do utility trailers need tags and registration in alabama
Attention drivers: Utility trailers must have license tags. Although not everyone may realize it, utility trailers like this one are required to have license tags in Alabama. The tags only cost $12 each, but not having one can cost more than $200. Motorists of Alabama, consider yourselves warned: state law requires that most utility trailers have license tags on them, and you can be ticketed and fined for not complying with this law. According to Talladega police Capt. Leon Thomas, many people are not aware of the license requirement.
The State of Tennessee does not require individuals to title and license utility trailers for private use, as long as you are pulling the trailer behind a Tennessee-licensed vehicle. Some states do require a proper registration.