| State |
Statute |
| Alabama |
Licenses
& Registration
(AL Code Title 32, Ch. 6)
|
| Alaska |
Vehicles
subject to registration
(AK Statutes scroll to 28.10.011)
|
| Arizona |
Registration;
violation; classification; exceptions
(ARS 28-2531)
Registration;
violation; civil penalties (ARS 28-2532)
|
| Arkansas |
Registration
requirements -- Exception
(AR Code 27-14-701)
|
| California |
Division
3 - Registration of Vehicles and Certificates of Title (scroll
down)
(California Vehicle Code)
|
| Colorado |
Registration
required - exemptions
(CRS 42-3-103)
|
| Connecticut |
Motor
vehicle registration
(GSC section 14-12)
|
| Delaware |
Operation
of unregistered vehicle
(DE Code Title 21 section 2101)
|
| District of Columbia |
Registration;
unlawful acts; penalty
(DC Code section 50-1501.04)
|
| Florida |
Expiration
of registration; ... penalties
FS 320.07
|
| Georgia |
Valid
registration required
(Georgia Code 40-6-15)
|
| Hawaii |
Registration
of vehicles
(HRS section 286-41)
|
| Idaho |
Violations
of registration provisions
(ID Statutes section 49-456)
Penalties
for failure to pay operating fees (ID Statutes section 49-434A)
|
| Illinois |
Offenses
Against Registration
(625 ILCS 5/3-701 to 5/3-711)
|
| Indiana |
Expiration,
Replacement, and Transfer of Registrations and License Plates
(Indiana Code 9-18-6)
|
| Iowa |
Misdemeanor
to violate registration provisions
(IA Code section 321.17)
Operation
without registration (IA Code section 321.98)
|
| Kansas |
Registration
of vehicles operated in this state
(KS Statute 8-127)
|
| Kentucky |
Registration
requirement
[PDF] (KRS 186.020)
|
| Louisiana |
Vehicle
license required
(LRS 32:51)
|
| Maine |
Registration
required
(MRS Title 29-A section 351)
|
| Maryland |
Driving
or allowing certain unregistered vehicles to be driven
(MD Transp. Code section 13-401)
Vehicles
subject to registration (MD Transp. Code section 13-402)
|
| Massachusetts |
Operation
of unregistered or improperly equipped motor vehicles
(90 MGL section 9)
|
| Michigan |
Offenses
against registration
(MI Vehicle Code section 257.255 to 257.259)
|
| Minnesota |
Registration
required
(MN Statute 168.09)
|
| Mississippi |
Motor
vehicle titles
(MS Code Title 63, Ch. 21)
|
| Missouri |
Application
for registration of motor vehicles, -- penalty for failure to comply
(MRS 301.020)
|
| Montana |
Registration
required
(MCA section 61-3-301)
|
| Nebraska |
Registration
required
(R.R.S. Nebr. § 60-362)
|
| Nevada |
Registration
required for certain vehicles
(NRS 482.205)
|
| New Hampshire |
Certificates
of title and registration of vehicles
(NH Statutes Ch. 261)
|
| New Jersey |
Registration
of automobiles and motorcycles
(NJ Statutes 39:3-4)
|
| New Mexico |
Vehicles
subject to registration
(NMS 66-3-1)
|
| New York |
Registration
of motor vehicles
(NY Vehicle & Traffic Code section 401)
|
| North Carolina |
Owner
to secure registration and certificate of title
(NCGS section 20-50)
|
| North Dakota |
Violations
of registration provisions
[PDF] (ND Code Chapter 39-04 scroll to 39-04-37)
|
| Ohio |
Licensing of Motor
Vehicles
(ORC Chapter 4503)
|
| Oklahoma |
Registration
(OK Statutes Title 47 scroll to 47-1-153)
|
| Oregon |
Vehicle
Title and Registration
[PDF] (OR Vehicle Code scroll to 803.300 to 803.325 )
|
| Pennsylvania |
Registration
of Vehicles: Violations and Suspensions
[PDF] (PA Vehicle Code Ch. 13; scroll to Subchapter C)
|
| Rhode Island |
Offenses
Against Registration and Certificate of Title Laws
(RI Code Ch. 31-8)
Operation
of Unregistered Vehicles a Misdemeanor (RI Code 31-3-1)
|
| South Carolina |
Vehicles
required to be registered
(SC Code scroll to section 56-3-110)
|
| South Dakota |
Operation
of vehicle while registration is suspended
(SD Laws section 32-5-101)
Application
for registration (SD Codified Laws section 32-5-2)
|
| Tennessee |
Registration
required before operation
(TN Code section 55-4-101)
|
| Texas |
Registration
of Vehicles
(TX Transp. Code Ch. 502)
|
| Utah |
Registration
card to be signed, carried, and exhibited
(UT Code 41-1a-214)
Operating
motor vehicle without license or registration (UT Code 41-12a-603)
|
| Vermont |
Persons
required to register
(23 VSA section 301)
|
| Virginia |
Owner
to secure registration
(VA Code 46.2-600)
|
| Washington |
Certificates
required to operate and sell vehicles
(RCW section 46.12.010)
|
| West Virginia |
Registration;
misdemeanor to violate provisions of article
(WV Code section 17A-3-1)
|
| Wisconsin |
Penalty
for operating unregistered or improperly registered vehicle
[PDF] (WI Code Chapter 341 scroll to section 341.04)
|
| Wyoming |
Registration
(WY Statutes Title 31, Ch. 2, Article 2)
|
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