RENEW VEHICLE REGISTRATION

Start the process early, up to 3 months before expiration, to make sure you get your new registration before the old one runs out. All registrations end on the last day of the month. We'll send you a reminder postcard about two months before your registration is due to expire.

Make sure you keep us updated on your address changes. Click here to update.

Do I Qualify for Permanent Registration?

If you are 65 or over, have a disability, or would like to pay for the z-tab permanent registration, you may do so online here.

How can I renew my Registration?

Online - The quickest, easiest, and least expensive way to register is to do so online.

• • You can renew your registration starting 3 months before it expires. renew here
  • If you renew within a year after it expires, your registration will last for 2 more years from the original expiration date. renew here
  • If it has been expired for more than a year, you'll get a new expiration month and your registration will last for 2 years from that new date. You may renew online here in this circumstance.

In-Person - There is a $10 walk-in fee for renewing in person. You can avoid this fee by renewing online.

About Expiration Dates

When you first register a vehicle in Alaska, it gets a specific month when it needs to be renewed, and this month stays the same even if the vehicle gets a new owner.

If the vehicle's registration has been expired for less than a year, you'll need to pay the full fee for two years starting from the month it expired. This applies even if you've just bought the vehicle and it was the previous owner who let the registration expire, or if the vehicle wasn't used during that time.

If the registration has expired for more than a year, or if the last owner didn't have to pay registration fees then the registration process starts anew.