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State Comparison
State
E-credentials accepted for Registration Trip Permits and Temporary Fuel Permits?
Alabama
Electronic permits are allowed on both laptops and phones.
Alaska
Must be able to show permit regardless of service area or will be considered to have no permit.
Arizona
Electronic permits are allowed, but paper copy is preferred.
Arkansas
Electronic permits allowed on seven-inch screen or larger.
California
Electronic transportation permits (RCATZ/STARS2 only) and any required accompaniments are allowed on any electronic device, no minimum screen size. Annuals must be hard copy.
Colorado
Electronic permit allowed, no minimum screen size.
Connecticut
Electronic verification of permit is acceptable, no minimum screen size. Driver must be able to produce the permit on an electric device to show if pulled over.
Delaware
Must have paper permit, state does not allow electronic hand held devices at all per state law.
District of Columbia
Electronic permits are acceptable, no minimum screen size.
Florida
Electronic permits are allowed with no minimum screen size, although blanket permits must be a paper copy.
Georgia
Electronic display of permit is allowed for single trip only.
Hawaii
Must have paper permit.
Idaho
Oversize and Overweight permits can be displayed electronically. No minimum screen size. Temporary registrations/fuel permits must be hard copy.
Illinois
Paper permit required if Police escort is required. All others acceptable electronically, just have to be downloaded so it is readable, such as a PDF. No certain screen size or device required.
Indiana
Electronic permits are acceptable, no screen minimum requirements. Paper permit is required if Police escort is required.
Iowa
Electronic permits are acceptable, no screen minimum requirements.
Kansas
State law says paper permits only, however some highway patrol will accept electronic permits with permit number.
Kentucky
Electronic permits are acceptable, no minimum screen size.
Louisiana
Electronic permits are acceptable, no minimum screen size, permit must be legible.
Maine
Electronic permits are acceptable as long as they can be read by the officer, no minimum screen size.
Maryland
Electronic permits acceptable on smart phone or tablet. No minimum screen size.
Massachusetts
Must have a paper permit.
Michigan
Electronic permits are acceptable, no minimum screen size, they must be signed on the device.
Minnesota
Electronic permits are acceptable on laptops, tablets or smartphone device, no minimum screen size. Must provide complete and legible copies of the permit and general provisions.
Mississippi
Electronic permits are acceptable, no screen size or device requirement.
Missouri
Electronic permits are acceptable, no screen size or device requirement.
Montana
Electronic permits are acceptable, no screen size or device requirement.
Nebraska
Electronic permits are acceptable, no screen size or device requirement.
Nevada
Electronic permits are acceptable, no screen size or device requirement.
New Hampshire
Electronic permits are acceptable if permit can be signed electronically.
New Jersey
Must have a paper permit.
New Mexico
Electronic permits are acceptable, no minimum screen size.
New York
Electronic permits are acceptable, no minimum screen size.
New York Thruway
Must have paper permit.
North Carolina
Electronic permits are acceptable, no minimum screen size.
North Dakota
Electronic permits are acceptable, no minimum screen size.
Ohio
Beginning Tuesday, April 14, 2020, special hauling permits issued through the OHPASS system may be shown when needed via an electronic device, such as a mobile phone. All other rules and regulations apply.
Oklahoma
Must have paper permit.
Oregon
Electronic permits are acceptable, no minimum screen size.
Pennsylvania
Must have paper permit.
Rhode Island
Must have paper permit.
South Carolina
Must have paper permit.
South Dakota
Electronic permits allowed, must be legible, no specific guidelines around screen size.
Tennesee
Electronic permits are acceptable.
Texas
Up to law enforcement's discretion, paper copy is still recommended.
Utah
Electronic permits are acceptable, no screen size or device requirement.
Vermont
Electronic permits are acceptable, no screen size or device requirement.
Virginia
Electronic permits are acceptable.
Washington
Electronic permits are acceptable, must be on a 3'' x 5'' screen minimum. The permit is not valid without a signature, but signature can be electronic. Trip and Fuel permits are the only permit types that must be printed out and signed in ink and may not be stored electronically.
West Virginia
Electronic permits acceptable on smart phone or tablet, no minimum screen size.
Wisconsin
Must have paper permit. Farmers can show their no cost permits electronically.
Wyoming
Electronic Permits are allowed, no minimum screen size.
Alberta
Electronic permits only are acceptable, no minimum screen size.
British Columbia
Electronic permits acceptable, must be downloaded before they enter in case there is no service, no minimum screen requirement.
Manitoba
Electronic permits accepted on single move permits, paper copy is required for Annuals.
Newfoundland
Paper is preferred, but electronic permits are allowed in an emergency, no screen requirement.
New Brunswick
Must have paper permit.
Northwest Territories
Electronic permits are acceptable, no minimum screen size.
Nova Scotia
Must have paper permit.
Ontario
Must have paper permit.
Prince Edward Island
Must have paper permit.
Quebec
Must have paper permit.
Saskatchewan
Electronic permits acceptable, no minimum screen size.
Yukon
Must have paper permit.
Nunavut
Must have paper permit.