✅ Updated March 2022

Ultimate guide to Registering your Vehicle in Texas

Here'southward the ultimate guide to registering your vehicle in Texas. We've simplified the unabridged process for yous so you can relieve time.

What You'll Need to Annals your Vehicle in Texas

📌 Completed Awarding for Texas Document of Title ( Grade 130-U ) (also used for vehicle registrations)

📌Proof of identity

  • Full listing 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 (estimate your full required payment here )

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

You can also register your vehicle online here. Yous volition need to provide your drivers' license number and the terminal iv digits of your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).

What Yous'll Do to Register your Vehicle in Texas

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

Caveats and Exceptions

  • Cheque if you are required to obtain a Certificate of Inspection for emissions testing: It depends on which county yous reside in, and the historic period and type of your vehicle.  Find out here .
  • Did y'all purchase the vehicle from a dealership? Then the dealer will submit the vehicle's title and registration applications for you lot.  You volition incur titling and registration fees from the dealer directly.
  • Did you purchase a new vehicle from a dealership? Then you are eligible to obtain a multi-year registration.

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