Trailer Registration Requirements

T.C.A. Type In-State Out-of-State
55-4-111(C) Boat None None
55-4-111 Camper (Fifth Wheel) Trailer E Trailer E
55-4-111(C) Camper (Pop Up/Fold Up) None None
55-4-111 Camper (Permanent Top) Trailer E Trailer E
55-4-111(C) Farm
(Owned by farmer and used for agricultural
purposes or hauling livestock between farms and market)
None None
55-4-101(I)(1)(2) Homemade
55-4-111(C) Horse None None
55-4-111(D)(ii) Mobile Homes or House
55-4-111(D) Rental (Public) Trailer E Trailer E
55-4-111(C) & 55-4-111(5)(A) Utility (Commercial) Semi Semi
55-4-111(C) Utility (Non-Commercial) None None

*Freight Trailers, Semi-Trailers, and Pole Trailers used primarily for hauling freight and Trailers used in the furtherance of a business would be registered pursuant to 55-4-113(5)(a).

**If an individual insists that the trailer be titled and registered, and the trailer does not exceed eight (8) feet in width and is less thatn twenty (20) feet in length, exclusive of the tongue, he/she can purchase a Trailer E or Semi Tag. If the trailer is over eight (8) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in length, exclusive of the tongue, he/she must purchase a Semi Tag.

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