South Dakota License Plates

[bsorro]

Can anyone give me any info on the procedure to get South Dakota license plates. Talked to the tax collector in Custer County and she acted like I was bothering her. Thanks

Rick

[ol_Bombero-JC]

motorcycle jack wrote:


Several mail services to handle mail (be sure to get one that does internal audits to make sure you get every piece sent to you - Americas Mailbox doesn't).

*NEVER* missed any of my mail with Americas Mailbox.
Great people - great service!..;)

As always, YM -and opinion- MV..:W

BTW - you omitted:
If you can't get back to SD when DL renewal is due, you can extend for up to a year with a phone call.
SD will mail your updated expiration date (to go with your DL) wherever you are.

Also - SD has "NON-commercial" ("Private Truck") registration.
*If* you are in a state which doesn't have that (ex: CA), the $$ saved on annual registration can be substantial..:W

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[Me_Again]

Then people travel and complain about the bad roads!!!!!

[Mile_High]

lillyputz wrote:
Talk to Pam. She is Deputy Treasurer for Custer County 605-673-8172.

You DO NOT have to live in SD or be a resident. I have registered 2 5th wheels in SD and have a current one registered there now and I live and own a home in Nevada.

SD goes by the weight of the RV. On a new RV. sales tax is 3% plus reg fees.

After said fees, they will mail you the reg and plate.

Lillyputz

I wonder if the State of Nevada knows about this!

[Nutinelse2do]

motorcycle jack wrote:
Several advantages come to mind:
Low sales tax,
No state income tax,
1 day residency requirement to become resident,
NO Vehicle inspection so no returning to for that,
5 year license renewal - first 5 yr renewal can be done via mail, so 10 yrs before you need to return,
special RV statement when getting drivers license means your off the rolls for jury duty.
Several mail services to handle mail (be sure to get one that does internal audits to make sure you get every piece sent to you - Americas Mailbox doesn't).

Plus it's a great state to own property in (low cost-low taxes). What else do you need for full timing?

Health insurance. My understanding is obtaining a health plan with Nationwide coverage as a SD resident is a problem.

[motorcycle_jack]

Several advantages come to mind:
Low sales tax,
No state income tax,
1 day residency requirement to become resident,
NO Vehicle inspection so no returning to for that,
5 year license renewal - first 5 yr renewal can be done via mail, so 10 yrs before you need to return,
special RV statement when getting drivers license means your off the rolls for jury duty.
Several mail services to handle mail (be sure to get one that does internal audits to make sure you get every piece sent to you - Americas Mailbox doesn't).

Plus it's a great state to own property in (low cost-low taxes). What else do you need for full timing?

[ol_Bombero-JC]

restlesswind wrote:

texasclarks wrote:
So,what is the advantage of SD residency?

Lower (Than many other states) vehicle registration and sales tax.
(3% sales tax.If you buy your RV out of SD and register it in SD,you may well save thousands on sales tax and yearly registration.

Several mail forwarding companies that understand the full time way of life

Everybody has to have a "residence"of some find,SD fits the bill for a lot of us full timers

SD is not for all full timers,so do you homework.

SD calls sales tax "Excise Tax". Same thing.
No tax due if you already paid sales tax on your vehicle/s in another state.

Another advantage is lower insurance rates - due to small population.
(There's about 750 thousand residents in the entire state)

The SD mail forwarding services are only necessary if you use SD as your domicile (with SD Driver's License).

SD had no problem mailing VEHICLE registration to an address in another state.
However, you MUST have a SD address for Driver's License - that's why the mail forwarding services are necessary.

Call Americas Mailbox - or one of the other mail forwarding services for info....*NOT* the South Dakota DMV..:R

Another poster "GandG" confused SD residency and/or vehicle registration with *Montana* LLCs.
There are *NO* SD LLCs for vehicle registration!

Besides SD, many full-timers use Escapees in Texas for most/many of the same reasons.
Both states are very full-timer friendly.

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[Cummins12V98]

South Dakota = no State Income Tax. A big deal to some!

[restlesswind]

texasclarks wrote:
So,what is the advantage of SD residency?

Lower (Than many other states) vehicle registration and sales tax.
(3% sales tax.If you buy your RV out of SD and register it in SD,you may well save thousands on sales tax and yearly registration.

Several mail forwarding companies that understand the full time way of life

Everybody has to have a "residence"of some find,SD fits the bill for a lot of us full timers

SD is not for all full timers,so do you homework.

[Glenalt]

I'd like to know this too.

[texasclarks]

So,what is the advantage of SD residency?

[motorcycle_jack]

First it's: MyDakotaAddress.com - NOT South Dakota address. Next Terri will only do it if you use them as your SD home address, so you must have and account with them. You must have spent at least one day in SD and show a receipt for a CG, Hotel or Motel within the last month in order to apply for residence, along with all the other items listed on the DMV site to get a drivers license. All in all very easy to become a SD resident.

[ricatic]

I completely changed my residency to South Dakota...I used My SouthDakota Address to complete the process...It is simple to do but you need to spend one night there and meet the other simple requirements to get the SD Drivers License that really completes the residency claim...just call Terry and she will email the paperwork...

Toll Free: 1-866-202-2163

Regards

[GrumpyandGrandm]

Many states are beginning to crack down on the South Dakota LLC stuff. If caught your state could get you for false registration plus all back fees.

[rhagfo]

restlesswind wrote:
However...If you just want to license your vehicle in SD to get the lower registration/plate price,and still keep your residence in MI,that is a big NO NO.
Both states frown on that.Big $$$ fines!

You really need to be a Nomad full time to do anything like this.