Registration Conundrum

Well, thanks for all the replies but we actually solved the problem with a phone call to Nevada DMV. Contrary to what their website states they were able to get us registered here in Nevada quite easily. We needed five things, a current smog check, a VIN inspection, registration from our previous state, proof of Nevada insurance,and drivers licenses from the state we live in. Since we already had the Nevada insurance the whole process took us about two hours for the inspections and driving all over town to get them. We used one of the DMV satellite offices via AAA DMV. No appointment necessary unlike the main DMV office. And more importantly no penalty fees for the gap in registration because our vehicle was in storage and not driven, ahem, in the interim. Let’s just say we didn’t walk between these places! For about $140 we are legal again and feeling quite relieved. The only drawback that we can see is that we have to do an annual smog check and renew the registration on the same date or earlier or face penalties. It locks us into one time frame. Interestingly enough, only Reno and Las Vegas require the annual smog check so registering in the rural counties can save you that $30 and being locked into the renewal date because you could renew via the mail. Online renewals can only be done if you have a Nevada drivers license.