Liveliner
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I am surprised you have not had to produce a Bill of Origin on the Trailer.
GA Boat Registration Rant
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I bought a used boat from Missouri... I had no registration numbers or anything but a bill of sale for the boat and trailer. I live in Ga so I just went online and applied for registration... filled out the forms and paid the fees they gave me a temporary number and emailed all copies of the bill of sale to the DNR office with the temp number in the subject line. I got a sticker in about 2 weeks.
Greg
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slick
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Johnny, you will be more upset when you get your marine tax notice in the mail.
Rivermont Jeff
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I live in GA and just last month register my boat in TN. that also gets u out of paying the personal property tax of $225 a year for owning a boat in Ga. you should go back and register it in TN
djsmarinelectronics
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Tennessee does not require trailer registration
djsmarinelectronics
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Are you kidding ME? I just paid a fortune to get two cars and a Harley registered and tagged at the 6.5% freaking tax. Now they are going to charge me for the privilege of having a boat? It just keeps getting worse,Geez, this state has gone to the dogs since i lived here from "79" to "2005". We need to change Governors! Hindsite..........................
Next boat WILL be registered in TN!
deerhunter09
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you don't have to register a boat trailer in tn.
Rivermont Jeff
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When/if you register the trailer in GA thats when they will send u the property tax bill.
dlmille
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When bought my Stratos used in TN I just got a bill of sale that included boat and trailer. Well I moved to the state of South Carolina where they also don't title or tag boat trailers. When I went to the DMV in VA they would not give me a tag for the trailer because I did not have a title for it. I got copies of the TN law and SC law and showed it to them and the lady told me " we have never seen this before" so to make a long story short the Commonwealth of VA had to issue me a title for my boat trailer and then a tag all for "tax purposes" . I was a learning process but now I have title and next year I will get a permanent tag so the trailer will always be registered in VA regardless of where I move to next.
willyb
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You do not have to tag a trailer in TN.
I live in GA and reg. my boat in TN. I think you can purchase a tag for the trailer which is just a trailer tag you pay a one time fee of like $75 for the tag, not a yearly. so when you go to another state that require a trailer tag. when I reg. my last boat about 6 years ago @ the tag office off bonny oaks the lady ask me if I wanted a tag, I didn't cause I'm just barley live in ga about 2 mile from the line and don't travel. the law suggest to reg. your boat in the state that is primary use or docked I'm sure the lady @ the TN tag office could answer.
basspsycho
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Sorta same issues. I live in ringgold and Bought mine used in tn. I sent the bill of sale in to ga to register the boat, not thinking about the trailer. When I found out I had to register the trailer, I was told I needed to show the bill of sale. Well, it gone already. I screwed a plate off an old jeep I had onto fender and there you go. I usually only use I on the chick anyway
So you are not worried the Ga law enforcement might pull you over for not having a current tag decal?
I am trying to learn something here...
If Tennessee doesn't require a tag but Ga and other states do... how do you get around that? If I am pulling a boat with Ga plates on my truck and I get pulled over for no tag on the trailer wouldn't I get a ticket? Maybe I am missing something.
Greg
djsmarinelectronics
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If you have a GA plate on your truck, a GA boat registration and no Tag on the trailer, yes you will get a citation. If you have a GA drivers license, a GA tag on your truck and a boat registered in TN with no trailer tag I guess you could always claim it was not your boat? We have a GA Game Warden on this forum, maybe he will weigh in and straighten us out on this issue.
djsmarinelectronics
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I also found out that you don't get a property tax notice on boats valued under $7500, which is mine (thank goodness) or if you do get a notice from the tax assessor all you need to do is send it back in with a value of under $7500. Of course I wouldn't try that with a 2015 Ranger!
When I lived in Georgia and when I was ever asked about my trailer having no tag, I always told the officers that I keep the boat at my folks house in Tn (the truth) and I'm down here to fish a tournament (also true).
I always had a Tn sticker on the boat. Never got a ticket or had any officer have a problem with that. Just way too much of a problem getting a bill of sale for trailer that I purchase 20 years ago and way before the trailer law was passed.
I always had a Tn sticker on the boat. Never got a ticket or had any officer have a problem with that. Just way too much of a problem getting a bill of sale for trailer that I purchase 20 years ago and way before the trailer law was passed.
basspsycho
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I worry all the time, but I live about 2 min from interstate, and like I said
I rarely use it anywhere but TN. The yr sticker is not very visible and I run
Into few cops between home and tn line. I just take that chance to enjoy my
Boat.
I rarely use it anywhere but TN. The yr sticker is not very visible and I run
Into few cops between home and tn line. I just take that chance to enjoy my
Boat.
