The state use tax rate is 6.25 percent. Depending on where you use or store your OHV, you may owe up to an additional 2 percent in local use taxes.
The TxDMV is required to title off-highway vehicles (ATVs, ROVs, UTVs, and Sand Rails), but these vehicles are not eligible for registration. Off-highway vehicles are eligible to receive an Off-Highway Vehicle license plate, which may be obtained from your county tax assessor-collector's office.
To transfer a Texas titled vehicle, bring in or mail the following to our offices: Texas title, signed and dated by the seller(s) and buyer(s). VTR-130U (Application for Texas title), signed and dated by the seller(s) and buyer(s). Proof of insurance in the buyer's name. Acceptable form of ID. Proof of inspection. Fees.
(2) Application for exempt registration. (A) Application. (B) Emergency medical service vehicle. (C) Fire-fighting vehicle. (D) County marine law enforcement vehicle. (E) United States Coast Guard Auxiliary vehicle. (F) Motor vehicles owned and used by state-supported institutions.
A person operating an off-highway vehicle on a beach or on public land designated for such use by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department must hold a safety certificate indicating completion of a safety training course. The course must be conducted by an approved program sponsor and taught by an approved instructor.
While ATVs and UTVs are not required to be registered for off-highway use in Texas, they do need to be titled. This can be done at a county tax assessor/collector's office. Texas also offers an Off-Highway Vehicle License Plate, which may be obtained from your county tax assessor-collector's office.
To title and register your NEV, take the following to your county tax assessor-collector's office: Evidence of ownership, such as a Manufacturer Certificate of Origin or title. A completed Application for Texas Title and/or Registration (Form 130-U) Proof of insurance.
Off-highway vehicles used exclusively on a farm, ranch or in a timber operation in the production of agricultural or timber products for sale may be exempt from sales and use tax.
Unfortunately Texas does not allow for the registration of street legal atvs, but there is a technical loophole to this. You can get it registered out of state in a state that will allow the registration of atvs and be able to in turn then drive it in Texas with the out of state registration.
Texas: In Texas, go-karts can be registered as LSVs if they meet the necessary safety requirements and are insured. The state allows LSVs to operate on roads with a speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less.