How To Register A Homemade Trailer

The dmv mailed us a certificate of title pink slip in a week or 2.

How to register a homemade trailer. New trailer compliance rules take affect 1st of november 2017. Submit the completed bill of sale and weight slip to your local tax collector office to register your utility trailer. There are slight variations on the procedure from state to state but the general requirements are the same. To register your homemade trailer in the united states start by contacting your closest dmv to find out what documents you need for the application process since it differs state by state. If you have bought or built a homemade trailer the process of registering it for road use in your state is slightly more involved then what it takes to register a commercially built trailer.

At the office expect to pay registration fees which may range from 46 15 to 141 30 at time of publication and depending on the weight of your trailer taxes and county fees. If you re registering a homemade trailer then you may need to include receipts for the parts you used to build it. Serial plates and license plates can be applied for at your county tag office. Gross weights the trailer weight plus the weight it can carry under. Homemade custom or unique motor vehicles and motorcycles need to be evaluated by the dmv to ensure their safe use on highways.

The registration says we are supposed to keep a copy of it with the trailer at least when we are towing using it. Most utility trailers fall into two categories. I keep a copy in the jeep too. As of the 1st of november 2017 all trailers requiring registration that have a make of homemade or unknown must be submitted for a dpti inspection at regency or lonsdale department of transport sheds. In addition to the bill of sale you ll need to apply for a title to prove ownership of your trailer.

Submit a signed and notarized form t 23 homemade trailer affidavit. Fill out a title application if you bought your trailer new. Registration and titling requirements vary according to trailer type and weight. These kinds of vehicles includehomemade automobiles trucks or motorcyclesautomobiles trucks or motorcycles built from kits kit car dune buggiesamphibious vehiclesother vehicles with special construction equipment or characteristicsfor more. Manufactured built by a trailer manufacturer homemade built by an individual in their garage or shop in addition trailers are categorized by.

Most states require that homemade trailer over a certain weight must have a title so take your trailer to a local car garage or body shop and ask to have.