Recent registration ???

[DougR]

Mike, there wasn't any luck involved. When I originally registered my car Nevada did not have a "Replica" law and the DMV didn't have a clue as to what to do with these vehicles. Horror stories ran wild about endless red tape and multiple trips to the DMV in attempts to register a car here. Over the last 5 years or so most of the builders who had a Arizona address available to them (they owned AZ property or a relative owned AZ Property) simply took the easy road and made the trip to Bull Head City and registered their cars there. I did the same.

Arizona registration is good for 2 years. So when my 2 years were up, I went to the DMV here to register it in Nevada. I handed the lady my title, the VIN inspection form, a check and walked out with my new registration. Although a Nevada title is not required, I did request one. The car was originally titled in my name only and I wanted to add my wife to the title. Outside of that, there was no requirement or reason to change the title.

So I'm sticking with my story: If you have to register a new, previously unregistered car then the new law is the way to go. But if it's already titled in another state, why go through the hassle? Get the VIN inspection and take your paperwork to the DMV and walk out with your plates.