Vehicles are registered on a staggered basis according to the registered owner’s birth month. The registration expires at midnight on the owner’s birthday. Exceptions are Mobile home registrations, which are renewed in December; Company owned vehicles must be renewed in June; truck-tractors, semi-trailers, trucks over 5000 lbs., and 9 passenger and over automobiles for hire, which must be renewed in December; Lease vehicles which renew on a staggered basis throughout the year. The Tax Collector must check proof of insurance on all motor vehicles, except trailers and motorcycles. A delinquent fee is imposed on persons failing to timely register these vehicles. Renewals can be made three months in advance