Posted: 2/19/2010 10:27:49 PM EDT
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So I will start this off stating I am an idiot... A few years back I bought a enclosed trailer new from a dealer Had a temp plate, took it to my property up north where it has been sitting. I want to bring it home, I need to get a plate on it. I may want to sell it and get a smaller one or keep it but either way I need to get a plate. I do not know where any of my paperwork is from it, I do not even recall exactly when I purchased it... What the heck can I do to get a plate on this??? Surely there has to be something possible as I am sure I am far from the first idiot to do this hahahaha |
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Get the vin number, make , year, model, etc. Should be a tag or metal plate on it somewhere. If you can get copy of the paper work from the dealer it will help.
Was there a title in your name? If so Sec. of State can get you a duplicate title then register the plate from there. If not, when you go to the Sec. of State will have you fill out a affidavit of ownership. They will have you wait a few days while they research it. They check to make sure its not stolen, registered to anyone else, or has a bank lein. Once the paper work clears they'll give you a call and you go in to get the title and plate. You'll have to pay a few bucks more for the extra paper work. I just did it on a 4-wheeler that came with a cabin I bought and the seller couldnt find the title. |
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Trailers aren't typically titled in MI - your registration serves as a sort of title if it was ever registered/plated.
If you never registered/plated it and you lost your original bill of sale, the state MAY hit you for sales/use/transfer tax since you pretty much have no proof you ever paid it (find your original bill of sale or try to get a copy from whoever you bought it from). In theory, without bill of sale or registration, you actually have no real proof that you are even the owner. If all else fails, it would probably be easiest to just type up a bill of sale showing you just bought it from a relative and go register/plate it and pay some sales tax. All the permanent trailer plates I've gotten for everything from a small 4x8 utility, up to a 20 foot double axle enclosed have been $75. Good luck... ETA - The ID tag on the trailer should have the weight on it - don't waste the time or money to get it weighed, just take a picture of the ID tag with the weight, print it out, and bring it with you to SOS when you go to register/plate it. |
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Trailer that weigh over 2500 lbs need a title and the plate cost $200 and is permanent. You never have to buy another again as long as you own it. If you sell the trailer it cannot be transferred to the new owner. It also cannot be transferred to another trailer.
Trailer that weighs under 2500 lbs require no title and the plate cost $75 and all the rules are the same as above. If you have no title I believe there is a form that any LEO can fill out stating you have possession of the vehicle and it is not listed as stolen. the SOS can then issue a title for the vehicle. |
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I did the same thing with my pontoon trailer I never went to the SOS offices after I bought it. I was at the SOS in Tawas and told them this and asked what to do ? They said to bring the trailer to them at the office they would take care of it and sell me a plate. The trailer has a tad like a vin tag that gives the weight and serial number.
See your not the only one 
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| The OP said he had a temporary plate when he bought it which means it has been registered and the tax paid. As was already stated, just get the serial number, make and model and tell the SOS that it had been registered in the past. They will take care of the rest. No big thing. |
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The OP said he had a temporary plate when he bought it which means it has been registered and the tax paid. As was already stated, just get the serial number, make and model and tell the SOS that it had been registered in the past. They will take care of the rest. No big thing. If that's the case, then the dealer should have called when the plate came in or should have mailed it to the customer. I have bought a few trailers and motorcycles out of OH and the dealers there always gave me temp plates for free so I could drive the trailers home and register them or ride the bikes home and then register them in MI - in other words, having a paper temp plate from a dealer doesn't always mean the vehicle was actually registered... |
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Grandfather died a few years ago. My father inheritted an aluminum utility trailer. Dad came to me and asked for $35 to register trailer (we share the trailer). My Old Man is not in the greatest of health, SO I told him to give ME $35 and I would register it to me. THEN, when he has a grabber it is mine OUTRIGHT. No RE-Regiatration needed.
BTW Dad agreed. |