| State | Statute |
| Alabama | Licenses & Registration (AL Code Title 32, Ch. 6) |
| Alaska | Vehicles subject to registration (AK Statutes scroll to 28.10.011) |
| Arizona | Registration; violation; classification; exceptions (ARS 28-2531)
Registration; violation; civil penalties (ARS 28-2532) |
| Arkansas | Registration requirements -- Exception (AR Code 27-14-701) |
| California | Division 3 - Registration of Vehicles and Certificates of Title (scroll down) (California Vehicle Code) |
| Colorado | Registration required - exemptions (CRS 42-3-103) |
| Connecticut | Motor vehicle registration (GSC section 14-12) |
| Delaware | Operation of unregistered vehicle (DE Code Title 21 section 2101) |
| District of Columbia | Registration; unlawful acts; penalty (DC Code section 50-1501.04) |
| Florida | Ch0320->Section%2007#0320.07" target="_blank">Expiration of registration; ... penalties">2005->Ch0320->Section%2007#0320.07" target="_blank">Expiration of registration; ... penalties (FS 320.07) |
| Georgia | Valid registration required (Georgia Code 40-6-15) |
| Hawaii | Registration of vehicles (HRS section 286-41) |
| Idaho | Violations of registration provisions (ID Statutes section 49-456)
Penalties for failure to pay operating fees (ID Statutes section 49-434A) |
| Illinois | Offenses Against Registration (625 ILCS 5/3-701 to 5/3-711) |
| Indiana | Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Registrations and License Plates (Indiana Code 9-18-6) |
| Iowa | Misdemeanor to violate registration provisions (IA Code section 321.17)
Operation without registration (IA Code section 321.98) |
| Kansas | Registration of vehicles operated in this state (KS Statute 8-127) |
| Kentucky | Registration requirement [PDF] (KRS 186.020) |
| Louisiana | Vehicle license required (LRS 32:51) |
| Maine | Registration required (MRS Title 29-A section 351) |
| Maryland | Driving or allowing certain unregistered vehicles to be driven (MD Transp. Code section 13-401)
Vehicles subject to registration (MD Transp. Code section 13-402) |
| Massachusetts | Operation of unregistered or improperly equipped motor vehicles (90 MGL section 9) |
| Michigan | Offenses against registration (MI Vehicle Code section 257.255 to 257.259) |
| Minnesota | Registration required (MN Statute 168.09) |
| Mississippi | Motor vehicle titles (MS Code Title 63, Ch. 21) |
| Missouri | Application for registration of motor vehicles, -- penalty for failure to comply (MRS 301.020) |
| Montana | Registration required (MCA section 61-3-301) |
| Nebraska | Registration required (R.R.S. Nebr. § 60-362) |
| Nevada | Registration required for certain vehicles (NRS 482.205) |
| New Hampshire | Certificates of title and registration of vehicles (NH Statutes Ch. 261) |
| New Jersey | Registration of automobiles and motorcycles (NJ Statutes 39:3-4) |
| New Mexico | Vehicles subject to registration (NMS 66-3-1) |
| New York | Registration of motor vehicles (NY Vehicle & Traffic Code section 401) |
| North Carolina | Owner to secure registration and certificate of title (NCGS section 20-50) |
| North Dakota | Violations of registration provisions [PDF] (ND Code Chapter 39-04 scroll to 39-04-37) |
| Ohio | Licensing of Motor Vehicles (ORC Chapter 4503) |
| Oklahoma | Registration (OK Statutes Title 47 scroll to 47-1-153) |
| Oregon | Vehicle Title and Registration [PDF] (OR Vehicle Code scroll to 803.300 to 803.325 ) |
| Pennsylvania | Registration of Vehicles: Violations and Suspensions [PDF] (PA Vehicle Code Ch. 13; scroll to Subchapter C) |
| Rhode Island | Offenses Against Registration and Certificate of Title Laws (RI Code Ch. 31-8)
Operation of Unregistered Vehicles a Misdemeanor (RI Code 31-3-1) |
| South Carolina | Vehicles required to be registered (SC Code scroll to section 56-3-110) |
| South Dakota | Operation of vehicle while registration is suspended (SD Laws section 32-5-101)
Application for registration (SD Codified Laws section 32-5-2) |
| Tennessee | Registration required before operation (TN Code section 55-4-101) |
| Texas | Registration of Vehicles (TX Transp. Code Ch. 502) |
| Utah | Registration card to be signed, carried, and exhibited (UT Code 41-1a-214)
Operating motor vehicle without license or registration (UT Code 41-12a-603) |
| Vermont | Persons required to register (23 VSA section 301) |
| Virginia | Owner to secure registration (VA Code 46.2-600) |
| Washington | Certificates required to operate and sell vehicles (RCW section 46.12.010) |
| West Virginia | Registration; misdemeanor to violate provisions of article (WV Code section 17A-3-1) |
| Wisconsin | Penalty for operating unregistered or improperly registered vehicle [PDF] (WI Code Chapter 341 scroll to section 341.04) |
| Wyoming | Registration (WY Statutes Title 31, Ch. 2, Article 2) |