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The U.S. state of Louisiana first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1915. [1] As of 2024, plates are issued by the Public Safety Services division of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections, through the division's Office of Motor Vehicles.
Some states — including California, Maryland and Pennsylvania — charge lower registration fees for hybrid or electric vehicles. To complete your registration, you'll need general information like:
A California car license plate saying ANRCHST (a vanity plate–speak form of anarchist) from 2006. The use of year-of-manufacture (YOM) plates is authorized by Section 5004.1 of the California Motor Vehicle Code. It is a law that allows vintage cars to be registered to use vintage license plates.
In some states, license plates are transferred with the vehicle to its new owner. In other states, the license plates remain with the seller, who may, for a fee, transfer the license plates and any unused portion of the current registration to a new vehicle. Some states issue a new plate whenever the car is sold. [32]
2023 was a strong year for new vehicle registrations in the state, posting an 11.9% increase over 2022. This year’s figures are projected to continue climbing but at a slower rate, just 2.8% ...
A Sacramento Bee reader asked about driving with outdated registration: “Has the Highway Patrol loosened their enforcement?”
This program allows California residents to order replicas of California license plates produced in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The original intent was for older cars to get new plates that matched the plate colors that the DMV issued for that car when it was new. Due to lack of applications, the program was opened to all cars.
The registration tax (impuesto de matriculation) applies at purchase time to the purchase price. It is a national tax and the rate varies from 0% to 14.75% depending on CO 2 emissions. In some cases regions may fix their own rates. The mechanical vehicle circulation tax (Impuesto sobre Vehículos de Tracción Mecánica or IVTM) is an annual tax ...