Reply With QuoteEven at $292 it's still WAY cheaper than CA.
Ill have to check the difference in registration in CA vs AZ now. I'd rather give it it AZ.... but I will go with the least expensive.
Even at $292 it's still WAY cheaper than CA.
Ill have to check the difference in registration in CA vs AZ now. I'd rather give it it AZ.... but I will go with the least expensive.
Keep in mind, in CA you will be assessed 1% of the boats purchase price in additional property taxes, so on a $50k boat, that is $500 extra.
If this happens I guess it might be back to California for my Boat,Besides 1% of the Price of the Boat which is 29 years old will be alot cheaper.
Boat Cop, I don't know if you have the answer to this. But, what makes one eligible to legally register as an Az resident? Just an Az address, or actual fulltime residence????? I will have one before the other and wouldn't mind taking advantage of resident status as soon as possible, but I want to do it legally. I would feel stupid getting in trouble over $200 .
But, what makes one eligible to legally register as an Az resident?
According to the law, to qualify as a "resident" the person must have any vehicles required to be registered, registered in Arizona, Driver's license in Arizona, work in Arizona, registered, or be eligible to be registered to vote in Arizona, have children attending school in Arizona, or any of the other things that make one a "resident".
Just owning property, as in a vacation home, doesn't qualify.
I think AZGFD has been lax in enforcing this provision, instead relying on the mailing address, so those who get their registration papers mailed to their Arizona vacation home are getting the "Resident" rate.
Because of the potential loss of huge revenues from this change, I have a feeling that if this goes through, they will be verifying the "resident" status of boat owners and applying the law as written.
Because of the budget crisis in AZ right now, they may be reviewing "resident" status anyway, just to make sure they're getting what is legally theirs.
Sucks..but still cheaper than Cali!!!
Not once the boat gets a few years old it's not!
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