{"id":4126,"date":"2020-08-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wheels2025dev.wpenginepowered.com\/resource\/tips-for-jurisdictional-management-of-vehicle-registration-plate-renewals\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T21:57:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:57:32","slug":"tips-for-jurisdictional-management-of-vehicle-registration-plate-renewals","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/resource\/tips-for-jurisdictional-management-of-vehicle-registration-plate-renewals\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Jurisdictional Vehicle Registration & Plate Renewals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Across the U.S. and Canada, the Department of Motor Vehicles and Ministries of Transportation have reopened. But what does that mean for the fleet world? Not what you might think.<\/p>\n

Jurisdictions are going through their backlog caused during springtime closures. However, it\u2019s not yet business as usual for fleets.<\/p>\n

While we in the fleet industry often focus on registration-related activities, jurisdictions are responsible for much more than plates and registrations. They\u2019re also tasked with processing driver licenses, driving tests, recreational licenses and more. Since they\u2019ve received the green light to restart operations from their respective authorities, they continue to work through their backlog, often from oldest to newest.<\/p>\n

Vehicle Registration: Plan Ahead And Prepare To Wait<\/h2>\n

Various jurisdictions are open to the public; however, they\u2019re completing fleet-related transactions through other resources. Wheels continues to work with our partners\u00a0to process fleet renewals, while following the guidance of each jurisdiction through their reopening phases.<\/p>\n

With many states\u00a0and provinces requiring inspections or emissions testing prior to registration, consider the time it will take to complete the testing. Jurisdictions remain focused on safety and social distancing guidelines, which may mean they need more time to complete this step. Details around testing are available on each state\u2019s website with instructions for completion.<\/p>\n

Check Wheels\u2019 Delay-Reporting Resources Frequently<\/h2>\n

Wheels remains close to the situation through the support of the American Automotive Leasing Association (AALA) and the American Automotive Motor Vehicle Administration (AAMVA) organizations. Many operations have opted to extend working hours and have brought in additional resources to manage requests since shelter-in-place began. In most cases this is an initial reopening plan, as things are subject to change based on future pandemic-related events.<\/p>\n

In various jurisdictions, Wheels has the ability to process new plate and registration renewal requests once requirements have been secured. During this pandemic, processing transactions has remained online and available through jurisdictional closures in the following U.S. states: Illinois, North Carolina, Maryland, Wisconsin, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and California.<\/p>\n

State and province updates are available via the Wheels COVID-19 Resource Center. Check back each week for the latest updates on registration deadlines for plates, renewals and temp tags. In addition to our resource center, state- and province-level processing and requirement information is available in the Wheels jurisdictional profile, under the registration section in FleetView\u2122.<\/p>\n

US <\/strong>Jurisdictions<\/b><\/p>\n

Canadian\u00a0<\/strong>Jurisdictions<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an example of the state- and province level registration update information provided by Wheels.<\/p>\n