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Motor Vehicle
Welcome to the Knox County Clerk Motor Vehicle Web Page. Thank you for using our website. We trust you will find it useful and easy to navigate. Because there is so much information about motor vehicle registration and related topics, we have provided a number of links so you can navigate directly to your area of interest. Please feel free to contact any of our six locations or email us at motor.vehicle@knoxcounty.org for more specific information. All Knox County Clerk’s office locations offer motor vehicle title and registration services. We invite you to use our online services for your vehicle tag renewals, as well as to download necessary forms and documents you may require for your transaction.
KNOX COUNTY WHEEL TAX
There is a $36.00 wheel tax in Knox County for all motorized vehicles and cycles. The tax does not apply to trailers. There are exemptions from the Wheel Tax under certain conditions. Please review the Affidavit for Wheel Tax Exemption to see if you qualify. Owners meeting the exemption criteria as set forth in the Knox County Wheel Tax Ordinance (O-04-5-101(a)) are relieved of $30 of the cost of registrations.
WHO MUST OBTAIN A VEHICLE TITLE
Every owner of a vehicle, except a registered dealer, must obtain a title in his or her name. The owner of a vehicle must apply for a Certificate of Title and Registration at one of the seven Knox County Clerk's office locations in the area. The County Clerk will collect the proper fees and issue the registration at that time. Please allow 10-15 business days for title processing. Once your vehicle is properly titled and registered, your registration must be renewed every year. At this time, Knox County does not require emissions inspections for passenger vehicles. Alterations, erasures or white out voids Tennessee Certificates of Title.
We are proud sponsors of the State Organ Donor Awareness Program, so when visiting our office, please consider donating a dollar to this worthy cause. We welcome any questions, comments and suggestions that will help us serve you better.
Click on the links below to go directly to the information on the following topics:
- Current Tennessee Residents Purchasing a Vehicle
- New or Returning Residents Registering a Vehicle
- Members of the Military Tag and Title Registration and Renewal Instructions
- Registering Boats or Personal Watercraft
- Tennessee Sales Tax
- Replacement for Lost or Damaged Title Certificates
- Motor Vehicle Tag Renewals
- Replacing Lost or Stolen Tags and Decals
- Disabled Driver License Plates and Placards
Click on the links below to go directly to the following forms or sites:
- Acceptable Forms of Identification
- Acceptable Proof of Residency
- Affidavit of Inheritance Form
- Affidavit of Non-Dealer Transfers of Motor Vehicles and Boats
- Affidavit for Wheel Tax Exemption
- Amateur Radio Tag Application
- Application for Disabled Driver Plates and/or Placards
- Application for Replacement Title
- Application for Tennessee Personalized License Plate
- Email Motor Vehicle
- Emergency Management Office
- Members of the Military Tag and Title Registration and Renewal Instructions
- NADA Book Value
- National Guard Office
- Noting of Lien Application
- Odometer Mileage Statement
- Power of Attorney
- Specialty Plates
- State Organ Donor Awareness Program
- Tennessee State Sales Tax
- Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
