Motor Vehicle

Customers may choose to renew their vehicle registration by:

• Mail:
  Dallas County Tax Office
  PO Box 139033
  Dallas, TX 75313-9033
  Attn: Mail Registration
• Online via the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles website,
• Walk-in at a Dallas County Tax Office location, or at a neighborhood location.
• If your registration is 30 or more days past the expiration date, or you have received a ticket for expired registration, please send an email to registrationstogo@dallascounty.org or visit one of our Tax Office locations to request instructions for how to register your vehicle, since your options are now limited.

Registrations can be processed online up to 90 days prior to the expiration date, or up to six months after the expiration date. To renew registration via the internet please click on the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles link below:

TX DMV Online Registration Renewal

Registration for a passenger car, light truck (pickup truck, panel delivery truck or carryall truck), and motorcycle require proof of valid insurance, valid inspection (within 90 days of expiration of registration), valid photo identification (if the registration is more than 30 days expired) and if available the three part renewal notice issued by Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

Click here to find the Dallas County Tax Office location near you.

Processing a registration for someone else.

Businesses and Organizations:

Employees authorized to title or register a vehicle for leasing companies, government entities, organizations and private businesses must provide the following in addition to their own government-issued identification:

• A letter of authorization on the employer’s official letterhead, or
• An official business card with the employer and employee’s name or
• An employee ID with a Photo

Power of Attorney:

If you are applying for a registration renewal on behalf of another person, you will need to have a Limited Power of Attorney form along with all the documents below:

• Identification matching the person or employee of the entity named as power of attorney, and
• Identification of the owner or lienholder.

Registration can be denied in instances such as missing insurance, customer resides out of county, or other required documentation is missing. Registration renewal may also be denied when a Scofflaw or a Child Support Block is notated in the system.

In order for a vehicle to be registered as an Antique Motor Vehicle and to receive antique license plates, the vehicle must be at least 25 years old. The customer must complete the Application for Antique License Plates from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Form VTR-54. To obtain registration, proof of insurance or waiver from the Texas Department of Public Safety (SR-2), documentation verifying ownership and the required fees must be provided.

Trailers with a gross weight of 4,000 pounds and under are not titled unless expressly requested.

For additional information on how to title a trailer with a gross weight less than 4,000 pounds, refer to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles registration manual:

TX DMV Registration Manual

ATVs must be registered through the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. Please visit the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department at:

https://tpwd.texas.gov/

When registering a farm vehicle the Agricultural and Timber Exemption Registration Number must be provided. For more information regarding the requirements and application process for an Agricultural and Timber Exemption Registration Number please visit the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts:

AG Timber Exemption

To obtain additional information regarding seasonal agricultural registration, vehicle plate requirements, and farm truck and farm truck-tractor registration please review Chapter 7 in the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles registration manual:

TX DMV Registration Manual

Dallas County Tax Office will issue a maximum of three 30-day temporary permits for a passenger vehicle, light truck, and motorcycle. When purchasing any type of temporary permit, the customer must have the completed Application for Timed Temporary Permits form (VTR-66), insurance on that vehicle in their own name, and a current, valid photo ID.

If the customer purchasing the temporary permit is purchasing the permit on behalf of someone else, then the purchaser must have a signed Power of Attorney form (VTR-271) and a copy of the photo ID for the individual for whom they are purchasing the permit, as well as a copy of the insurance on that vehicle in that person’s name and a completed Application for Timed Temporary Permits form (VTR-66). To obtain more information on temporary permits, please click on the Texas Department of Vehicles link below:

TX DMV Temporary Permits