Other State Registration
Sorry if this has been covered but I need some info on registering a new RV in a state other than that in which I live. Specifically, the dealer in NM from whom I bought my RV says I can save some ...
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eric1514 wrote:Water-Bug wrote:
"Out of state customers do it all thee time" doesn't make it legal. The dealership has NO LIABILITY. The statement that "people do it all the time" does not infer that they suggest that you do it, or that it is legal. If I said " people drive over the speed limit all the time", I have no liability if you do it too.
Except they facilitate the paperwork. I got off the phone with them earlier today and they knew the amount that NM wanted, my address in ID that would appear on the registration. I was to give the lady at the dealership my CC number, she would file the papers and in a week I would have shiny new NM plates.
"Facilitating the paperwork" only means that they PROCESS the paperwork. They have no legal obligation to investigate your statements or claims of residence. "You" are making statements on the applications. The state gives them no compensation for verifying those facts, so they have no LEGAL requirement to verify them. You on the other hand could be guilty of fraud or tax evasion for making false or MISLEADING statements. You are profiting from the mis-statement. The dealership technically makes no gain if your statements are contrary to fact.
EDIT Dealerships have lawyers that advise sales and office staff as to what they can legally say, do or imply. You, on the other hand are on your own to determine if what they say is valid advice, hype or sales pitch.
