✅ Updated March 2022

Ultimate guide to Registering your Vehicle in Texas

Here'south the ultimate guide to registering your vehicle in Texas. We've simplified the entire process for you so yous can salvage fourth dimension.

What Yous'll Need to Register your Vehicle in Texas

📌 Completed Application for Texas Certificate of Title ( Form 130-U ) (also used for vehicle registrations)

📌Proof of identity

  • Full list of accepted documents

📌 Proof of vehicle ownership

📌 Proof of vehicle insurance

📌 Certificate of vehicle safety inspection

📌 Certificate of Inspection for emissions testing (if applicable)

📌 Payment (guess your full required payment here )

  • Registration fees (vary by vehicle type and canton)
  • State, local, and canton fees
  • Vehicle inspection fee (paid directly to DMV, in improver to the fee assessed by inspection station)

You can also register your vehicle online here. You will need to provide your drivers' license number and the last four digits of your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).

What Yous'll Practise to Register your Vehicle in Texas

  • Step 1: Visit your nearest County Tax Role
    • Submit the required documents and identification
    • Submit the applicable payment
    • Receive new license plates (optional)
    • Receive your registration sticker
  • Step 2: Affix your registration sticker to the windshield of your vehicle

Caveats and Exceptions

  • Check if yous are required to obtain a Certificate of Inspection for emissions testing: Information technology depends on which canton you reside in, and the age and type of your vehicle.  Observe out here .
  • Did you purchase the vehicle from a dealership? And then the dealer will submit the vehicle's title and registration applications for you.  You volition incur titling and registration fees from the dealer directly.
  • Did you lot purchase a new vehicle from a dealership? So you are eligible to obtain a multi-year registration.

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