Registration fees.
Memphis Code of Ordinances § 11-60-4
in effectSec. 11-60-4. - Registration fees.
A. For every motor vehicle which is registered as required by this chapter, the owner thereof as classified under T.C.A. § 55-4-111 shall pay the city's registration agent fees as follows:
Vehicle Registration Fee Classes | Current | Proposed
Class (A) Motorcycles | $10.00 | $20.00
Class (B) Motorcycles with three wheels, used in furtherance of a commercial enterprise | $21.00 | $62.00
Class (C) Passenger motor vehicles | $30.00 | $60.00
Class (E) Private buses (not for hire) | $30.00 | $60.00
Class (F) Low-speed vehicles "Low Speed Vehicle" means any four wheeled electric or gasoline vehicle, excluding golf carts, whose top speed is greater than 20 mph but not greater than 25 mph, including neighborhood electric vehicles. Low speed vehicles must comply with the standards in 49 FR 571.500. | $30.00 | $60.00
Class (G) Medium-speed vehicles "Medium Speed Vehicle" means any four wheeled electric or gasoline vehicle, excluding golf cans, whose top speed is greater than 30 mph but not greater than 35 mph, including neighborhood electric vehicles and mini-trucks. Medium speed vehicles must meet or exceed the federal safety standards set forth in 49 CFR 571.500. | $30.00 | $60.00
Class (H) (i) Class I off-highway vehicles "Class I off-highway vehicle" means a motorized vehicle with not less than four non-highway tires, no more than six non-highway tires, whose top speed is greater than 35 mph, that is limited in total dry weight up to 2,500 lbs, that is 80 inches or less in width, and that has a non-straddle seating capable of holding no more than four passengers and a steering wheel. "Class I off-highway vehicle" includes mini-trucks. | $30.00 | $60.00
Class (H) (ii) Class II off-highway vehicles "Class II off-highway vehicle" means any off-highway vehicle that is designed to be primarily used for recreational purposes, that has a non-straddle seating capable of holding at least two but no more than four passengers and a steering wheel, and that is commonly referred to as a sand buggy, dune buggy, rock crawler, or sand rail, "Class II off-highway vehicle" does not include a snowmobile or other vehicle designed to travel exclusively over snow or ice. | $30.00 | $60.00
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES
CLASS | WEIGHT | MEMPHIS FEE
BU1 | 1-7 SEATS | $60.00
BU2 | 8-15 SEATS | $60.00
BU3 | 16-25 SEATS | $60.00
BU4 | 26-25 SEATS | $60.00
BU5 | OVER 25 SEATS | $60.00
BU6 | WITHIN CITY | $60.00
HO1 | 9000 | $68.00
H02 | 16000 | $81.00
H03 | 20000 | $113.00
H04 | 26000 | $144.00
H05 | 32000 | $176.00
H06 | 38000 | $207.00
H07 | 44000 | $239.00
H08 | 55000 | $382.00
H09 | 66000 | $413.00
H10 | 74000 | $476.00
H11 | 80000 | $552.00
J02 | 16000 | $68.00
J03 | 20000 | $81.00
J04 | 26000 | $113.00
J05 | 32000 | $144.00
J06 | 38000 | $176.00
J07 | 44000 | $207.00
J08 | 56000 | $309.00
J09 | 66000 | $382.00
J10 | 74000 | $413.00
J11 | 80000 | $476.00
Z01 | 74000 LOCAL | $413.00
Z02 | 74000 MULTI | $413.00
Z03 | LOCAL CONCRETE | $413.00
Z04 | MULTI CONCRETE | $413.00
Z05 | 80000 LOCAL | $476.00
Z06 | 80000 MULTI | $476.00
FL1 | 9000 | $40.00
FL2 | 16000 | $43.00
FL3 | 20000 | $51.00
FL4 | 26000 | $59.00
FL5 | 32000 | $67.00
FL6 | 38000 | $74.00
FL7 | 44000 | $82.00
FL8 | 56000 | $101.00
F19 | 66000 | $108.00
FL10 | 74000 | $124.00
FL11 | 80000 | $143.00
WDI | WELL DRILLER | $68.00
SPO | SEMI TRAILER
B. Registration fee for dealers, manufacturers and transporters.
1. Any manufacturer, transporter or dealer owning a motor vehicle for the sole purpose of resale may obtain "dealer" registration of the vehicle at the hereinafter fees for the specified purpose of operating such vehicles upon the city streets. Operation upon the streets of the city under this special registration is to be limited to operation by their customers for temporary purposes, not in excess of 24 hours, or for movement of any vehicle of the like type upon the city streets solely for the purpose of delivery. The operation of service vehicles owned by a manufacturer or transporter or dealer while using special registration is not permitted. The fee for the first registration shall be at the rate of $41.00, for a passenger motor vehicle and the charge for each additional registration for the manufacturer, transporter or dealer special registration shall be at $21.00 per vehicle.
2. Any dealer engaged in the sale of trucks (freight motor vehicles) at retail may make application for purchase of special dealer registration at a fee of $325.00 per unit. No dealer shall permit such registrations to be used by any person except one who is a prospective purchaser of such track. All other restrictions that apply to such dealers in T.C.A. § 55-4-117 shall also apply to the city registration.
C. Proration of fees for any class shall be done in accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee.
D. All city registrations issued for motor vehicles as registered for state purposes under chapters 1 through 6 of title 55, T.C.A., shall expire at the same date set out in T.C.A. § 55-4-104 for the registration with the state.
E. These fees shall apply to all vehicles whose registration becomes due from and after the effective date hereof.
(Code 1967, § 23-61; Code 1985, § 21-268; Ord. No. 244 § 1, 8-20-1968; Ord. No. 425 § 2, 4-1-1969; Ord. No. 462 § 2, 4-29-1969; Ord. No. 596 § 1, 12-9-1969; Ord. No. 1357 § 1, 7-5-1972; Ord. No. 1979 § 1, 3-5-1974; Ord. No. 2491 § 1, 9-7-1976; Ord. No. 2559 § 1, 2-1-1977; Ord. No. 3187 § 1(3), 2-2-1982; Ord. No. 5912, § 1, 8-6-2024)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11VETR_CH11-60REVE_ART1GEPR_S11-60-4REFEFetched: 10/28/2026