Trailer registration
Trailer registration in Idaho: the agency, the required documents, and the exact steps, sourced from Idaho Transportation Department – Division of Motor Vehicles (ITD DMV).
Who to contact
Idaho Transportation Department – Division of Motor Vehicles (ITD DMV)
Visit the official Idaho pageStep by step
Title the trailer (proof of ownership) at a county DMV / assessor motor vehicle office
Choose annual or multi-year registration, or a permanent trailer plate option
Register and pay fees via DMV Online (dmvonline.itd.idaho.gov) or a county DMV office
Renew online, by mail, in person, or by phone before expiration
What to bring
Fees & renewal
Fees
$5.00 annual; $20 for a five-year registration; $30 for a ten-year registration (per fetched ITD vehicle-registrations page)
Renewal
Renews annual.
Good to know
ITD DMV registers trailers. Fetched ITD page states annual $5 / 5-year $20 / 10-year $30. A separate one-time Permanent Trailer Plate option also exists (ITD form 3036); its one-time fee (reported ~$106.75) was on an application PDF not directly fetched, so treat that specific amount as needs_verification. OHV/snowmobile trailers are ordinary DMV trailers, NOT IDPR items.
More for Idaho
General guidance
Most states require any trailer towed on public roads to carry a title or registration, but the agency, the paperwork, and whether the rule depends on trailer weight vary by state. Pick your state below for the sourced, step-by-step process.
Nearly every state asks for a title, a manufacturer’s certificate of origin, or a bill of sale before it will issue a registration or plate. A homemade or older trailer without a title usually needs a separate title-application process before registration.
A number of states only require registration above a set gross weight, or price the fee by weight class. Check your state’s page below for whether a weight threshold applies before you assume a small utility trailer is exempt.
Most states issue the trailer plate through a county tag office, license plate agent, or DMV field office rather than by mail from the state capital. Confirm the exact office in the state guide below before you drive over.
Common questions
Yes — Idaho requires registration for this vehicle type. Idaho Transportation Department – Division of Motor Vehicles (ITD DMV) handles it; see the steps above.
Idaho lists a annual renewal cadence for this vehicle type.
It depends on the state and, in several states, on the trailer’s weight. Some states exempt trailers under a set gross weight from registration entirely, while others require every trailer towed on public roads to carry a plate. Check your state’s guide below — never assume a small trailer is exempt without confirming with the agency listed there.
Homemade trailers and some older trailers were never titled. Most states have a bonded-title or title-application process for exactly this situation — it usually starts at the same agency that handles trailer registration. The state guide below names that agency.