blangen wrote:
Just a thought... I could easily be wrong but I'm thinking that thirty day to register law is for someone moving to Nevada... ie: no longer living in another domicile state with properly registered vehicle and address.
The thirty days is also the time you need to get a seasonal ID card if you are not going to be a resident but you are staying over 30 days.
The seasonal ID card has been required for a while. People weren't getting them and getting huge fines for it. What is new is the rise in price for the ID card (+$10 for 4 years) and the new MV decal required.
DC has a similar rule: "Non-residents may operate a vehicle in the District for 30 continuous days before registering and can extend that period for an additional 180 days by paying a fee."
Georgia: "A non-resident owner must register his or her vehicle if temporarily residing in Georgia longer than 30 days."
Maryland: "Non-residents who occupy a dwelling in Maryland for at least 30 days, but less than 1 year, must obtain a non-residentโs permit from the MVA within 10 days immediately following the 30-day period."
Massachusetts: "Massachusetts registration is required when a motor vehicle is operated in Massachusetts for more than 30 days in the aggregate in any 1 year or, in any case where the owner thereof acquires a regular place of abode or business or employment within Massachusetts."
Nebraska: "A non-resident owner, other than a foreign corporation, whose passenger car is operated in the state for 30 or more continuous days shall register such car in the same manner as a Nebraska resident unless the state of his or her legal residence grants immunity from such requirements to residents of this state operating a passenger car in that state. "
New Mexico: "Non-residents may operate a vehicle registered in another state for a period of up to 180 days without registering the vehicle in New Mexico."
Oklahoma: "Any vehicle, including a manufactured home, owned by a visiting non-resident and is properly registered in another state shall be subject to registration in Oklahoma if it remains in Oklahoma for any period in excess of 60 days."
South Carolina: "A non-resident owner of a vehicle that is registered in another state has to register his or her vehicle in South Carolina when that non-resident becomes a resident or if that person has operated the vehicle in South Carolina over 45 days."
South Dakota: "A person who stays in South Dakota for more than 90 days is determined to be a resident and must register his or her vehicle in South Dakota."
Tennessee: "Non-resident owners of a vehicle registered in any state or territory of the United States, Canada, or Mexico may operate the vehicle in Tennessee for a period of 30 consecutive days without having to register the vehicle in Tennessee."
Virginia: "Non-residents may operate a motor vehicle in the state without registering or paying any fees to the Commonwealth for a period not to exceed 6 months if the vehicle is registered in another state."
West Virginia: "A non-resident owner of a vehicle registered in a foreign state or country may operate the vehicle for a period of 30 days if the vehicle meets the registration requirements of the respective state or country, and the vehicle is not operated for commercial purposes."
If you work in many states, the rules get even more complicated. I would assume that this includes work camping where you are paid money. Most states have a 30 day rule if you work within the state. Something more to consider while fulltiming.
2015 Jeep Willys Wrangler
2014 Fleetwood Bounder 33C
States camped: all but Hawaii
more than 1700 days on the road
