Delaware Administrative Code
Title 2 - Transportation
2000 - Department of Transportation
2200 - Division of Motor Vehicles
Vehicle Services
2266 - Vehicle Document Fees
Section 2266-2.0 - Exceptions
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
In addition to the waivers of the vehicle document fee as specified in Section 3002(a), Chapter 30, Title 30, and Title 21, Chapter 21, Section 2102, the document fee shall not be imposed on the sale, transfer or registration of motor vehicles or trailers in the following circumstances.
2.1 Transfer of a motor vehicle, vehicle, or trailer by way of a gift from an immediate family member including spouse, parent, child, sibling, and grandparent, to include step and in-laws. This exemption only applies to the transfer of Delaware title.
2.2 Transfer between joint owners, provided that for the preceding 30 days the vehicle was previously titled in the name of the joint owners and transferred without monetary consideration to one or more of the joint owners.
2.3 Transfer resulting from inheritance from or bequest of a descendant. However, purchases from an estate are subject to the vehicle document fee.
2.4 Change of name only because of marriage, adoption, or other court order.
2.5 Transfer of a motor vehicle, vehicle, or trailer from a lessor to a lessee pursuant to a lease-purchase agreement, provided that the lessee has been in continuous possession of the vehicle for at least one year. Lessee must provide a letter from the lessor stating lessee paid the original document fee".
2.6 Lien change but only when such a change of a lien on a motor vehicle, vehicle, or trailer when the registered owner has not changed.
2.7 If such vehicle was previously registered in Delaware by the same owner who already paid a vehicle document fee, was then registered in another state, and is being re-registered in Delaware by the same owner.
2.8 Transfer of a motor vehicle, vehicle or trailer if such transfer is accompanied by an agreement of substitution which is equal in value to the net purchase price of the original motor vehicle, vehicle or trailer.
2.9 Registration of a motor vehicle by a member of the military (active, reserve or national guard) and their dependent family members who are stationed, on either a temporary or permanent basis, within the State, whose vehicles are registered in their state of residence or at their previous duty assignment (to include an overseas assignment). Military member or their dependent family member must provide documentation acceptable to the Division of Motor Vehicles indicating a temporary or permanent change of duty station within 90 days of relocating to the State or within 90 days of vehicle purchase.
