Alaska DMV Registrations

Efficiency Consulting is a 3rd party DMV partner within the State of Alaska

Tired of waiting in the long lines at the DMV?  Come see us at 7926 Old Seward Hwy, Ste A4, we offer everything the DMV offers to meet all your Tags and Titles needs.

REGISTRATIONS

Did you know that every vehicle in Alaska is required to be registered unless specifically exempted by law?

If you just moved to Alaska you must apply for registration within 10 days of entering the state or taking a job within the state.

A non-resident may operate a vehicle with a current registration from another state for 60 days.

We can assist you with all your registration needs for:

    • Commercial & Non Commercial Vehicles
    • ATV’s, Boats, Motorcycles,  RV,  Snow Machines &Trailers
    • New or Duplicate Registrations
    • License Plates
    • Change of Address

Vehicles are registered for a two year period

Disability Permit

To renew a disability parking permit you must have already been issued a permit and meet the following requirements: Cannot walk 200 feet without stopping; cannot walk safely without using a brace, cane, crutch, another person, prosthetic device, wheelchair, or other assistive device; are restricted by lung disease; use portable oxygen; have a cardiac condition classified by Class III or Class IV according to the standards set by the American Heart Association; are severely limited in your ability to walk due to an arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition. Please note that your request will be reviewed and upon approval your permit(s) will be sent to the mailing address on file with the Division of Motor Vehicles.

Temporary Permits

Boats Titling and Registering

  • New Alaska Statute 05.25.056 requires the owner of an undocumented boat that is subject to registration and that is more than 24 feet to apply for a certificate of title or “No Title Issued (NTI)” registration.
  • Due to the new titling requirement online renewal is not available for boats more than 24 feet – application must be made in-person.
  • Titling of an undocumented boat less than 24 feet in length is optional.
  • Recognizing that Alaskan boat owners have not historically been required to prove boat ownership when registering at DMV, a tiered system exists to help qualifying boat owners’ transition towards obtaining a boat title in addition to registration, depending on the owner’s documents.
  • If ownership cannot be established a boat title cannot be issued, and the boat registration must be marked “No Title Issued (NTI)”.
  • If after three years the “No Title Issued” registration remains uncontested and there is no undisclosed security interest in the boat, a certificate of title may be issued.
  • Form 841B

Fees

  • $24 for powered boats
    • Note: If power source is removed the owner may wait until renewal to change to a non-power class
  • $10 for non-powered boats
    • Note: If auxiliary power is added the power boat class registration & fees apply immediately
  • $75.00 for barge registration
  • $5 for replacement of registration and/or lost decals
  •  $20 for a boat title or duplicate boat title

There is no additional charge to record a lien

PERMANENT REGISTRATION FOR TRAILERS AND OLDER VEHICLES

If you live in an unorganized borough or an organized borough that passes an ordinance to participate, you may be eligible for permanent registration for your noncommercial trailer or 8 year-old or older vehicle beginning January 2015.

If you purchase a vehicle with a permanent tab, you must pay full registration fees and motor vehicle registration taxes (if applicable). If you wish to permanently register the vehicle you must also pay an additional $25.

Anyone who lives in an unorganized borough or in a borough that has enacted an ordinance allowing permanent registration.
Boroughs that have enacted these ordinances:
Yakutat
The City of Nenana
Denali Borough
Matsu Borough
Fairbanks North Star Borough
City of Valdez
City of Hoonah
Municipality of Anchorage has elected to participate for non-commercial trailers only.
Effective July 1st, 2017, The Kenai Peninsula Borough will be eligible.

ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY – TITLE AND REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

  • Application for Title & Registration  Must be completed in full, in ink.
    Enter the mailing and residence address where you are currently stationed in sections 3 and 4 of the application.  The residence address MUST be a physical location (street, milepost, building and room number, etc.)
    If you are making payments on the vehicle to a financial institution, business or individual, you must enter their name and mailing address in section 5.  Be sure this information matches the MCO or title.  The Alaska title will be mailed directly to the lienholder, if applicable.
  • Original Title or Original Manufacturer’s Certificate of Origin (MCO)
  • Leave & Earnings Statement (within 90 days) showing Alaska as the home of record.
  • Copy of your active duty military ID.
  • Odometer Reading signed by the seller and buyer. Needed for motor vehicles under 12,000 pounds and less than 10 years old.  The current odometer reading must be on the previous title or MCO and on the application.    If either the buyer or seller has not attested to the odometer reading, a separate Odometer Disclosures required.
  • Vehicle Registration, if applicable.
  • Registration fees
  • Lienholder – The name and mailing address is required if you are making payments on the vehicle.(Must be on application)If no lienholder on record you need to write “NONE”
  • Lien release if a lien is showing on the original title or MCO and has been paid off but is not signed off, in ink, on the ownership document.  Statements with a “paid” stamp are unacceptable.  A lien release is required when a title has a
  • lienholder on it and you are requesting an Alaska title, regardless of whether the lien has been paid or not.  You may obtain a letter from the lienholder stating that the lien release is conditional on placing a new lien on the Alaska title.  The lien release letter must have the year, make and the Vin number of the vehicle.
  • Notarized Power of Attorney (For all transactions when a person signed on behalf of the vehicle owner, including LEASED vehicles, using a power of attorney.  Recommended for other transactions, just in case there is a problem with the paperwork.)
  • Military shipping documents or custom’s documents (When last title or registration was from a location other than the US.) (Also see Foreign Vehicles for more vehicle importation information)
  • If you are interested in Veteran’s License Plates, please check the instructions on that page and make a statement as to the type of plates requested, in the affidavit section of the application.
  • If you wish to obtain Personalized Plates, you must wait until the vehicle is registered in your name.
  • Transferring license plates to another vehicle.
  • If you sell your old vehicle to a person that is not an Alaska resident, you do not need to return the license plates to Alaska.  You may keep them as souvenirs, turn them in to a DMV where you are stationed, recycle them or destroy them.

EXEMPTIONS

Alaska National Guard

An Alaska resident who is a current member in the Alaska National Guard is entitled to one non-commercial free vehicle registration.

  • The Applicant must provide the relevant section (showing Name, SSN and Unit) of a VMPF (virtual Military Personnel Flight) for Air National Guard member or PQR (Personnel Qualification Record) for Army National Guard members dated within 30 days.
  • Valid Active Duty Military ID
  • If applying for an original title and registration you must also complete Form 812.

Military Exemption (Residents of other States Stationed in Alaska)

If you are active duty military stationed in Alaska on military orders and maintain your residency in another state , you may renew your vehicle registration in Alaska and use your mailing and residence address where you are stationed.

As a non-resident you are not required to transfer your title or registration to Alaska. You may retain the registration in the state you are a resident of, according to the Service members Civil Relief Act (SCRA) – 50 U.S.C. App. §§501-597b1

DUPLICATE VEHICLE TITLE

If the title to a person’s vehicle is lost, stolen or destroyed, they may not sell the vehicle to someone without first obtaining a duplicate title in their name and then releasing the duplicate title to the buyer.

The lienholder or the vehicle owner of record, when there is no lienholder, may apply for a duplicate title if the original has been lost, stolen, destroyed, mutilated or becomes unreadable.

To apply for a duplicate title, the following items are required:

This procedure applies only to titles which have been issued by Alaska. If a person has lost an out-of-state title, they will have to apply to the issuing state to obtain a duplicate title.

Additionally, this procedure does not apply to a title that is not readily accessible, i.e. locked in a safe deposit box or stored or shipped in household goods. If a person has the title or knows the whereabouts of the title, they should not execute an Affidavit of Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Title. To do so may subject them to criminal prosecution.

SALE OF VEHICLE BY ALASKA DEALER

When purchasing a new or used vehicle from a dealer, Alaska law requires the dealer to apply for transfer of the title to the purchaser within 30 days from the date of purchase.

Federal law requires the dealer and the purchaser to certify to the odometer reading of a vehicle that is less than ten years old.

The dealer can issue the purchaser a 60 day temporary permit to drive the vehicle while the title is being transferred to the new owner’s name.

The dealer will have the purchaser complete an Application for Title & Registration. The dealer will submit this application along with the original title for a used vehicle, or the Manufacturer’s Certificate of Origin for a new vehicle, to the Division of Motor Vehicles along with appropriate fees.

The title, registration and license plates will be returned to the dealer, who will contact the purchaser for delivery of the registration and plates. If the vehicle is being financed, the title will be sent to the lienholder.

SNOWMACHINES, ATVS & OTHER OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES

Snowmachines, ATV’s and other Off-highway Vehicles are not titled in Alaska, however snowmachines are required to be registered, unless they are operated solely on private property.

A snow vehicle is a vehicle propelled by mechanical power, supported in part by ski’s, belts, cleats, or low pressure tires and primarily designed to travel over ice and snow.

ATV’s, UTV’s, dirt bikes, moose-buggies and other off-highway vehicles may be registered.

How to register

To register a new snow vehicle, go to your local DMV Office and submit:

Please Note: Snowmachine dealers are required by law to obtain a completed Application for Title and Registration (Form 812) and collect registration fees for snowmachines at the point of sale. Some dealers will act as our agents and process the transaction at the point of sale while others will send completed applications and fees to us for processing.

Snow Vehicle Seasons

You may register a snow vehicle for one to three seasons. A snow vehicle season is two years and runs from October 1st on the first year to September 30th of the second year.

  • $10.00 – One Season (Two years)
  • $20.00 – Two Seasons (Four years)
  • $30.00 – Three Seasons (Six years)

Snow Vehicle Decals

You will get two decals when you first register your snow vehicle. The decal number becomes the permanent registration for the snow vehicle. You will also get a tab each registration period that shows the decals to be valid.

The decals must be placed on both sides of the tunnel (above the footrests and below the seat) so that they are clearly visible when the driver and passenger are seated in the normal riding position.

DUAL REGISTRATION OR TEMPORARY REGISTRATION FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

What is Dual Registration?

Some commercial vehicles operate in more than one jurisdiction. These vehicles must pay full registration fees in Alaska. Titles and registrations for vehicles operated in jurisdictions other than Alaska should remain with the owner and/or operator of the vehicle.

A common example of duel registration is a Canadian owned vehicle that operates regularly between Alaska and Canada. These vehicles may acquire a dual registration and the vehicle may display more than one valid plate and have more than one valid registration certificate.

How do I apply for Dual Registration in Alaska?

The following items are required to be submitted to your local DMV Office:

Temporary Registration for Truck or Trailer (TRT)

A temporary registration for truck or trailer may be purchased for commercial vehicles registered in another state/providence but not registered in the State of Alaska. This temporary registration is valid for up to 30 days and can be obtained online at myalaska.gov under the Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement link. The vehicle must have a current registration in a different state/providence and the company’s USDOT number must have been updated within the last 24 months.

TRTs may also be obtained at the Tok Weigh Station or the Tok DMV. Unregistered vehicles that proceed beyond Tok will be subject to citations and may be liable in any incident involving an unregistered vehicle.

Questions regarding TRTs may be directed to the Tok Weigh Station at 1-907-883-4591.

Fees:
$350.00 for Trucks, Vans, Truck Tractor, or Commercial Bus
$10.00 for Trailer or Semi-Trailer

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION

Anyone who owns or operates a commercial vehicle with an empty weight greater than 8000 lbs. must submit additional information to us when registering their vehicles. Commercial vehicle registrations are for two years.

A commercial vehicle is a vehicle used in a business for the purpose of transporting persons, goods, or property.

Registration fees are primarily based on the unladen weight of the vehicle; for more information, please visit Motor Vehicle Registration Fees & Taxes

Please Note: Any vehicle that is registered in a business/company name is considered a commercial vehicle for registration fee purposes. Leased vehicles are owned by a business/company, they are automatically considered commercial vehicles for purposes of biennial fees. This includes vehicles that would normally be considered passenger vehicles.

Please Note: If registered elsewhere you may also obtain dual registration in Alaska.

How to register a commercial vehicle?

For a commercial vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or above, you must:

To complete the form, you will need to know:

    • Your US DOT Number
    • Your companies Tax Identification Number (TIN)
    • Your vehicle’s number of Axles
    • If the carrier responsible for safety will change
    • Proof of payment or exemption from the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax
      • Select and sign where indicated in the commercial section on form 812 to clarify the vehicle is exempt from HVUT due to weight.

How do I get a USDOT number?

When you obtain a USDOT number, you are entered into the PRISM Program, which will monitor your operations for safety. If you are identified as an unsafe carrier, your registration will be denied.

To get a USDOT number with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA):

  1. Complete a Motor Carrier Identification Report (MCS-150 Form)
  2. If you do not have computer access or need help call DOT: (907) 365-1206

If you already have a USDOT number, you must ensure that your MCS-150 form has been updated biennial. You must wait 48 hours to renew your registration after updating this form..

Please Note: You must ensure that your Tax Identification Number (TIN) for the USDOT number matches the TIN you use for your Alaska registration.

What is the PRISM Program?

The Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) program, is a Federal and State partnership which links the commercial vehicle registration processes to motor carrier safety. This program and all participants are monitored by the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section of Alaska’s Department of Transportation and & Public Facilities.

For additional information, please read Commercial Vehicle Registration (pdf)

Heavy Vehicle Use Tax

Commercial vehicles may be subject to a heavy vehicle use tax from the Federal government. We will need proof the tax was paid before we can register a vehicle.

The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 passed by the US Congress levies a tax on certain heavy trucks. The tax is paid to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and filing of the tax is done on IRS Form 2290.

For more information, please visit: FAQs for Truckers Who e-file (from IRS)

How do I get proof I’ve paid the tax?

When registering a vehicle, we must see proof the tax was paid in the form of a validated copy of Schedule 1, IRS Form 2290.

You can obtain your Schedule 1 from the: IRS Trucking Tax Center

Do I need to pay?

Greater than 55,000 lbs.

Vehicles with a taxable gross weight of 55,000 lbs. or more are subject to the tax and must submit the IRS Form 2290 each time the registration is renewed.

The IRS defines taxable gross weight as the sum of:

  • the unladen weight of the vehicle
  • the unladen weight of any trailers or semi- trailers customarily used in combination with the vehicle
  • the maximum load carried on the vehicle and on any trailers or semi-trailers customarily used in combination with the vehicle

Less than 55,000 lbs.

If the weight is less than 55,000 lbs., the vehicle owner must select exempt and sign to certify in the commercial section of the Vehicle Transaction Application (Form 812)each time the registration is renewed. This form must be submitted in place of IRS Form 2290.

New Purchase

If the vehicle was purchased within the past 60 days, then proof of payment of the tax is not required to register your vehicle.

Other Exceptions

There are several exceptions to the filing of IRS Form 2290, please contact a local IRS Office information.

CHARITABLE EXEMPTION FOR LICENSE PLATES

Vehicles owned by charitable or non-profit organizations, Alaska Native Tribal Village Councils, and church/religious organizations may qualify for a reduced registration fee and “exempt” license plates.

You will need to submit the following to your local DMV Office to apply for an exemption:

Additionally you will need the following specific requirements depending on the type of exemption.

Charitable of Non-Profit Organization

Vehicle Transaction Application (Form 812)

Letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that verifies your organization’s tax-exempt status

Please note: The Disclosure Section of the IRS (phone: 1-877-829-5500) is the contact office for questions pertaining to tax-exempt status.

Alaska Tribal Village Councils

Vehicle Transaction Application (Form 812)

Affidavit stating that the vehicle is used only to conduct Village business.

Please note: This must be a federally recognized tribal entity.

Church of Religious Organization

Vehicle Transaction Application (Form 812)

Letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that verifies your organization’s tax-exempt status

REGISTRATION RENEWAL – ATTENDING COLLEGE – OUT OF ALASKA

As long as you are a full-time student attending college outside of Alaska and remain a resident of Alaska, you may continue to renew your vehicle registration in Alaska, while using your mailing and residence address where you are attending college.

If you change your legal residence, obtain employment or become a part-time student, you must change your vehicle registration to the state you are living in.

Please note: Use these procedures only if your name is shown on the original Alaska vehicle title. If the vehicle is titled by your parents, use the same procedures as a person outside of Alaska on vacation, please visit: Renewing from Outside Alaska

Please note: If your registration is expired or due to expire within 30 days, please email us for assistance. Please provide your current mailing and residence address, along with the license plate number of the vehicle you wish to renew.

Please note: You are not required to provide the State of Alaska with proof of emissions testing while living outside of Alaska; however, you will need to check with the state you are living in to assure you are in compliance with their laws.

For options on renewing your registration, please see Renew Vehicle Registration

The fees listed DO NOT include agency fees.