come to think of it, those who drive a Prius or a Smart Car or some such vehicle; obviously YOU ARE NOT PAYING YOUR FAIR SHARE!
When you consider the vehicles I have chosen to own and drive, I definitely pay my share of highway taxes!