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Vehicle Registration, Renewals & Titles

Motor Vehicle Registration

To register or renew your motor vehicle registration, please visit one of our five conveniently located motor vehicles locations.  All of our offices are open for walk-in service or by appointment between the hours of 8AM and 5PM, Monday thru Friday.

Helpful Hints for Conducting a Transaction

  • If you purchased a new vehicle from an Idaho dealer, you must bring in your pink copy of the Form 502 out of your rear window
  • If you are new to Idaho you must bring your vehicle in to DMV for a VIN inspection. If you have no lien holder you must bring your out-of-state title into DMV.  If your vehicle is financed or leased please download the Lien Letter from our documents and forms page.
  • Please submit the completed form to your lienholder so that they may release the out-of-state title to the Motor Vehicles office of your choice (Note: When downloading the file please select the DMV office that you wish to have the title released to). Once the title has been released, registrants will receive a notification via mail to bring their vehicle to the Motor Vehicles office for completion of the registration process.
  • You must provide your Idaho Driver’s License number or Social Security number.

Registration Renewal by Phone

To RENEW a motor vehicle license by phone, please read the following:
  • Please call (208) 577-3135 (our Motor Vehicle Licensing call center)
  • Give the clerk the license plate number you want to renew.
  • The clerk will process your transaction and verify pertinent information with you. The clerk will also tell you the amount of the transaction.
  • Give the clerk your Visa or Mastercard number and the card’s expiration date.
  • You will receive the processed registration in the mail or you may pick it up at the Franklin Rd., ”will call” window.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Idaho's motor vehicle registration requirements?

To register a vehicle in Idaho:

  • The vehicle must belong to an Idaho resident or business.
  • The vehicle must be titled in Idaho before it can be registered. (You can apply for vehicle registration immediately after the titling process has been completed.)
  • Out of State vehicles, registering for the first time in Idaho, must bring vehicle to DMV for a VIN inspection.
  • You must provide your Idaho Driver’s License number or Social Security number.

Why are new plates required?

Idaho law requires that license plates be reissued every ten years. Your number will remain the same.

Where do I go to register by vehicle?

Can I schedule an appointment?

Yes we offer appointments, we also offer walk in service the choice is up to you

Schedule an appointment here: ADA County Appointment Booking (id.gov)

What types of plates are available for order at my county DMV?

There are a large number of specialized plates designs available for vehicle registrants to choose from.

This is a listing of all plates available for purchase.

Who can I ask for further information?

Vehicle Titles

If an Idaho resident purchases a vehicle from an Idaho dealer, that dealer will prepare an application for title for the owner and file it with an Ada County DMV office or  the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) or a within 30 days of delivery. If the vehicle was purchased from an out-of-state dealer or from a private party, and a financial institution is recording a lien, they may file the application for title. Otherwise the buyer must file the following documents with a county assessor’s motor vehicle office within 30 days of transfer to avoid a $20.00 late-filing penalty:

  • Title (for used vehicles) – must be properly released by the previous owner and lienholder (if any), or Manufacturer’s Certificate of Origin (for new vehicles) – must be properly released by the dealer and assigned to the owner.
  • Bill of Sale – must include vehicle description, sales price, buyer’s full legal name, original signature of seller, and date. A bill of sale is not required if the seller has entered the sales price on the title in a space dedicated for this information.
  • Odometer Disclosure – required for any transfer of a motor vehicle less than 10 years old and under 16,000 lbs. G.V.W. Disclosure must be entered on the title.
  • Vehicle Identification Number Inspection – completed by an officer of the law, DMV employee, military police officer, or Idaho licensed vehicle dealer. (Out-of-state lienholders: If the vehicle and owner are in Idaho, the Vehicle Identification Number inspection can often be performed by the County Assessor’s office, Sheriff’s office, or City Police Department where the owner resides.)
  • Sales/Use Tax Fees – A. Sales tax equal to 6% of the purchase price (minus trade-in if purchased from a licensed dealer), or documentation that at least 6% sales tax was paid to the state of purchase or that the vehicle was purchased at least three months prior to the date the purchaser moved to Idaho. (The latter exemption does not apply to businesses bringing vehicles to Idaho from a non-taxing state.) In most cases, a taxing state’s title issued in the applicant’s name is sufficient documentation that tax was paid at that state’s tax rate.
  • Title Fee:  $21
  • Power of Attorney – include if applying for a title with a county assessor’s motor vehicle office through the mail. This authorizes the County Assessor to sign the application for the owner. The Power of Attorney must fully describe the vehicle and be signed by the owner/applicant.
  • Title Application (optional) – Out-of-state dealers, lienholders, and leasing companies may prepare.

Duplicate/Lost Titles:

Only the owner or lienholder of record, or their agent or legal representative may apply for a duplicate/lost title in Idaho.

To apply for an exact duplicate title (no changes), the Duplicate Idaho Title Application (ITD 3367) must be completed in full and the applicant’s signature must be notarized or witnessed by an ITD employee or agent. If a lienholder is shown on the title record, the duplicate title will be issued with the same lien, and will be mailed or electronically transmitted to the lienholder.

To add or remove an owner or lienholder an Affidavit of Lost Title and Application for Title (ITD 3371) must be submitted. A lien may be removed if the application is accompanied by either an original satisfaction of lien statement or a copy verified to be a true copy of the original, the lienholder has released the lien on the Affidavit of Lost Title and Application for Title, or the lienholder has recorded a lien release on the title record at ITD.

Duplicate Idaho Title Application with Transfer of Ownership (ITD 3369) may be submitted by the owner or lienholder of record, transferring ownership to another party, for certain types of vehicles. This transaction is restricted to vehicles for which federal odometer requirements do not apply. This includes:

  • Vehicles model year 2010 or older
  • Vehicles over 16,000 pounds gross vehicle weight
  • Trailers
  • Off-highway vehicles (ATVs, motorbikes, UTVs, and snowmobiles that have no odometer device)
  • Vessels

If the duplicate/lost title application is signed by power of attorney, the signature of the grantor on the power of attorney must be notarized. Either the original Power of Attorney must accompany the duplicate/lost title application or a copy verified to be a true and correct copy of the original.

TYPE OF FEE DESCRIPTION CURRENT FEE
TITLE Title Fee $14 Plus $7 Title Admin Fee $21.00
SALES/USE TAX 6% of value or purchase price, unless an exemption applies. Local Option taxes may also apply.
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) INSPECTION Required whenever a vehicle is being titled in Idaho for the first time. Also required for vehicles previously titled in Idaho when no Idaho title is being presented with the application for title. Not required with applications for duplicate title in most situations. $5.00

 

TYPE OF FEE DESCRIPTION CURRENT FEE
DUPLICATE TITLE When a title has been lost, mutilated, or is illegible. $21.00
PENALTY FOR LATE TITLE FILING When a title is filed more than 30 days after being transferred to a new owner. $20.00
RUSH PROCESSING This fee is optional and in addition to the $14.00 Title Fee and the $7 Title Admin Fee $33.00
RELEASE OF LIABILITY FILING To be paid by seller or transferor with filing of form within 5 days of vehicle delivery. $3.50
TITLE STOP To conditionally stop the transfer of a title. $21.00
TRANSITIONAL OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT To file within 30 days of a sale, or if there is no sale, within 30 days of the contract signature date, to perfect a lien when the title or MCO is not available to file with an application for title within that timeframe. $26.00
MOTOR VEHICLE RECORD (MVR) Copy of a title or registration record for a vehicle. $7.00/record