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Interesting discussion. This topic has come up with MD residents because of the tax increases with registering a vehicle in MD (registration fees have more than doubled what they once were) along with the jump in emissions testing fees. MD also changed the qualification terms for historic plates where the registration fees are cheaper and the cars are exempt from emissions testing. This is causing many to look into registering their cars out state such as VA.
Me personally, I looked into registering one of my motorcycles in the state where I own a vacation home. This was done when I was purchasing this motorcycle from a dealership. The dealership was on board with assisting with the process. The registration fees were much cheaper than my home state along with the sales tax. From what I was gathering, I was legally able to do so. In the end, I opted not to do so. While the registration fees were significantly cheaper, the hassle to get the bike tagged there wasn't worth it as I had to take the bike to get inspected at that state along with for whatever reason the much higher insurance premiums I would have to pay.
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