§ 46.16A.010 Definitions
§ 46.16A.020 Registration year assigned — Registration month — Registration period — When registration does not expire
§ 46.16A.025 Adjustment of vehicle registration periods to stagger renewal periods
§ 46.16A.030 Registration and display of plates required — Penalties — Expired registration, impoundment
§ 46.16A.040 Original registration — Application — Form and contents
§ 46.16A.050 Registration — Requirements before issuance — Penalty — Rules
§ 46.16A.060 Registration — Emission control inspections required — Exemptions — Educational information — Rules
§ 46.16A.070 Registration — Cancellation, refusal, etc. — Appeals
§ 46.16A.080 Registration — Exemptions
§ 46.16A.090 Registration — Voluntary and opt-out donations — Discover pass
§ 46.16A.100 Registration — Federal heavy vehicle use tax
§ 46.16A.110 Registration renewal — Exemptions
§ 46.16A.115 Open safety recalls — Notice — Liability
§ 46.16A.120 Forwarding and payment of standing, stopping, and parking violations and other infractions required before registration renewal
§ 46.16A.130 Notice of liability insurance requirement
§ 46.16A.140 “Resident” defined — Natural person residency requirements — Vehicle registration required
§ 46.16A.150 Purchasing a vehicle with foreign plates
§ 46.16A.160 Nonresident exemption — Reciprocity — Rules
§ 46.16A.170 Exemptions from vehicle license fees — State and publicly owned vehicles
§ 46.16A.175 Exemptions from vehicle license fees — Vehicles owned by Indian tribes — Conditions
§ 46.16A.180 Registration certificates — Formats — Requirements — Penalty — Exception — Manual removal of registrant’s address
§ 46.16A.185 Requirement for commercial motor vehicle registration certificate
§ 46.16A.190 Replacement registration certificates
§ 46.16A.200 License plates
§ 46.16A.210 Emblems — Material, display requirements
§ 46.16A.215 Military emblems — Fees
§ 46.16A.220 Rules
§ 46.16A.230 Tribal license plates and vehicle registration — Compacts
§ 46.16A.300 Temporary license plates — Authority — Dealer fees — Secure system
§ 46.16A.305 Temporary license plates — Application form and contents — Display and duration — Application fee — Department may adopt rules
§ 46.16A.320 Vehicle trip permits — Restrictions and requirements — Fee — Penalty — Rules
§ 46.16A.330 Farm vehicle trip permits — Restrictions and requirements — Fee — Rules
§ 46.16A.340 Temporary permits for nonresident members of armed forces — Fee — Rules
§ 46.16A.350 Temporary letter of authority for movement of unregistered vehicle for special community activity
§ 46.16A.360 Thirty, sixty, or ninety-day permits for registered out-of-state commercial vehicles
§ 46.16A.405 Campers, mopeds, and wheelchair conveyances
§ 46.16A.410 Commercial motor vehicles
§ 46.16A.420 Farm vehicles — Farm exempt decal — Fee — Rules
§ 46.16A.425 Farm vehicles based on gross weight — Farm tabs — Penalty
§ 46.16A.428 Intermittent-use trailers — Permanent registration — Penalty — License plates — Definition — Rules
§ 46.16A.435 Off-road motorcycles — Declaration required — Contents
§ 46.16A.440 Private use, single-axle trailers — Reduced license fee
§ 46.16A.445 Street rod or custom vehicles
§ 46.16A.450 Trailers — Permanent license plates and registration — Penalty — Rules
§ 46.16A.455 Trucks, buses, and for hire vehicles based on gross weight
§ 46.16A.460 Motorcycles and snow bikes — Concurrent, separate registrations — Declaration required — Department may adopt rules
§ 46.16A.500 Liability of operator, owner, lessee for violations
§ 46.16A.510 Immunity from liability for issuing a vehicle registration or license plates to nonroadworthy vehicle
§ 46.16A.520 Allowing unauthorized person to drive — Penalty
§ 46.16A.530 Unlawful to carry passengers for hire without vehicle registration
§ 46.16A.540 Overloading registered capacity — Additional registration — Penalties — Exceptions
§ 46.16A.545 Overloading registered capacity — Penalties
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