61-3-535. Motor vehicle registration renewal -- reminder notice and renewal by mail.
61-3-535. Motor vehicle registration renewal -- reminder notice and renewal by mail. (1) The owner of a motor vehicle subject to renewal of registration under 61-3-312 may renew the registration of a motor vehicle by mail or by electronic methods when the value, age, length, weight, or other criteria used to determine the tax or fee for a particular type of motor vehicle are available to the department by electronic means.
(2) Any mail renewal procedure developed by the department must:
(a) include a procedure to facilitate automated handling of mail renewal, including issuance of replacement plates when required by statute;
(b) include a procedure to verify compliance with 61-6-301 using the system provided in 61-6-157; and
(c) provide for a written reminder notice by mail to the owner of a motor vehicle of the requirement to renew the vehicle's registration.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 614, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 32, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 420, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 611, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 450, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 604, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 365, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 580, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 121, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 496, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 592, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 119, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 95, Ch. 596, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 413, L. 2009.