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Alabama From $18 · 1 year (expires December 31)

Alaska From $24 · 3 years

Arizona From $20 · 1 year

Arkansas From $7.5 · 3 years

California From $29 · 2 years (biennial, renewed in odd-numbered years)

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

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

Delaware From $20 · 1 year or 3 years (owner's choice)

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

Georgia From $35 · 3 years

Hawaii From $20 · 1 year (annual renewal)

Idaho From $31.5 · 1 year (calendar year, expires December 31)

Illinois From $28 · 3 years

Indiana From $15 · 1 year (annual renewal)

Iowa From $28.15 · 3 years (current cycle through April 30, 2028)

Kansas From $42.5 · 3 years

Kentucky From $22.2 · 1 year (March 1 through last day of February)

Louisiana From $36 · 3 years

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

Maryland From $70 · 2 years

Massachusetts From $44 · 2 years (biennial)

Michigan From $14 · 3 years

Minnesota From $36 · 3 calendar years

Mississippi From $10.99 · 3 years (from date of application)

Missouri From $25 · 3 years (triennial registration)

Montana From $65.5 · One-time registration (validation decals renewed every 3 years at no cost)

Nebraska From $29 · 3 years (expires December 31 of the third year)

Nevada From $20 · 1 year (expires December 31)

New Hampshire From $24 · 1 year (expires December 31)

New Jersey From $19 · 2 years

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

New York From $22.5 · 3 years

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

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

Ohio From $33 · 3 years (expires March 1)

Oklahoma From $52.25 · 1 year or 3 years (owner's choice)

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

Pennsylvania From $22 · 2 years (biennial, expires March 31 of even-numbered years)

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

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

South Dakota From $18 · 1 year (annual renewal)

Tennessee From $15.86 · 1, 2, or 3 years (owner's choice at time of registration)

Texas From $32 · 2 years

Utah From $20 · 1 year (annual renewal)

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

Virginia From $32 · 3 years (triennial registration)

Washington From $10.5 · 1 year (annual renewal)

West Virginia From $30 · 3 years (expires March 31)

Wisconsin From $22 · 3 years

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