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Originally Posted by dgoldenz
How will the state prove where the car is garaged and for what period of time? These are easy arguments for any lawyer to make if it actually went to court.
“The automakers are pulling that information”
From where? How would an auto maker have any idea where a car is garaged?
If you drive a company car year round, is it registered in your name or the company’s name? The company ain’t going to give you the title to register it in your own name because that would mean you now own the car.
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What Montana allows has nothing to do with any of this. If your state has registration and tax laws and regulations regarding the time the car spends at the residence in the state you live, well then, you're evading taxes. States and municipalities have clued into this and are realizing the large sums of money they are losing at a time when most of these entities are in need of money. The states are changing/revising their laws to account for this, some faster than others. States aren't going to walk away from millions each year lost in tax revenue. Yeah, there is some cost for them up front, but in the end, it will be worth it for them.
As for, "how would they find out", well first they'll do some very easy public and online database snooping and then they'll simply ask you. Better not lie because usually when the ask, they already have their case built.