50 States Covered

Boat Registration by State: Choose Your State Guide

Choose a state when you need local registration requirements, fees, title rules, renewal timing, or an official agency filing path. Use the cost, renewal, lookup, and tool pages for cross-state comparison or estimates.

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AlabamaFrom $18 · Annual registration cycle; confirm the current renewal month on the Alabama record

AlaskaFrom $24 · 3 years

ArizonaConfirm fees and renewal timing

ArkansasFrom $7.5 · 3 years

CaliforniaFrom $29 · 2 years (biennial; expires December 31 of odd-numbered years)

ColoradoFrom $36.25 · 1 year (calendar year, January 1 to December 31)

ConnecticutFrom $7.5 · 1 year (expires April 30 of the following year)

DelawareFrom $20 · 1 year or 3 years; renewals open October 1

FloridaFrom $5.5 · 1 or 2 years (owner's choice)

GeorgiaFrom $35 · 3 years (expires the last day of the owner's birth month in the third year)

HawaiiFrom $20 · 1 year (annual renewal)

IdahoFrom $30 · 1 year (calendar year, expires December 31)

IllinoisFrom $28 · 3 years, expiring September 30

IndianaFrom $15 · 1 year (annual renewal)

IowaFrom $28.15 · 3 years (May 1-April 30 cycle; current cycle through April 30, 2028)

KansasFrom $42.5 · 3 years

KentuckyFrom $22.2 · 1 year; Kentucky boat registrations expire April 30 each year

LouisianaFrom $36 · 3 years

MaineFrom $40 · 1 year (calendar year, expires December 31)

MarylandFrom $70 · 2 years

MassachusettsFrom $44 · 2 years (biennial)

MichiganFrom $14 · 3 years; expires March 31 of the third year

MinnesotaFrom $36 · 3 calendar years

MississippiFrom $10.99 · 3 years (from date of application)

MissouriFrom $25 · 3 years (triennial registration)

MontanaFrom $65.5 · Permanent registration

NebraskaFrom $32 · 3 years (expires December 31 of the third year)

NevadaFrom $20 · 1 year (expires December 31)

New HampshireConfirm fees and renewal timing

New JerseyFrom $12 · 2 years

New MexicoFrom $60 · 3 years (expires December 31 of the third year)

New YorkFrom $22.5 · 3 years

North CarolinaFrom $34 · 1 or 3 years (owner's choice)

North DakotaFrom $30 · 3 years (current cycle: 2026–2028)

OhioFrom $33 · 3 years (expires March 1)

OklahomaFrom $52.25 · 1 year or 3 years, expiring at the end of June with renewal tied to July 1

OregonFrom $95.2 · 2 years (biennial calendar basis, expires December 31)

PennsylvaniaFrom $22 · 2 years (expires December 31 of the second year)

Rhode IslandFrom $32 · 2 years (biennial, March 1 to last day of February)

South CarolinaFrom $20 · 1 year (included with county property tax)

South DakotaFrom $18 · 1 year (annual renewal)

TennesseeFrom $18 · 1, 2, or 3 years (owner's choice at time of registration)

TexasFrom $32 · 2 years

UtahConfirm fees and renewal timing

VermontFrom $31 · 1 year or 2 years (owner's choice)

VirginiaFrom $32 · 3 years (triennial registration)

WashingtonFrom $10.5 · 1 year (all boat decals/registrations expire June 30)

West VirginiaFrom $30 · 3 years (expires March 31)

WisconsinFrom $22 · 3 years (April 1 through March 31 of the third year)

WyomingFrom $30 · 1 year or 3 years (owner's choice)