Why People Get South Dakota Tags Before Moving to Mexico (and How You Can Too)
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In this video, I will explain why many people register their vehicles in South Dakota before bringing them to Mexico -- even if they never lived in that state. I will also give you detailed information about how to register your own vehicles in SD.
Clay County Treasurer 211 W. Main St. Suite 201 Vermillion, SD 57069
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What I did as an expat in Mexico is just buy a car in Mexico that's already Mexico-plated. Yes I'm supposed to pay taxes on it every year but I can come and go across the border with zero hassle, and there's no emissions or inspection burden in my Mexican state. In order to register it in your actual name you will need to go through the trouble of getting a Mexican drivers license though, which means you'll need to go through the trouble of getting legal residence.
Will they send my new information to my PO box?
What income does a married retired couple need to move to Mexico?
Where do you live in Mexico
I didn't need this information, but I couldn't resist the title. This is so strange, but SD is smart. They get the cash, without the expense.
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Same here!😊😊😊
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This ease of registration and license is one if the reasons i moved to SD. I used to be a truck driver for over a decade. While I was trucking my license was about to expire in 2019, so I called my state of CA, they said that they need: 1, 2 forms of proof of residence, my address at the time was my parents address. I cound do that. 2. They needed me to do my vehicle inspection and smog check every year. I was home once every 2 years. That didn't work for me.
Then i found that SD can get you residency and registration in 24 hours. Me and my ex drove to sd and got it all done in 24 hours. We got SD CDL and plates in hand.
Now I moved to SD cuz its beautiful here
Did you have to surrender your CA license? I have my CDL in CA but want to get an SD one for ease of registration.
@@mahreeohhhh yes, you have to surrender. Can't have two licenses
@@pdzhI have like 6 licenses you can retain your old license you just need to use a hole punch to put a hole in it where the expiration date is and never carry it as proof of id it in invalid but you can keep it as sorta a keepsake
@@Justthemow not all states will let you keep it like that. SD they always take it.
I hear it’s really cold there?
I've been running SD tags on my truck and motorcycle for years. Saved a ton of money.. good on SD!
i have been doing maine plates
@@isisskllerz3320was that difficult?
Could you please eloborate on your cost savings?
Until you get stopped in the state you live in and get tickets for it.
How does one save a ton of money using SD tags?
It is also possible to get an SD driver's license after spending only ONE night in the state. I moved overseas (not Mexico) last September and swapped out my former state for an SD license after only spending one night there. You arrive in the afternoon, spend the night, and then go to the DMV in the morning (make an appt ahead of time - VERY important). Fill out the paperwork and you can walk out with a SD driver's license in hand. This will make you an SD resident from that moment. Depending on the state that you came from (laws vary from state to state), it is likely that if you have not spent more than 183 days of the current calendar year in your former state, you will be entitled to a full refund of all state taxes paid.
Just did my federal and state taxes for 2023 and listed SD as my residence. I filed a part-time state return with my former state and was already approved for a full refund of all state taxes paid. This is not legal or financial advice. It is just my personal experience and knowledge of how the work the system in your favor.
Incredible. What's the best way to touch base man? I'd love to replicate your success if possible.
@@JasonActualization His comment was comprehensive.
@_garebear Indeed, I'm just trying to make connections my man.
What do you put as your address
@@VagrantCode You need to use a mail forwarding service. I use Dakota Post and have had no issues with getting items sent to me overseas. You will put the address that your mail forwarding service provides to you as your SD license address. I hope that helps clarify the issue.
Bob Wells from Cheap RV living shared this information first for the Nomadic community. Love South Dakota!
Actually I did notice that when I was in Los cabos Baja California, I saw hundreds of trucks with South Dakota license plates, I just thought ppl from SD were moving to Mexico in big numbers but now it makes sense
Yes. I would have had the same thoughts. What's up with all these people from South Dakota.
SD sucks we should be moving
@@SEEYOUNEXTTUESDAY-45is it because of Kristi?
No. Its just sneaky people trying to buck the system. Now I'll avoid 'em! Thx.
@@rosanneallen-hewlett9973 You sound insane.
Having done this in South Dakota i can say that the information here is absolutely correct. I can all be done online and the don't need to see your car ever since they have no mandatory smog checks. -Marc
How long did the process take start to finish? Just purchase a van via private sale and hoping to register and insurance it in SD and get the plates and hit the road ASAP
@@melissahall4942, One afternoon. we did it in person in SD. After paying the registration we got the plates with away. It did take about four weeks to receive the title in the mail though.
So they will accept digital copies of all that Paul listed?
@@melissahall4942 They'll give you the plates right away. The title will take a few weeks to arriv e in the mail.
@@MannyWC If you are also getting an SD drivers license you will have to surrender your current drivers license. You will need your original car title because you have to surrender that to them. They. need the actual receipt for a hotel stay of one night if your planing a getting residence in SD. -Marc
This is great info for active duty military members where it's normal and legal to have different state tags on their cars than the state they live in. I have one car tagged with Texas and one with NC where I'm currently stationed. NC has annual taxes (though it can get reimbursed with contacting the local county office with military pay LES) and annoying auto safety inspections. I could get a South Dakota tag and avoid both of those.
No more vehicle inspections in TX, next year
@@Golgi-Gyges -- For a small minority of the Texas residents, that is true... The vast majority of people in Texas live within the large metro areas that are still subject to the emissions testing... And even for those who live outside the large metro areas, they aren't saving any money with the removal of inspections since it just means that the regular license fee goes up...
@@CurmudgeonExtraordinaire but it hasn't gone up
I never realized that I needed a curmudgeon's detailing of a simple statement.
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@@Golgi-Gyges I would be changing my NC plated car instead of the TX one. Would it be best to start this process in a few months when its January 2024? Luckily my next NC renewal and inspection is in February so i could skirt that by changing to SD tags anytime before then.
I live in Hawaii. For the last few years I have wanted to have a small RV on the mainland but the insurance companies wouldn't allow that because logically the vehicle would never be at its "home". So the SD registration is what works.
that is my interest as well. any tips?
Good for you and well said. Insurance companies can get really weird about covering a vehicle. RV friendly states work really well for that.
Just get a PO box in the city you want to “Garage” your RV in. You can live at one address and “garage” your vehicle at another.
@@LoganMuszynskiyou usually have to give the address that it’s going to be garaged at though
I don't think po box can be used as a garage address
One of my customers had South Dakota plates and I asked him if he had a second home in South Dakota and he said no. He had them specifically to avoid the excise taxes in our state.
Good for him!
Colorado sucks with Polus in charge. god bless South Dakota @kab1977
Some states have laws that require new registration and plates within 30 days after establishing domicile. These laws were enacted to prevent tax dodgers from avoiding onerous annual tax bills for registering your car.
@@JuanSanchez-ik7wx Some towns in CT used to go after people with Maine tags in the mid 1980s. My customer with SD tags so far reports no issues.
@@basspig it was most likely New Hampshire (tax free state) and not Maine (high tax state)
already registered 3 cars since i first saw this video.
thank you so much.
new york became dificult to pass inspection so all my 3 cars are now registered in south dakota.
thank you so much for video.
easy process
The people at Clay County (shout out to Sarah and Danielle) are great to work with. The best part? No emissions or safety tests and renewals can be done over the phone/online.
That's awesome!
Marcie is also great! If you call them, she will explain everything and email you all the requirements. We did this primarily for the lack of yearly emissions/inspection requirement. Not needing to have US vehicle insurance when you cross into Mexico is a bonus.
And Marcie.
So SD registration needs to be renewed every year? Thank you
We just got our SD plates in May, I do believe it’s a yearly renewal and it’s all through email/mail.
When I lived in SD I owned a business where I scanned mail and emailed it to people.
South Dakota made a deliberate decision to be welcoming to full-time travelers, passing legislation to make it happen. More than just having a car registered there, I'm also a registered voter and have a SD drivers license (which I renewed ON LINE for the first time). I also renew my vehicle registration ON LINE, as well. The annual registration fee is higher than my previous residence, but there is no annual personal property tax and vehicle safety inspections. I use a mail forwarding service, so there is no issue getting all my important DOR/County Treasurer's Office information.
where do you actually live?
Ah, so you fell for the whole scam!
@@MyChihuahuaand what's the scam
@@niyablake Driver's license and registration are not required for personal travel in a private automobile.
By registering your car you relinquish interest to the STATE, that is why they then require taxes (rent), license (permission) and can seize it and take it from you whenever they want.
Just like your children if they were produced under a STATE Marriage LICENSE and REGISTERED with a birth certificate.
@MyChihuahua So, is there a simple path out of this? Especially for a simple man like me and his family. What can we do?
I 'moved' to SD from CO prior to seeking residency in Mexico. I wasn't bringing a car, but I got rid of State Income Tax, only have to renew my ID every 5 years (spend one night), and I have virtual mail service.
What do you mean by "virtual" mail service?
@@Justine_Marie Look up South Dakota Residency Center
@@williamb8479 Yes. You will be a resident of South Dakota.
@@williamb8479 Correct. If you work with the SDRC, they will walk you through the whole thing. You have to spend the night initially and your SD address has to be on your hotel or campground receipt. After that, renewals are easy. The DMV's there are all very familiar with the program, the hotel I stayed at was basically in the parking lot of the DMV and hotel checkout reprinted my receipt with the updated South Dakota address on it (different than my credit card I reserved with at the time.)
@williamb8479 yes!
I always thought SD residents liked to travel. Now I know.
In the winter we do. :o)
These are MAGAts. They have never left the county they were born in.
@@stevemcgowen The whole point of the video is moving to Mexico with SD plates. Where the hell are you getting "MAGAts" from? Are you trolling for an argument?
It’s a great loophole
I registered my dirtbike as an on-road motorcycle thru SD. (I don't live in SD). The folks at the Pennington County Treasurer's office are super nice too. That reminds me, I have to call and renew my registration!
Thanks for sharing!
I'm not sure about this? But SD uses "plates" to identify off-highway vehicles? So is your dirtbike registered that way? Or is the body type listed as a motorcycle, or coded as a street bike?
@@Chris-gi9chfor a dirt bike to be street legal, it has to have mirrors, a horn, turn signals, headlight and tailgate , and lighted license plate frame. You have to sign a document saying your bike has all that, and they’ll issue the plate.
The problem is not South Dakota's lack of tax & controls over the populous; the problem is other jurisdictions' repressive taxes & government control.
You make a strong case for when my neighbor's house is burning down I'll be happy to return his bucket but withhold permission to dip it in my well.
@@wayne00k And that means WHAT ?
Yes!
SING IT!!! So true
Wayne you’re probably the type of guy that refuses to wash his finger after poking through the toilet paper when wiping your ass… don’t worry, your secret is safe with us.
There used to be a business in Madison, SD that basically did all of this for you, very similar to the privately owned license plate service places in a lot of other states. It was called MyDakotaAddress and they were great. I used them for several years as a full-time RVer. There are others out there now but I can't vouch for them as haven't used them. They work pretty much the same way though. Oddly, the only thing that turned out to be a bit more than what I was used to in AZ was car insurance. I think had something to do with hail and/or deer but that might be something I dreamed.
MyDakotaAddress went suddenly belly-up a few years ago, leaving a LOT of full-time travelers scrambling for options. I switched to YourBestAddress in Sioux Falls and they're terrific to work with.
Bob Jankovic old school NY guy lives in Cabo san lucas Baja Sur in mx he does this just did it on my Range Rover solid dude!
I am very interesting in the insurance coverage angle. Insurance rates are very high in Detroit Mi. Can you tell me your experience with insurance coverage?
i use dakotapost. They have great prices
Just received my plates for my expedition. Cannot believe how easy process is
I live in Rapid City SD - SD is a wonderful state to live in - we welcome everyone - come visit or better yet move here buddies !!!
My wife and I established our Domicile in Box Elder, SD when we were full time RVers. 2 other big domiciles for RVers are Texas and Florida. But SD was the cheapest at the time (low tax rates), so we went with them.
This was an incredibly helpful video, and answered all questions i had about trying to take a car from Virginia and was wondering who to ask 😊
Thanks for a good video, very informative.
Man, I wish I knew about this a year ago! I had to spend over $1,800 to get a trivial system (automatic grill shutters) on my car repaired last year, so that I could pass an emissions test before I renewed my car's IL tags.
It’s also the easiest way to get a plate and make a dual sport out of dirt bikes. Especially here in California it’s next to impossible to take an old bike and register it for the road. Just go through SD haha I have many friends with plated 2 strokes! 😂
Hopefully this lasts.... Unlike Mexico who welcomes the foreign visitors and their money... the CHP and California DMV has a way of thwarting stuff like this.
@@malcorub yes. I mean I wouldn’t do this to a vehicle I was driving everyday but for like an off road rock crawler or a pumped up sport car you can’t smog anymore in Ca or a dirt bike etc. something that gets driven occasionally I wouldn’t be too worried. Shoot seems like CHP has bigger fish to fry these days. I can’t count how many vehicles I see everyday that have tinted all the windows including windshield and seem to not get hassled.
SD plates are the best and kudos to you for a perfect detail of how to do this...also can't say enough about Clay Countys staff, you can actually TALK to someone if you call! Go ahead and do this.
you know if clay county office will work with out of state residents for vehicle registration ?
Absolutely
@@boboosdyke7038 thank you for the swift response , I have called 5 of the multiple county offices they have and haven’t found an office that deals with out of state residents yet but the only way I can get started is by finding one that does … Thank you sir
Thanks!
Thank you very much!
So much effort +intent put into collating all this critical info! And so seamlessly +simply presented. THANK YOU for saving the people all the running around from one office to another, all the dead-end phone calls, all the red tape!
This would may be useful for buying a schoolbus and titling it as an RV, if your state is restrictive about such things. Get the SD title - registering it as an RV - then use the SD title to re-register where you live.
In Arkansas, I can register a schoolie as an enclosed truck, and nobody cares what I use it for.
Getting a South Dakota address and a driver’s license were almost as easy. The hard part was taking the time to fly into Rapid City for the driver’s license.
how did you get the address? I'm gathering info so I can drive over and get my vehicle and driver License change over.
Rapid City is a great place. Worth it to stick around a minute and see the sights.
There are multiple “virtual mailbox” companies there (find with google). I’ve been using mine for over a year now. When main arrives at my South Dakota address they will scan an image of the envelope and e-mail it to me. I then have the option of things like opening and scanning the contents, forwarding to a different address (that usually costs around $1.50 per envelope), or destroy it (good for the occasional junk stuff.) The other benefit to my SD license plate is that I can renew my annual registration over the internet and have the new stickers sent anywhere in the USA. My old state required an annual vehicle inspection and was a problem when my car was in Mexico during the renewal period.
@@closcaz3867 i think they were saying you're allowed to have PO BOX as your 'address'
@@AdministrativeReload rapid City sucks
As a South Dakota resident, I love that we allow this! Actually, there's a billion advantages to living here but taking money from other states residents in return for a couple of metal plates while avoiding the increased expenses to infrastructure to support them all is a win for both parties. If you are looking for a great state to move to though, I strongly suggest you add SD to the short list!
Incorrect this place is a prison
Your mileage may vary as they say. I’ve lived all over the country courtesy of my professional life and this is by far the best state I’ve ever lived in. Since this prison has no bars, why not escape to somewhere more compatible with your expectations?
@@douglaseuritt3919 SD used to be nice until people started moving here, now the major thing it had going for it has been lost. As for me, my obligations keep me here soon I will be free of said obligations.
The legislature of South Dakota just meet and changed some of the laws concerning people coming and getting residence here and not living here. I'm not sure what changed but people need to check how this affects what just passed and the governor signed it into law.
Guess they don't like sneaks, trying to buck the system either.😂👍
Full time RV ers have been using South Dakota for years for domicile address and registration
We lived in Baja and we got South Dakota plates, we also had SD drivers licenses. It was very easy and worth the time to do it.
What is your license really suspended?
Do you have to have a mailbox to get your renewal plates sent out of state?
AM upgraded me and now want me to add $188, so if you have to pay for that to get your renewal every year, not really saving
The borough where I live in Alaska gets a large amount of the registration fee to pay for police and emergency services. If the vehicle is more than 6 years old we pay a one time registration fee of $100 and get a forever registration as long as we own it. We get the letter Z to,put where the year goes on the license plate. All our vehicles, utility trailer and camp trailer have the Z.
Due to your information, I got now have an SD license plate and and driver's license.
Definitely looking into this I'm currently living in California, and California DMV is a big cartel annually registration can cost most $700 depending how new your vehicle is.
Except many other states require any vehicle on their roads for X amount of time to be registered in said State regardless of where you actually live.
@@ShaggyRogers1 Ca Nazi laws - 3 mos in state you MUST change your Reg and Licenses..unless you can prove you are in CA working and intend to go home...otherwise you get Huge fines and they impound your vehicle...they tried it with me, but OR has a special pass due to the prison guards at pelican bay and contract FFs living in OR but working in CA,,,otherwise you are screwed
Yup CA DMV are f****** criminal pirates
You can't live in the US and have a vehicle registered in another state. If you listened to the video, he says Mexico.
If you live in California, you are required to have a CA driver license and registration within 20 days of becoming a resident. You will get stopped and given a citation. Every state has a law like that, it ranges from 10 days to 30 days.
Registration fees go towards maintaining the roadways. States look at it as you are driving a vehicle in their state, using their roads, putting wear on their roads, but paying to maintain another state's roads.
Most states classify a resident as ANYONE being in the states for a period longer than 20-30 days in a calendar year. You are also a resident if you work in the state, or accept benefits not offered to non-residents.
You won't be able to live in CA and get SD plates since you live and work in CA, its illegal, and is easy to figure out if stopped since your license will be in CA and vehicle plates in SD. You can't have one or the other.
You are correct in this assessment. Funny how CA loves taking money from people but when people get smart. CA gets pissed.
Bob Jankovic old school NY guy lives in Cabo san lucas Baja Sur in mx he does this just did it on my Range Rover solid dude! he has lived in Cabo for 20 years thats why every single car you see if sd plates I travel to Cabo every winter I finally asked someone there like bob is the man go visit him at his office LOL
used to live in Watertown , SD... great place!
Thanks for explaining the SD Plate process.
I hope you get the 100k subscribers
In Texas, if you are stopped for a traffic violation, have a Texas driver’s license with a Texas address AND a vehicle registration with your name on it that is not from Texas, you will get a ticket for improper registration. Texas gives out of state vehicles that move to Texas 30 days to change to Texas tags.
I got South Dakota plates when I got a SMOG notice on my Nevada renewal. The costs of both time and money traveling to Nevada for such a small detail would have been significant.
did your car insurance go up or down?
What is so wonderful and accomodating about South Dakota is #1, you get a human being on the phone!
#2 is that they allow one to legally register their car, regardless of its physical location (you are subject to local laws and Mexico doesn't care, as long as it is legally registered) under their "Vagabond Provision."
You are supposed to be insured where you drive and you cannot insure a non-registered car. This provision kindly allows us to insure our cars and drive with insurance, basically required everywhere.
Also, the importation of older cars is now available for certain non-luxury, recently titled cars.
In Baja the import fee is just 1500 pesos, plus a valid Baja drivers license and residency.
Im thinking of doing this.
Basically required everywhere does not include New Hampshire and Virginia.
The thing is South Dakota calls its residents to be on a 6 month jury duty. It is regardless of where you actually live but where your mailing address is. You are required to call in every Friday to see if you need to show up on the following Monday.
Be cautious.
@hootenannychronicles I don't maintain a SD DL. Believe it or not, many Baja expats register in SD.
You need to have insurance to get registered not the other way around because the registration is what give you plates dmv asks for proof of insurance to get registration hopefully you mistyped
@@JIntoThaDon You are mistaken.
California, yes, but SD has requested zero proof of insurance to register, although they do require it to drive.
I think I’ll just buy my next vehicle in South Dakota from a dealership there might make the paperwork even easier
Bear in mind that SD has a 4% motor vehicle excise tax. Just make sure it pencils out.
One time a old MexicanAmerican man had his pickup registered in both countries every time he crossed the border he change the plates. One day the border patrol saw this and they hold him for a while but when they checked everything they let him go.
You do a great job making informative videos.
We (Australia) have this too! My new van is registered in South Australia (less than 2M people in the whole state, 1.2M from them in state capital Adelaide) - no inspections, no separate CTP insurance (some basic one included in rego), no legal requirement to reside in the state, you only have to provide "garaging address" and have valid mail address (anywhere, mine is in NSW where I live) to receive fine notices and other stuff.
In my case I own land in SA, but it is not critical, moreover their system messed everything up and originally registered to address where I lived 15 years ago. Very convenient and much cheaper than in NSW, especially for light commercial vehicles.
I know is is not apples to appels, but careful. My son in law did this in Missouri. He was stoped for speeding and 3 weeks later dept of motor vehicles sent an agent out to his house.
Lucky enough for him Missouri said they would go after SD for what he paid there. All he had to do is pay the difference to Missouri and a 25% penalty. Moral of the story. Missouri has a department set up for seeking SD tag owners who live in MO. if you think other states don’t have have this then you don’t understand how bad they want the taxes.
Yes that's great. my thoughts are like where I live, your required to get this states tags and registration transferred onto this state after 30 or 60 days. they do enforce it.
The best part about registering is SD is putting Sioux nation plates on your Jeep Cherokee!
OMG! I have a 94 cherokee and I am in nj. I want those so bad now! How does having a cdl with hazmat and air brakes work work with getting a sd license?
That's awesome. Kinda jealous. 😊
Currently doing that lol😂
My dad did this when he retired in Cabo.
I want to import one of my older civics into Panamá. They too have a restriction on importing cars older than 10 years. So I'm thinking about just driving it down through Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica into Panamá on the US plates, then see if I can finagle something at the vehicle registration office in Panamá (bribe 😂).
We used to register vintage mopeds in Vermont if you didn't have a bill of sale.
Just send them the form and you'll get a registration in the mail even if you lived in Idaho.
Paul - great information as always!! Thank you
There is a way to get SD registration while living in Mexico. For me, i went through baja mail in cabo san lucas. They did everything for me for a small fee and i picked up my tags/plates/title from them when ready. Super easy. Not sure how other parts of Mexico work.
I had read years ago Clay County had discontinued new out-of-state registrations, and that they would continue to honor and "grandfather" cars already with SD plates and allow them to re-register. I guess it was incorrect info or Clay County reversed their policy. What ex-pats in Mexico need to know is Mexico prohibits foreigners with permanent residency from driving foreign plated vehicles. Foreigners with temporary residency or 6 month tourist visas may drive foreign plated vehicles. The prohibition is almost never enforced. When Mexican police do detect this violation, they are more likely to solicit a bribe, than take official action. If a bribe is solicited and you decide to pay one, I recommend you say to the cop you only have $200 pesos (about $12 USD), and as long as the cop doesn't see that you have more, they are likely accept whatever you say you have. I know of a Mexican who paid as little as $50 pesos (about $3 USD) bribe. I'm amazed at how small a bribe Mexican police are willing to accept.
So, when foreigners gain permanent residency they must either nationalize their vehicle and pay a high import tax, or, sell it or stop driving it. Before, the vehicle had to be driven to the border, but I read somewhere that Mexico had relaxed that requirement.
Its not a Bribe if the State of NY threatend to put me in Jail unless Ipay them $1000's of dollars ?
I live in Florida and don't remember to have seen any SD license plate running around. I'm not sure on how long you can drive a car with a foreign tag in Florida being a Floridian.
I was in San Felipe Baja & saw the same thing... really cool to know!
I live in America and I want to do this hell yeah ! THANK YOU !!!
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Very interesting. While in lower Baja California we also saw many Canadian plates on vehicles. What was really extraordinary were large mobile homes and trailers with Canadian plates that looked to be permanently parked in residential communities similar to trailer parks. This appeared like a one way trip south for many? The two lane road south to the tip of Baja can be extremely treacherous for these oversized vehicles with its extreme curves, grades and free roaming cattle. I fine it hard to believe that these vehicles would make the return trip to Canada. This is just my observation.
This doesn't even take into account how EFFING CHEAP our annual license plate fees are compared to most other states. Also, establish an address in SD as your home-of-record (but NOT in Pennington or Minnehaha counties) because we also have some of the cheapest insurance rates in the country.
Just moved to SD from NE. Registration on 2 vehicles & RV went from almost $1,000 to less than $300. Nice. Insurance on same 3 actually went up approx. $22 per vehicle per year. Hail & deer we were told. Fair enough!
How much is the annual registration per vehicle in SD? In TX it's roughly $65/year.
But they will ask where you have the car more than 50% of the time
@@crackerjackBthey don't know you or anything about you. tell them what you want
You mentioned as an aside that many people in Mexico have LLCs -- not sure if US, Canadian, or Mexico. I'd love to see a video about that....How do people handle their affairs, 183-day rule vs. paying Mexican taxes, what are the implications...??
Qroo has video on that.
LLCs are a passthrough entity if they are single member this means you are not taxed as a company you are taxed personally. So if you have an LLC in Wyoming or Delaware there are no taxes and you get the advantages of being in the US such as no withholding taxes. This is only really beneficial if you are a foreigner (non US citizen/resident) with a business that operates outside of the US and you live in a country with a terrotorial tax system like Costa Rica or Cayman Islands (not Mexico) then you pay no taxes. If you didn't have the LLC and had US income it would be subject to withholding taxes at 30%. Many people mess up their taxes going to Mexico because there are some grey areas on when you are temporary resident in Mexico and I'm sure most people set up an LLC to avoid paying any tax and they keep most of their money in a US personal account or account offshore or in another country neutral like Ireland or the UK.
Just be careful who is giving you information and speak to tax experts. That is where I aquired all my knowledge from. The tax expert I spoke to in Mexico said foreigners often commit tax fraud in Mexico and the government is clamping down on it. Qroo Paul is one of my favourite UA-camrs for Mexico info!
Delicately
You just get a Wyoming or South Dakota LLC as a disregarded entity. Put an asset in it to anonymized it (eg house). If something goes to court, you will be deanonymized, and the corporate Vail will be pierced (obviously it doesn’t actually protect your assets as it’s not a legitimate business, it’s actually just you).
@@benchoflemons398 Vail, Colorado? Vail, Iowa? Huh?
The car insurance must be much cheaper than in New Mexico. People do the same thing here in New York, except they use plates from North Carolina, South Carolina or Florida.
Can you get handicapped plates as well? My wife is disabled and both our vehicles have hc plates. It is a nightmare getting them here in CA...well everything at the DMV is a nightmare here.
I got a handicap permit for mom. I was using my car to drive her around. It wasn't that big an issue. I got the note from the doctor as requested and went to DMV to get it taken care of.
Hmm? I might be able to do this in Tennessee, too. We renew drivers' licenses every eight years, and I think we can renew them online. We got rid of vehicle inspections and emissions last year and can renew our tags online. We don't have state income tax, and the only part I'm not certain about is insurance requirements. Any Tennesseans know if US insurance is required to hold license and tags?
We Travel Cross Country Once a Year. ALL our vehicles are registered in South Dakota. No Mandatory Insurance and No Bi Yearly Smog Checks. The Registration Fee$ Are Much Less Expensive. It's NEVER Been a problem.
Do you have to get a SD driver's license and mailbox to register vehicles there? How does optional insurance work if you're staying in US?
Yes mailbox, no SD DL. Insurance needs to qualify for SD registration. We had to drop our insurance and find another one.
Unfortunately in NJ the cops will pull you over if they see the same out of state plate over several months time. Then they will inform you that you must register your vehicle in NJ if you are living there. So the only work around would be to get a SD driver's license and address and tell them you're just visiting.
@@scosal7100 That can happen in California also. If a cop or a highway patrol officer notices that you and your car has out of state plates they can cite you for not having a current registration if you've been in California with that car. I know that when someone moves to California you do need to get all paper work done within a certain amount of time.
lol the cops can kicks rocks...there is NOTHING they can do legally.@@scosal7100
We have had our SD tags for over 5 years. Just renewed our drivers licenses.
When I lived in Connectishit, I paid for emissions tests, registration, AND property tax. Even for a not so new car it would still be in the hundreds of dollars every year. Some states even have vehicle inspections. That's a definite ripoff for consumers, and also a nice subsidy for the repair shops. Theyll say it's for safety but the worst part of inspections is that there's ZERO evidence that vehicle inspection states are any safer than non inspection states. At least I was never subjected to that.
When I moved to Tennessee, the registration was about the same, but no property tax, and no pesky emissions tests. In fact even house property taxes are roughly 10% of the taxes in Connectishit. Blue states tend to have the most expensive government fees and higher taxes. They also tend to regulate you to death.
yet, the southern states are generally in far worse shape overall than the north states . Income, poverty, welfare recipients, public schools.....all worse in the south
So true! Here in Western Washington my car tax is just under $400 per year. The huge portion of this tax is for building commuter rail lines in Seattle...... a place I never visit and these commuter lines will never get closer than 20 miles to my home in my lifetime
@mellocello187 That isn't true. It's that the population density is quite low, thus fewer vehicles per square whatevers. Fewer vehicles mean less pollution.
@mellocello187 Every state has denser population centers. Otherwise yes, I am averaging the entire state. That's the fact.
@mellocello187 So what do you propose? Make larger cities be different than the rest of the state? I don't think you're going to get anywhere with whatever your "solution" you might have. It doesn't sound like Tennessee is your state anyway making it none of your business. I moved to Tennessee to get away from that crap. I'm free here compared to left wing Connecticut.
I titled two vehicles in South Dakota. My truck which was purchased in Colorado with the sales tax being paid to Texas where I plated it at after purchase. Once I couldn't renew it online because of the inspection mandate, I went the South Dakota route and had to pay fees and registration which totaled around $100 at the time. I filled out the paperwork and showed proof of sales tax having been paid.
I later bought a motorcycle in Arizona in a private sale and after getting off the truck as an OTR driver, I mailed in the AZ title I received to SD along with the sales tax and registration. I now have two SD titles to my truck and motorcycle.
Now I'm thinking I might want to get a SD license to be on the safe side. I live in the Philippines so I'm not in the US that much, but I do want to keep my truck and motorcycle for when I visit. I currently hold a Texas license which was a CDL but now downgraded to a operator's license as I'm retired and it was too much of a hassle to keep up the medical and live overseas.
How long is a South Dakota license good for? Does anyone know what the full time RVers do in regards to SD registration and their DL? Thanks
Congratulations! I'm sure you will hit your goal very soon! I really enjoy your teaching style for learning Spanish, the way Mexican people speak it.
I do the same thing in Wisconsin. Now I never have to go to emissions testing. I just registered my car somewhere with no requirements.
Rooting for you, hope you get to 100k
Fingers crossed!
I read on the American Mailbox that you need to be ring full time at lease 6 months out of the year. We don't qualify with 2.5 months on the road.
And this marks the beginning of the end of the SD plate scheme
It used to be Oregon
My statefarm insurance agent found this odd. I have tags from two states on two different cars. He said it was illegal but i have homes in 2 different states.
As always, great informative video
I looked across a river and could see vermillion when I was a kid. One thing I dont think you mentioned is that the yearly fee to relicense is very cheap compared to many states
What if your vehicle was previously registered in a no sales tax state, ie ..NH , DE, MT? Will you pay sales tax to register in SD or even FL for that matter?
Extremely valuable info. Thank you 😊 for sharing
The big questions are;
Do you need a SD address?
Can I transfer my current (not recently purchased) vehicle thats currently registered in another state (CA) and list my current address (not in SD)?
Thank you - if anyone replies.
I need this answered as well!!!! Kommiefornia Sucks
I thought you needed SD address and used a mail forwarding service that will also visit SD DMV/Treasurer and do business in person on your behalf via power of attorney for each specific vehicle, but year two, when renewing, found that was unnecessary and changed address so my SD registration list my Cali address, which matches my Cali license, and insurance docs... been pulled over a few times and it's not even mentioned...
I lived in South Dakota up until 2 years ago, now I live in North Dakota, I miss SD licence plates. They send you a reminder to renew all your vehicles a month in advance and they do it alphabetically by last name, so I'd always have to renew in June. Now I live in ND and well, they send you a reminder, but as each vehicle needs to be updated, which sucks if you have multiple vehicles and trailers, so instead of getting them all done in one shot, you have multiple throughout the year. (Doesn't sound like a big deal, but if you farm ....).
What if you want to stay in the US and register vehicles in SD for the purpose of avoiding your state of residence personal property tax? Some states tax nearly everything you own (vehicles, boats, RVs, trailers, etc) every single year. You pay sales taxes at the time of purchase, license fees and then they charge you every year for the priveledge of owning it and living in their state. It's frequently hundreds of dollars based upon the value of the vehicle.
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My neighbors have more important things to do but if you are pulled over by the police there will be questions to answer. It could result in a violation because the driver's license address doesn't match the vehicle registration.
I had company vehicles registered in Ohio but lived in Ky, with Ky license. I was stopped at a DUI check point. The cop started to write me up and when I explained that my company was based in Ohio he argued with me for a few minutes and then tore up the ticket.
Connecticut taxes everything that you mentioned. The people accept it . Glad I am out of there
I have a Cali drivers license and several vehicles with SD registration that lists my Cali address...yes that's right... says south dakota registration and then lists my Cali po box, which matches my Cali license and insurance documents... been pulled over without issue or even mention....
So you pay California high insurance but only car renewal fees yearly are less?@@kevinwalker7302
My family company moves people from Canada and US to Mexico. We often recommend people get South Dakota plates
This looks promising. I had my Catalytic Converter stolen 3 times. I have not replaced it and had the exhost welded. No it wont pass smog. Do you think if I go to SD I need a smog check? Thanks Good tip
There is no smog check or inspection in SD.
Nope! I went to Sioux Falls in August, walked into the treasury office and 15 minutes lster I walked out with 2 plates in hand. And got my SD DL too... Worthwhile roadtrip!
Excellent presentation.
Thanks for watching
So what address would you use on the DL if you do not own a home/Rent in SD?
It's so easy for me to get my vehicle registered in South Dakota, cause that's where I live.
But what about the drivers license. Don't they need to match or does that not matter? Maybe a dumb question, but need to ask it. How long are the tags good for and do you renew online or how does that work?
They don't need to match and yes, you can renew online.
@@qroo Possible to get a Mexican license and keep SD plates/tags? I have AZ license but would plan to get a MX license at some time I believe as we will have no residence in AZ after moving to MX (Tulum/Akumal or Play del Carmen).
I have a BMW 328i from 1996 with 100K miles, two more years and I can take the car with me to Mexico? Awesome 👌 (who would have told me! I was thinking about having to sell it)
Just because of that information I'm subscribing to help you reach 100K 👍
some do Montana, we all want no smog ck every 2 yrs , safety inspection ,low low lic fees , no income tax , no to low sales tax only way we can afford to retire
Can you tell me what insurance company you are using for this out of state?
We were in Sequoia National Park and I saw a car with Hawaii plates. I asked her how her drive from Hawaii was? She said her husband was in the military and it was shipped from Hawaii for free.
That’s actually true, my brother in law was stationed there, aa real head turner lol.
A car guy's dream. To ship your car to a far away land and go do some exploring with your prized possession
The only problem driving from Hawaii to the mainland is it’s hard to find gas stations !…….
Did you say in your comments that SD does not require that you maintain liability insurance on your vehicle?
There's another workaround to this, in NJ at least. In NJ if you don't have personal car insurance, the insurance companies report you to DMV and they suspend your license and registration. If you have the car in the name of a business, that doesn't happen.
Why are you trying to drive without insurance?
and Commercial buisness INsur is sometimes $1000's more them personal
Same in Nevada Insurance reports to the DMV
what do you do about insurance? most require you to live and register in the state you are licensed in and show proof of address??
Hi great information thank you what address does SD put on your new titile and how do you register the vehicle every year ??? I'm In corrupt CALIFORNIA
I have my Cali address on my SD registration😁 with Cali license and insurance all matching...
I do clay county. Hated inspection so did it this way. Had them for years now.
Have you ever had to file a claim on insurance registered in SD?
Most states require a matching DL with Registration. This would mean getting a SD DL.
but you can own homes in multiple states, have vehicles at each home, and drive them in any state you want, but you are only allowed one drivers license... I have some vehicles registered through Cali and some through SD, but ALL list my Cali po box, which matches license and insurance... never had an issue when cops see SD reg and Cali license, whether pulled over for traffic infraction or crossing cali/mex border several times each year...