How To Register A Homemade Boat Trailer In Louisiana

To my knowledge it has never been assigned a serial number by a manufacturer or the louisiana state police.

How to register a homemade boat trailer in louisiana. Homemade trailer registration if you re interested in registering a homemade trailer the first step is to contact your local louisiana state police troop to arrange for an inspection. Proof of ownership from the titled registered owner to the dealer. To register your homemade trailer in the united states start by contacting your closest dmv to find out what documents you need for the application process since it differs state by state. The way it works as told to me by a state trooper who does the inspections is if you claim to have a home made trailer you want to register they come to your house or arrange for you to meet them at a time and place for inspection and you need to have bill of sale showing sufficient types and amount of materials that is visibly consistent with the trailers construction as well as the. Call 225 765 2898 for more information.

After the inspection the trooper will issue a vehicle identification number vin that will allow you to complete the rest of the registration process at a local la omv office. In 2002 i moved my boat from georgia no title trailer state to louisiana. Title 68 50 handling 8 00 fees may vary license plate 10 00 25 00. On my attempt to get tags for the trailer i was told i needed to get a title for the boat trailer and had no vin on the trailer so they sent me to the local state police barracks alexandria and they. After the vin is assigned take the receipt given to you by the state trooper plus your driver s license to a local office of motor vehicles to have the trailer titled and registered.

Homemade trailer affidavit to. How to register trailer for the first time at dmv complete process follow me to dmv and let s get this trailer registered so can avoid all the common m. If you have a commercially built chassis with a vin number the officer at the station will conduct a ncic check that will verify the number was not reported stolen. If you re registering your out of state boat for the first time in louisiana you may be required to submit a completed tax payment certification form r 1331 from the louisiana department of revenue. Louisiana department of public safety office of state police i do hereby affirm that this trailer is a homemade trailer having been built for or by myself.

You can tow the trailer to the inspection station as long as the vehicle towing it is registered. Please take your paid receipts for the materials used to make the trailer.