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Bwk94510
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South Dakota Plates for Cal car in Cabo
Hello all - I recently drove my California registered car down to Cabo and left it at my house their California DMV isn't happy I've canceled my US
liability insurance. Of course it doesn't make sense for me to pay US insurance on a vehicle now permanently in Cabo. I have insurance through Baja
Bound but now need to solve my registration issue so looking at South Dakota.
Who does everyone use to register their cars in South Dakota?
Thanks everyone for your help.
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SFandH
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There are several threads on the site about this. Here's one:
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=68010
Search on "South Dakota" to find more info.
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RFClark
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Email danielle.davis@claycountysd.org or google clay county and call them. You need to copy your DL and SS card then fill out a couple of forms. You
can pay on line after they give you a total. They don’t require US insurance.
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Bajazly
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Call these people, super helpful and friendly. In April I went and stayed one night there to get my DL. Everything was a piece of cake... except
getting there. The final leg involved a $1600 alright cab ride,
Super simple and pretty cheap to do just rego online/mail but you do need a "residence" there and that is where the people in this link come in.
Talk to them.
https://americasmailbox.com/contact
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bajatrailrider
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SD plates are the way to go my pick ups off road truck. sxs and all dirt bikes. win win
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AKgringo
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Quote: Originally posted by Bajazly  | In April I went and stayed one night there to get my DL. Everything was a piece of cake... except getting there. The final leg involved a $1600
alright cab ride,
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For that kind of money you could have flown round trip to Anchorage and gotten an Alaska address, drivers license and registration. Construction
workers have been doing it for decades to get "local hire" preference on some major projects.
The process is very comparable to South Dakota, no smog is required, you can do two years at a time, and AK plates are more interesting than SD.
[Edited on 8-18-2023 by AKgringo]
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pauldavidmena
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In what might be related to the topic of SD plates, I just read this article in an RV magazine that implies that SD might stop allowing non-residents to establish a domicile in the state.
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Alan
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To my knowledge, registering a vehicle in SD has nothing to do with declaring a residence there and
certainly doesn't give one the right to vote in that State.
When I registered my vehicle in SD I completely and honestly explained my situation in that I lived in CA but had a vehicle in BCS and wanted to
register it in SD. They jumped at the chance to do that for me.
They were more than happy to sell me fifty cents worth of pot metal with a 10 cent sticker for around $70 per year knowing full well I was never going
to drive on and wear out their roads or even contribute one iota of air pollution to their State.
She looked up the registration fee for my specific vehicle, asked me to send them my pink slip along with a check for the amount and then wanted my
address where I wanted them to send the plates to.
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pauldavidmena
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| Quote: Originally posted by Alan | To my knowledge, registering a vehicle in SD has nothing to do with declaring a residence there and
certainly doesn't give one the right to vote in that State.
When I registered my vehicle in SD I completely and honestly explained my situation in that I lived in CA but had a vehicle in BCS and wanted to
register it in SD. They jumped at the chance to do that for me.
They were more than happy to sell me fifty cents worth of pot metal with a 10 cent sticker for around $70 per year knowing full well I was never going
to drive on and wear out their roads or even contribute one iota of air pollution to their State.
She looked up the registration fee for my specific vehicle, asked me to send them my pink slip along with a check for the amount and then wanted my
address where I wanted them to send the plates to. |
It's good to know that remains an option. It seems mutually beneficial between the state of SD and those wishing to register their vehicles there.
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karenintx
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We used South Dakota license plates for years and always found the people/ladies in the Clay County office very professional, polite and helpful.
When President AMLO offered the amnesty program allowing a person to get a Mexican license plate without having to return to the US-Mex border, we
took advantage of his offer.
Funny story...in order for us to get a MX driver's license we were told since we are both "senior citizens" (over 65) we had to get a "certificate of
health" from a physician. So we go to a doctor next to a pharmacy and told him what we needed. I was weighed and my height was recorded, the hubby
was only weighed. Each of us received a piece of paper that was signed by the doctor...it read we were healthy. Cost was $140 pesos total. Whiling
driving back to the Mexican DMV the hubby said..."guess we were considered healthy since were able to walk into the clinic without assistants"
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boe4fun
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Clay County in SD is the way to go for license plates. If you’re looking to get a South Dakota driver’s license the Escapees RV group can help,
but you’ll have to handle the transaction in state.
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geraldalexander7
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I have 2 vehicles registered in SD.
It was a simple call to Clay County, sent them my docs and they sent me registration and stickers.
I no longer need to travel to Cal to get smog checks.
All business with Clay County is handled by phone or online.
Easy peesy lemon squeesy.
DL, residing and voting in SD are totally separate issues.
I only need registration for my vehicles.
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stillnbaja
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| Quote: Originally posted by geraldalexander7 | I have 2 vehicles registered in SD.
It was a simple call to Clay County, sent them my docs and they sent me registration and stickers.
I no longer need to travel to Cal to get smog checks.
All business with Clay County is handled by phone or online.
Easy peesy lemon squeesy.
DL, residing and voting in SD are totally separate issues.
I only need registration for my vehicles.
Gerald |
I've had mine for a long time I also used a phone call and snail mail but now I've got a car waiting for me up there and was hoping my daughter to
have plates, reg, and title waiting for me, now do they require a copy of DL or SSN along with completed app and check? who did it all online?
gracias
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4x4abc
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you need a valid US driver license and a US address
nada mas
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mtgoat666
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The SD registration is a tax/fee dodge for cheap a$$ retirees in Calif, baja, etc.. sD doesn’t like out of state cheap skates because some vote
blue.
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Alan
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 |
The SD registration is a tax/fee dodge for cheap a$$ retirees in Calif, baja, etc.. sD doesn’t like out of state cheap skates because some vote
blue.
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Do you even have the ability to offer
someone a helpful answer?
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Lee
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| Quote: Originally posted by Alan | | Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 |
The SD registration is a tax/fee dodge for cheap a$$ retirees in Calif, baja, etc.. sD doesn’t like out of state cheap skates because some vote
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Do you even have the ability to offer
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Some here have heavy judgment about getting SD plates. They think it's a way to beat the system and save money. That might be true sometimes but
I don't think about those people. Whatever the reasons, SD helped with the red tape of being an out of state resident dealing with a vehicle
that's in Baja (most of the time).
Colorado gave me a waiver for emissions for my Class C one time.
Second time I asked for one, they refused and said they wouldn't allow me to renew my plates without an emissions test and when I said the RV was in
Baja, they said I needed to drive it back for the test.
They also said if my RV was in Baja more than Colorado, I needed to register the vehicle there.
All because of an emissions test.
Clay County in SD is the way to go. Rhonda (if she's still there) was very helpful and always asked for her.
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F*ck it.
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Don Pisto
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worth noting the requirements to import a car into mexico, it had to be built in north america....if you're like me and have a 4runner, thank you
south dakota 
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: Originally posted by Lee |
Colorado gave me a waiver for emissions for my Class C one time.
Second time I asked for one, they refused and said they wouldn't allow me to renew my plates without an emissions test and when I said the RV was in
Baja, they said I needed to drive it back for the test.
They also said if my RV was in Baja more than Colorado, I needed to register the vehicle there.
All because of an emissions test.
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CO govt makes sense. If everyone sought repetitive emissions waivers by simply saying the vehicle was out of town, then everyone would avoid fixing
their emissions problems.
Woke!
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will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
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bajatrailrider
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 |
The SD registration is a tax/fee dodge for cheap a$$ retirees in Calif, baja, etc.. sD doesn’t like out of state cheap skates because some vote
blue.
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Wow talking about a marooon from the the state of no law . Yes sir your one  of those that voted for them . Made Ca a war zone thank you for your service. Talk about cheats look in the mirror .
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