Vehicle Title & Registration
Here you will find information about vehicle title and registration.
Rebuilt Vehicles
- If you already have a rebuilt title and the vehicle is wrecked again, do you have to go through the salvage/rebuilt process again?
- If a new owner of a Polaris doesn't have a title from a non-titling state, but the system shows a Tennessee salvage record, does the new owner go through the rebuild process?
- Can a customer email photos on a rejected rebuild or must they be mailed to the Salvage and Rebuilt Department?
- Can a customer apply for a salvage certificate on a vehicle they just purchased that was involved in a wreck before they transferred the title into their name? What documentation is needed?
- Does my rebuilt vehicle have to go through emissions?
- Can pictures of a vehicle in its repaired state be submitted with a Rebuilt application if the customer did not take pictures of the vehicle in its damaged condition?
General Title and Registration Issues
- If a customer purchases a vehicle out of state and moves to Tennessee before transferring the title, would they be responsible for paying sales tax in Tennessee or the previous state?
- What is required to register a trailer?
- If a dealer files an application for title and registration on behalf of a customer, will the county send the registration to the dealership or customer?
- What documents are needed to register a vehicle imported from overseas?
- How can I get a temporary operating permit if the county clerk is not open?
- What is needed to register a vehicle in the state of Tennessee?
Titling a Vehicle
- Can an out of state salvage title be submitted to get a Tennessee salvage title?
- When titling an ATV, is the mileage required to be disclosed?
- Where is my title?
- If I need to discharge a lien, where do I send the paperwork?
- If I need to note a lien, where do I send the paperwork?
- What is the surety bond process?
Vehicle Registration
- Can a volunteer fireman receive an exemption on their registration renewal?
- Can a regular passenger plate be put on a vehicle that is in a business' name, but is not being used for business?
- Can a stepparent obtain a Gold Star Family plate if their stepchild was a member of the military?
- If I was grandfathered in to receive two disabled veteran plates, am I still eligible to get them both free?
- New Residents of Tennessee Time Frame To Register Vehicle
- Plates for Off-Highway Vehicles
Personalized and Specialty Plates
- If I want a specialty plate personalized, does it cost $105.00 or 70.00?
- What application is needed, if any, to obtain a specialty plate?
- Can a retired firefighter get a Tennessee Firefighter plate, if they are originally from another state and was a firefighter in that state, not Tennessee?
- Can the County Clerk re-issue a vintage tag to a new customer/owner? The previous plate holder sold them the vehicle.
- Do volunteer firefighters qualify for the “E” plate?
- Can a Fireman license plate be personalized?
Handicap Placards and License Plates
- Can I send someone into the county clerk’s office to renew my disabled placard?
- Can I renew my disabled placard online?
- My deceased spouse had a handicap placard. Am I able to keep it? If not, what can be done?
- How many disabled placards and handicap plates are allowed?
- Can a disabled veteran have more than 2 disabled plates?
- Does the State issue deaf/hard of hearing decals or are they issued from the County Clerk’s office?
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