And yippee for the military being exempt from having to locally register vehicles. Not that it matters, I've lived in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Hampton, and Newport News and NONE of them require emissions checks. You don't have to live there long to realize it's because half the population would be car-less overnight!
True, I choose SC, I pay <20 bucks a year for tags. Custom tags only cost a 1 time 30 dollars or so for the plates, no additional fees ever!