Scofflaws: Fighting Fraud

2436   Vehicle License Fraud

2009-2010

Summary

Failure to make initial registration before operation of the vehicle on the highways of this state is a traffic infraction, and the violator must pay a fine of $529 to be deposited into the Vehicle Licensing Fraud Account. The person must pay the delinquent taxes and fees which will be deposited and distributed in the same manner as if the taxes and fees were paid in a timely fashion.

Licensing of a Vehicle in Another State to Evade the Taxes and Fees. A first offense is a gross misdemeanor punishable by:

  • up to one year in the county jail;
  • a fine of $529 to be deposited into the Vehicle License Fraud Account;
  • a fine of $1,000 to be deposited into the Vehicle License Fraud Account; and
  • the payment of the delinquent taxes and fees which will be deposited and distributed
  • in the same manner as if the taxes and fees were paid in a timely fashion.
  • Licensing of a Vehicle in Another State to Evade the Taxes and Fees.

A second or subsequent offense is a gross misdemeanor, punishable by:

  • up to one year in the county jail;
  • a fine of $529 to be deposited into the Vehicle License Fraud Account;
  • a fine of $5,000 to be deposited into the Vehicle License Fraud Account; and
  • the payment of the delinquent taxes and fees which will be deposited and distributed
  • in the same manner as if the taxes and fees were paid in a timely fashion.

A fiscal year appropriation of $75,000 to the DOR and of $250,000 to the WSP is made from the Vehicle Licensing Fraud Account for the purposes of vehicle license fraud enforcement and collections by the WSP and the DOR.