New Vehicle Registration & Registration Renewals

You need to go in person to the Trego County Treasurer's office to get your license plate or to transfer a plate. If you intend to register the vehicle jointly (listing it as Jane and John Doe, instead of Jane or John Doe), then all owners need to be present, or you will need to bring a Power of Attorney from the other owners. This applies to the names as they appear on the ownership documents. Alterations may void those documents.

Registration is required within 90 days of the date of establishing a Kansas residence.

Some examples that may make you a Kansas resident for purposes of registration are:

• Own, lease, or rent a place of residence for more than 90 days.
• Have a place of residence and accept employment.
• Register to vote.
• Enroll child(ren) in the school district, unless you are paying out-of-state tuition.

You should license any vehicle within 60 days of purchase, which is the assigned date on the certificate of origin/title, to avoid possible penalties. While eaiting to get your license plate, you must display on your vehicle the 60-day permit that you have obtained from a Kansas motor vehicle dealer or from the Trego County Treasurer's office.

After you license your car for the first time in Trego County, you are responsible for the annual renewals prior to expiration. If you do not receive the courtesy renewal notice from the Kansas Department of Revenue by the 5th of your expiration month, contact the Trego County Treasurer's office for assistance. The renewal month is determined by the first letter of an individual's last name or the first letter of a company's name. For more information on this process, see Renewing your Tags.

Proof of Ownership-New Residents

If you are a new resident who is licensing a vehicle that you have brought from another state, you need the vehicle's title. If the title is being held by the lender, you need to call the Trego County Treasurer's office at 785-743-2001 for additional information.

Proof of Ownership-Established Residents

If you are an established resident who is registering a vehicle that you have just acquired, you need a properly assigned manufacturer's certificate of origin if it is a new vehicle or a properly assigned title from the previous owner if it is a used vehicle.

Proof of Insurance

Everyone will be required to show proof of insurance on all motor vehicle transactions. State law requires that each vehicle carry an insurance card with the following elements as proof of insurance:

• Name of Insurer
• Name of Insured
• Policy Number
• Effective Date and Expiration Date to include current date
• Vehicle description including VIN

Kansas law requires that you carry no-fault liability insurance on any vehicle except a motorized bicycle so that, in case of an accident, the other vehicle and its passengers are protected. The insurance company must be a Kansas approved insurance company.

Odometer Disclosure Statement

Vehicles less than 10 years old require the Odometer Disclosure Statement completed by the seller and buyer. On most titles, the odometer statement is incorporated on the reassignment section. See the Kansas Revenue Department website.

Kansas Highway Patrol or Trego County Sheriff ID Verification

A Kansas Highway Patrol or Trego County Sheriff ID Verification (MVE-1) is required of vehicles with out-of-state titles. The inspection shows that the identification number on your vehicle matches the one on its title. This procedure is done to make sure the vehicle is not stolen. This state-required inspection is available for $20.

Sales Tax Receipt

A sales tax receipt is required if you have purchased the vehicle from a Kansas motor vehicle dealer. Effective July 1, 2002, if the vehicle is purchased in a taxing jurisdiction that has a lower sales tax rate than the jurisdiction where the person lives, the additional sales tax will be collected at the Trego County Treasurer's office. (Usually this will be 1% or 2%).

If you purchased the vehicle from an individual or out-of-state dealer and the purchase price isn't listed on the title, you will need to bring a bill of sale or your invoice. Sales Tax will be collected at the Trego County Treasurer's Office.

Payment

Payment may be by cash, check, or credit/debit card for the state registration fee and your property taxes. If you are licensing more than one vehicle, you can combine the registration fees and the property taxes on one check for all vehicles.

The title fee is $10 per vehicle, while the registration fee usually depends on the weight of the vehicle. Car tags cost $42.25 or $52.25, while trucks weighing less than 12,000 pounds cost $52.25 to register. Moped tags cost $20 and motorcycle tags cost $28.25.

The property tax can run from a minimum of $24 for a full year to several hundred dollars for a new vehicle. For your convenience we have a Property Tax Estimator you may use to calculate the property taxes. You will need to have the year, make, ID number, and date of sale for the most accurate estimate.

Monthly Renweal Chart

All tags expire at Midnight.

Trailers and heavy trucks are registered on a calendar year. The tag expires on December 31. It can be renewed any time after the first of the year following and must be paid by the last day of February to avoid penalties.

Print your vehicle renewal.

Online MV Renewals
You may renew your vehicle tags online. A pin number, which is located on your renewal form, is required to be eligible to renew online.

In addition, you may renew your vehicle registration using a touch-based telephone by calling 866-4KS-TAGS (866-457-8247).

There will be a convenience fee charged from this service ranging anywhere from $3 to $87.

Beginning in 2013, vehicle owners were able to purchase a Kansas State Parks Passport when registering a new vehicle or renewing a registration.

The Kansas State Parks Passport allows a vehicle owner to enter any of Kansas' 25 state parks for an entire year. The park pass expires when the vehicle registration expires.

Cost

The parks pass costs $15.50 and 50 cents goes to the county treasurer's office as a service fee for processing the sale.

Cost Savings

It is cheaper for a vehicle owner to buy a Kansas State Parks Passport during a registration renewal than to buy it directly from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT). An annual parks pass purchased directly from KDWPT costs $25 and a daily permit $5, including processing fees.

Seniors & Persons with Disabilities

Kansas residents who are at least 65 years old, or persons with disabilities who display a state-issued special license plate or placard, will want to buy their parks pass directly from KDWPT or one of its vendors. Including processing fees, a vehicle parks pass for persons in either of these categories will be $13.75 a year or $3.25 a day. These lower-price permits will not be available with the vehicle registration process.

Contact

Customers with questions about the Kansas State Parks Passport can call the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism at 620-672-5911.