NewStateDrive
Three-path comparison

Drive, ship, or sell a car from Wisconsin to Ohio

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Wisconsin → Ohio

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Ohio fee noteOhio gives new residents 30 days to transfer the vehicle title and registration. Convert the out-of-state title through a county title office before registering at a deputy registrar.

Tax notePlan for title, inspection, registration, deputy-registrar, and possible county permissive-tax charges; confirm sales or use tax treatment with the title office.

Wisconsin recoveryWisconsin does not refund an unused registration period after it begins. A payment for a future period may qualify.

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The state rules behind the ledger

Destination title and registration
Ohio gives new residents 30 days to transfer the vehicle title and registration. Convert the out-of-state title through a county title office before registering at a deputy registrar.
Destination tax and fees
Plan for title, inspection, registration, deputy-registrar, and possible county permissive-tax charges; confirm sales or use tax treatment with the title office.
Inspection or VIN
An out-of-state VIN inspection is required for the Ohio title. Registration also requires an E-Check certificate when the destination county is covered.
Old-state recovery
Wisconsin does not refund an unused registration period after it begins. A payment for a future period may qualify.

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