61-3-526. Registration of motor homes and travel trailers -- reregistration by mail allowed. (1) Except for a motor home displaying amateur radio operator license plates as provided in 61-3-421, all registrations of motor homes expire annually on April 30. Application for registration or reregistration must be made to the county treasurer not later than June 15. Reregistration may be made by mail in the manner provided in 61-3-535. If the ownership of a motor home is transferred during the registration year, it must be reregistered as provided by statute.
     (2) The owner of a motor home registered under the provisions of this section may operate the vehicle between May 1 and June 15 without displaying the certificate of registration of the current registration year if the owner, during that period, displays upon the motor home the number plates or plate or the registration decal assigned to the motor home for the previous registration year.
     (3) A travel trailer that is initially registered under this chapter remains registered unless ownership of the travel trailer is transferred. If ownership is transferred, the new owner shall register the travel trailer as if the travel trailer were being registered for the first time.
     (4) The department shall adopt rules to assign a registration period for motor homes that display amateur radio operator license plates.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 146, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 450, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 393, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 592, L. 2003.