Recreational Trailers (RL Plates)

Wheelage is not charged.

If there is a dealer involved, the title fee is a flat $8.25 as of Jan. 1, 2017.

• Sales tax rate for recreational trailers is 6.875%.  Buyer’s premium must be included in the sales tax.
• Tabs vary depending on the weight of the recreational trailer.

A second Filing Fee of $7 is needed for each year tabs are bought for

Recreational plates cost $13.50

If there is a lien card, the lien card must be with the title in order to sell the vehicle.  The lien holder will be listed on the top left-hand side of the title.

By Statute, “Recreational Vehicle” means travel trailers including those that telescope or fold down, chassis-mounted campers, motor homes, tent trailers, and converted buses that provide temporary human living quarters.

A recreational vehicle is one that:

• Is not used as the residence of the owner or occupant;
• Is used while engaged in recreational or vacation activities; and
• Is either self-propelled or towed on the highways incidental to the recreational or vacation activities.
• Is a fish house with sleeping area/beds

All recreational trailers and vehicles, regardless of weight, must be titled.

• RV plates are issued for self-propelled vehicles (motor homes, RV’s)
• RL plates are issued for trailers

A motor vehicle with a slip-in camper or other removable equipment that is mounted into or on a motor vehicle is not a recreational vehicle and cannot be registered as a recreational vehicle.  One-ton pickups are registered in the truck class.  The only time that a pickup truck with a slip-in camper could be registered as a recreational vehicle would be if the pickup box had been removed and the camper permanently mounted on the vehicle’s frame.

Dimensions – may not exceed outside width of 102” (8.5 ft) or a length of 45 feet

If there is a lien on the title, the lien card must be with the title in order to sell the vehicle.