registering ones car in the state of colorado (Denver, Evergreen: lawyer, relocating)

[onthamove]

how much does this typically cost? i know it will vary from car to car but do you all have any examples of how much it cost some of you all that moved to colorado? speciafically in jefferson or denver counites??? after you pay for the tag license and registration what does the total usually come out to be? and also is there any charge with insurance companies who will have to transfer all your payment info from out of state? any info would be greatly appreciated

[formercalifornian]

Are you back in Colorado, onthamove? I thought I read a post awhile ago that you had decided to delay your move to Evergreen until you had a couple of years of school under your belt.

[tfox]

on-the-move, I think that registration can be very expensive indeed for a new car. I don't buy new cars, never have, never will, so I really have no idea how much it would cost you. I think it will go down dramatically each year the car gets older. I do know, however, that after about 10 years the registration basically goes down to $3.00 per year, which is why some people call older cars three-dollar-cars. (There are some other fees tacked onto the $3.00, so it actually works out to be a bit more, but still not much.)

[onthamove]

someone was tellin me that registering a car in colorado in denver county costed 600 dollars??? i gotta know this b4 i move there as i am saving alot right now and need to know exactly what this is all gonna cost my car is a 2000 2door sports car so obviously it'll cost more but i was wondering if anyone had any specifics??? and no not in colorado now but i am going to be there soon! am also excited because my parents may too be moving to denver or around denver in a year or a year and a half because once my bro graduates HS they are likely going to have to be relocating also because my dad may be lookin to get out of the medical profession, lawyers and insuarnce people are turning the medical world in a complete joke, so the whole fam may be coming out!!!!!!!!!yehaw!

[onthamove]

no actually not going to evergreen going to wheat ridge, co i was ESTATIC to find out my parents have a connection there!!! dads cousin lives there, lol i cud not believe we had fam out there and we didnt even know it, anyway gonna maybe help get me set up and going, think wheat ridge is near arvada a western suburb of denver

[formercalifornian]

Congratulations. It sounds like you have a good plan in the works. All the best to you...FC

[FoRuMRideR420]

im keeping my FL plates for as long as possible......then i have a reason to drive like i dont know where im going

[onthamove]

haha yea for me personally thats probably a good plan, but eventually i know i gotta register with the state of colorado but only reason i am asking now is for finacial planning dont want to spend money that i do not have to

[mnaallen]

When my daughter moved to Denver in July '06, we also transferred the title into her name only, so did that when we got her CO plates. She drives a 2000 Focus, and I don't believe it didn't cost more than $150 total to transfer the title and get the plates. Your car will need to pass emmissions inspection in order to license it in CO. That only takes about an hour of time and something like $40 total.

Hope this helps.

[jazzlover]

Originally Posted by onthamove

how much does this typically cost? i know it will vary from car to car but do you all have any examples of how much it cost some of you all that moved to colorado? speciafically in jefferson or denver counites??? after you pay for the tag license and registration what does the total usually come out to be? and also is there any charge with insurance companies who will have to transfer all your payment info from out of state? any info would be greatly appreciated

Call the local county clerk's office of the county you will be living in and ask them what you need to do and how much it will cost to register your particular vehicle. You will also have to have a VIN inspection done by the local police or sheriff's department when you get to Colorado, and the vehicle will be subject to Colorado emission inspection if you are in one of the metro counties. You will also have to have proof of Colorado auto insurance when you register the vehicle. The ownership tax and registration fee is based on the age, price, and weight of the vehicle you are registering. Be forewarned, auto insurance in Colorado is often more expensive than in other states.

Once you move to Colorado, you have 30 days to register and title your vehicle there. Contrary to what another poster said about keeping his Florida plates "as long as possible," going beyond the 30 days is against the law, and is a fineable offense. I knew one particular county that had a lot of "transplants" moving in and who apparently were not registering their vehicles within the 30 days. The county officials got sick of hearing from residents who were following the law complain about all the people who weren't. So, the local police and sheriff's deputies canvassed door-to-door. At any house where they saw an out-of-state plate, they would determine if the vehicle's owner was living there and if he or she had been there over 30 days. If so, the vehicle owner was ticketed and instructed to IMMEDIATELY register the vehicle in Colorado, or face another citation. According to a friend of mine who worked in that county, several hundred citations were issued in just a few days--that in a county with about 30,000 population. Interestingly, in the course of this, the law enforcement folks found several stolen vehicles and couple of wanted felons.