Vehicle Registration Receipt Needed for Homestead Application 

Your vehicle registration receipt is an important document and should be saved!  A new Texas law requires new applicants of a residence homestead exemption to provide a copy of their vehicle registration receipt along with their driver’s license or state-issued identification to the appraisal district.  The address on your license, registration receipt and homestead application must all correspond.  The titled vehicle owner can request a copy of the registration receipt for $2.00 by visiting one of our offices or by mail using the form in the link below.

 Duplicate Registration Receipt Request Form VTR-275

 Application for Residence Homestead Exemption

Your vehicle registration can be renewed using any of the following methods:

Register On-Line:

A current vehicle registration can be renewed online by going to www.texas.gov with a credit card for a $3 processing fee.  Late registrations cannot be renewed online. 

Register at Williamson County Tax Office(s): in person transactions require government issued photo identification.

Williamson County residents may go into their local Williamson County tax offices which include Georgetown, Taylor, Round Rock or Cedar Park. Please bring the renewal notice and current proof of insurance that meets the Texas requirements.

* If the title owner is unable to come into the office and would like to send someone on their behalf, please contact your local tax office for requirements.

Additional Registration Locations:

Registration Renewals may also be done at a Williamson County HEB (excluding the Taylor location) or AAA Texas LLC located at 13376 Hwy 183 North, Ste. 108, Austin 78750. HEB and AAA are not able to process renewals that require new plates or if the registration is expired. The renewal must be done at your local Williamson County Tax Office.   

Military

If you are a Texas Military resident serving out of state, you may renew your registration online or designate a representative to register the vehicle for you by providing them a signed Power of Attorney form with original signature (faxed, scanned or emailed copies are not acceptable and must be signed in ink), a copy of your current Texas Liability insurance (if you have out of state insurance please provide proof that it meets the Texas requirements), and a copy of your driver's license. Your representative can renew your registration in person at a Williamson County Tax office location or by mail.

Non-residents serving in Texas are not required to register their vehicles in Texas.

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Registration and License Plate Fees - Registration and license plate fees changed September 1, 2011. The registration fee change went into effect with August 2011 expirations.
 

Late Registration Fees

After your vehicle registration has expired, you have five business days to renew your registration without penalty. If you renew your vehicle's registration after it is due, you will have to disclose if anyone received a citation for driving that vehicle with an expired registration and whether or not the vehicle has been driven. Depending on the facts, registration may be issued for a 12 month period or a penalty of 20% in addition to the 12 month registration period will be charged. Late registrations cannot be renewed online but can be processed at one of our office locations. You may also contact our office for fees.

Title Transfer Fees

Title Fee
$33 

Gift Tax
$10

Title Transfer Fee Penalties

You have 30 calendar days from the date of sale to title and register the vehicle to avoid paying a late transfer penalty. If you don't apply for a new title within 30 calendar days, you will automatically be charged a $25 penalty, plus another $25 for every month you're late. 

Sales Tax Fees

Motor Vehicle Sales Tax: 
1. Sales Tax is 6.25% of the Taxable value (Taxable value equals Purchase Price less any Trade In and/or Manufacturer's Rebate or the price you paid or consideration given for the vehicle). 

2. Amount of tax paid to another STATE (local taxes included are not considered for credit purposes) (include a copy of your PAID Tax Receipt IN YOUR NAME in order to receive proper sales tax credit). 

3. If your proof of sales tax paid in another state exceeds the sales tax amount calculated for the state of Texas, you owe no tax. 

4. New resident tax is $90.00. You may also need to provide sales tax verification if a vehicle has been previously registered and titled by you in another state. If you are transferring title into your name from a recent purchase you will pay Texas sales tax (6.25%) which replaces the new resident fee.

Sales Tax Fee Penalties

Vehicle transfers should take place within 30 calendar days of date of sale. After the 30th calendar day, an additional penalty fee will be added. Please contact our office for additonal information 512-943-1602. 

Acceptable methods of payment

• cash
• checks - must include driver's license number and day time phone number.
• money orders
• credit cards with a Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express logo along with the cardholders driver's license.  There is a 2.75% vendor convenience fee for all motor vehicles credit card transactions, with a minimum fee of $1.  The convenience fees associated with credit card transactions are passed along to credit card users and are not paid by the Williamson County budget. Payments made by check may be converted to an electronic funds transfer. 

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