✅ Updated May 2022

Ultimate guide to Registering your Vehicle in Massachusetts

Here's the ultimate guide to registering your vehicle in Massachusetts. Nosotros've simplified the entire process for you then you can relieve time.

What You'll Need to Annals your Vehicle in Massachusetts

📌 Application for Registration and Championship ( Form RMV-1 ) (completed & signed by dealer OR past yourself and the private seller; besides signed & stamped by a registered insurance agent)

📌 Proof of insurance

📌 If y'all purchased the vehicle from a dealership…

      • Manufacturer'southward Certificate of Origin (for brand new vehicles only; must include appointment sold, odometer reading, purchase cost, and dealer signature on dorsum of form);
      • Dealer re-assignment grade or previous owner's Certificate of Championship (must include date sold, odometer reading, buy price, and your and previous possessor's signatures on back of Certificate of Title); OR
      • Bill of sale and previous registration certificate (for vehicles that are age-exempt from titling)

📌 If yous purchased the vehicle in a private sale…

    • Vehicle title from seller, including (on dorsum of title):
      • Date of auction
      • Odometer reading at the fourth dimension of sale
      • Purchase price (if omitted, must provide a bill of sale)
      • Printed names and signatures of both buyer and seller
    • Most recent registration and beak of sale (if the vehicle is exempt from registration due to age)

📌 Lienholder information (if applicable)

📌 Payment for fees and taxes

  • $75 for Massachusetts title fee
  • $60 for ii-yr passenger vehicle registration fee
  • Sales taxation (calculated equally 6.25% of purchase price of vehicle; not applicable to vehicles purchased out-of-land and registered out-of-land for at least half-dozen months)

What You'll Practice to Annals your Vehicle in Massachusetts

If yous purchased your vehicle from a dealership...

  • Step i: Have the dealer complete and sign the Awarding for Registration and Championship ( Form RMV-1 )
    • Ensure that lienholder data is included (if applicable)
  • Stride 2: Procure vehicle insurance and have insurance agent postage stamp and sign your completed Application for Registration and Championship ( Form RMV-1 )
  • Step 3: Visit your nearest RMV office ( optional: brand an appointment!)
    • Submit required documents and ID
    • Submit $60 payment plus sales tax assessment (if applicable)
    • Receive your temporary vehicle title, vehicle registration document, new license plates, and a registration decal for your rear license plate
  • Pace 4: Within 7 days, bring your vehicle for inspection, which must include the following:
    • Safety test
    • Emissions and smog test (applicative to most vehicles)
  • Step 5: Receive your Massachusetts vehicle title via U.S. mail service inside 2-four weeks

If you purchased your vehicle from a individual seller...

  • Step 1: Procure vehicle insurance and have the insurance agent comlete, stamp, and sign your Application for Registration and Title ( Grade RMV-1 )
    • Ensure that lienholder information is included on the course (if applicable)
  • Step 2: Visit your nearest RMV office ( optional: brand an appointment!)
    • Nowadays the required documents & ID
    • Submit $threescore payment plus sales revenue enhancement assessment (if applicable)
    • Receive your temporary vehicle championship, vehicle registration certificate, new license plates, and a registration decal for your rear license plate
  • Stride 3: Within 7 days, bring your vehicle for inspection, which must include the following:
    • Safety test
    • Emissions and smog test (applicable to near vehicles)
  • Step iv: Receive your Massachusetts vehicle championship via U.S. mail service within 2-iv weeks

Caveats and Exceptions

Is the vehicle from a family member or a gift?  Then you may be exempt from paying sales tax.  Consummate and submit a Sales Tax Exemption Form ( MVU-26 ) to determine your eligibility.

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