How To Register A Utility Trailer In Mississippi

Follow the procedures for titling and registering a car.

How to register a utility trailer in mississippi. Upon approval of application a mississippi assigned vehicle identification number plate will be issued. Mississippi trailer brake laws. If the trailer is sold or otherwise transferred to a new owner the new owner shall obtain a new registration of the trailer. If you owned and operated the trailer in another state for at least 90 days prior to titling and registering in missouri no sales tax is due. Permanent registration will be issued for the following.

After the plate has been attached to the homemade trailer owner must take form 78 602 to a designated agent local county tax collector dealer or bank and make application for a certificate of title. All sections must be complete. Before you can have your custom built car registered in mississippi you ll need to apply for a vehicle identification number vin. Noncommercial trailers with a declared gross vehicle weight gvw of 10 000 lbs or less one time 125 registration fee reduced to 75 if converting a current commercial trailer registration to noncommercial. If you have a boat trailer see register your boat in ms below custom built cars.

Complete the application form for registering a utility trailer and pay the required fees. Boat trailers may be voluntarily titled if less than 5000 pounds gross vehicle weight gvw if the trailer is over 5000 pounds gvw then it is required to be titled. Owners who have owned the trailer for less than 90 days and paid sales tax to another state less than the amount of missouri state and local taxes will be required to show proof of payment of those taxes and also pay the difference of the two. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary the department may issue to such new owner a new or existing registration plate bearing the same alphanumerical characters as was affixed to such trailer at time of transfer to the new owner. Please contact the mississippi department of wildlife fisheries and parks phone 601 432 2065 for information on boat and watercraft registration requirements in mississippi.

Sometimes you can use other proofs of ownership such as a bill of sale or a manufacturer s statement of origin mso. Brakes on a trailer should be designed so that the driver of the towing vehicle from its cab may apply them. All trailers must be registered tagged and titled if you re a mississippi resident. A signed application for title and license. A trailer may be eligible for a regular registration one two or five year or a permanent registration.

Brakes on a trailer should be. Every trailer carrying over 1 ton when operated on a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of the trailer and to stop and hold the trailer.