Vehicle registration rules, taxes, and fees for all 50 states
Every state guide covers the sales or use tax you'll actually pay, what registration and title cost, which inspections apply, and an honest verdict on whether out-of-state registration makes sense where you live.
Seven states are actively pursuing Montana plates
California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Utah, Wyoming enforce use tax against residents who register through out-of-state LLCs. If you live in one of them, read your state guide before considering a Montana LLC.
- AL Alabama 2% state + local
- AK Alaska 0% state
- AZ Arizona 5.6% state + local
- AR Arkansas 6.5% state + local
- CA California 7.25%+ local enforcing
- CO Colorado 2.9% state + local
- CT Connecticut 6.35% (7.75% over $50k)
- DE Delaware 0% sales, 4.25% doc fee
- FL Florida 6% + county surtax
- GA Georgia 7% TAVT enforcing
- HI Hawaii 4-4.5% GET
- ID Idaho 6%
- IL Illinois 6.25% + local enforcing
- IN Indiana 7% enforcing
- IA Iowa 5% one-time fee
- KS Kansas 6.5% + local
- KY Kentucky 6% usage tax
- LA Louisiana 5% state + local
- ME Maine 5.5%
- MD Maryland 6% excise
- MA Massachusetts 6.25%
- MI Michigan 6%
- MN Minnesota 6.875%
- MS Mississippi 5% vehicles
- MO Missouri 4.225% + local enforcing
- MT Montana 0%
- NE Nebraska 5.5% + local
- NV Nevada 6.85%+ local
- NH New Hampshire 0%
- NJ New Jersey 6.625%
- NM New Mexico 4% MVET
- NY New York 4% + local
- NC North Carolina 3% highway use tax
- ND North Dakota 5% excise
- OH Ohio 5.75% + local
- OK Oklahoma 4.5% combined
- OR Oregon 0% (0.5% new-vehicle privilege tax)
- PA Pennsylvania 6% (7-8% Philly/Allegheny)
- RI Rhode Island 7%
- SC South Carolina 5% capped at $500
- SD South Dakota 4% excise
- TN Tennessee 7% + local
- TX Texas 6.25%
- UT Utah 4.85% + local enforcing
- VT Vermont 6%
- VA Virginia 4.15% SUT
- WA Washington 6.5% + local + 0.3%
- WV West Virginia 6% privilege tax
- WI Wisconsin 5% + county
- WY Wyoming 4% + county enforcing
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