Motor Vehicles: Conducting A Transaction

To REGISTER your motor vehicle, please visit one of our branch locations (our Downtown location is unable to register out of state motor vehicles). To see a map of where they are located, please click here. 

1. If you purchased a new vehicle from an Idaho dealer, you must bring in your pink copy of the form 502 out of your rear window. 
2. If you are new to Idaho you must bring your vehicle in to DMV for a VIN inspection. If you have no lien holder you must bring your out-of-state title into DMV.
3. You must provide your Idaho Driver's License number or Social Security number.

To RENEW a motor vehicle license by phone, please read the following:

1. Please call (208) 577-3135 (our Motor Vehicle Licensing call center)
2. Give the clerk the license plate number you want to renew.
3. The clerk will process your transaction and verify pertinent information with you. The clerk will also tell you the amount of the transaction.
4. Give the clerk your Visa or Mastercard number and the card's expiration date.
5. You will receive the processed registration in the mail or may pick it up at the Benjamin St.,"will call" window.
6. Idaho law requires that license plates be reissued every seven years.  If your plate is over seven years old, the renewal will include the cost of new plates and a mailing fee.  For a small additional fee, you can retain your existing plate number.

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