✅ Updated March 2022

Ultimate guide to Registering your Vehicle in Massachusetts

Here'due south the ultimate guide to registering your vehicle in Massachusetts. We've simplified the entire process for you so you can salve time.

What You'll Need to Annals your Vehicle in Massachusetts

📌 Application for Registration and Title ( Form RMV-1 ) (completed & signed by dealer OR by yourself and the private seller; also signed & stamped by a registered insurance amanuensis)

📌 Proof of insurance

📌 If you purchased the vehicle from a dealership…

      • Manufacturer's Document 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 class or previous owner's Certificate of Title (must include engagement sold, odometer reading, purchase price, and your and previous possessor's signatures on back of Certificate of Title); OR
      • Pecker of sale and previous registration certificate (for vehicles that are age-exempt from titling)

📌 If you purchased the vehicle in a private sale…

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

📌 Lienholder information (if applicable)

📌 Payment for fees and taxes

  • $75 for Massachusetts championship fee
  • $60 for 2-year passenger vehicle registration fee
  • Sales tax (calculated as six.25% of purchase price of vehicle; not applicative to vehicles purchased out-of-state and registered out-of-state for at least 6 months)

What Yous'll Do to Register your Vehicle in Massachusetts

If you purchased your vehicle from a dealership...

  • Pace i: Have the dealer consummate and sign the Application for Registration and Title ( Form RMV-1 )
    • Ensure that lienholder information is included (if applicable)
  • Step 2: Procure vehicle insurance and take insurance agent stamp and sign your completed Application for Registration and Title ( Form RMV-ane )
  • Step 3: Visit your nearest RMV function ( optional: make an appointment!)
    • Submit required documents and ID
    • Submit $lx payment plus sales taxation assessment (if applicative)
    • Receive your temporary vehicle championship, vehicle registration certificate, new license plates, and a registration decal for your rear license plate
  • Step four: Inside 7 days, bring your vehicle for inspection, which must include the following:
    • Safety exam
    • Emissions and smog test (applicable to most vehicles)
  • Stride v: Receive your Massachusetts vehicle title via U.Due south. mail inside 2-iv weeks

If y'all purchased your vehicle from a individual seller...

  • Step 1: Procure vehicle insurance and have the insurance agent comlete, stamp, and sign your Awarding for Registration and Title ( Form RMV-one )
    • Ensure that lienholder information is included on the form (if applicable)
  • Step two: Visit your nearest RMV office ( optional: make an engagement!)
    • Nowadays the required documents & ID
    • Submit $sixty payment plus sales revenue enhancement assessment (if applicable)
    • Receive your temporary vehicle title, vehicle registration document, new license plates, and a registration decal for your rear license plate
  • Step 3: Inside 7 days, bring your vehicle for inspection, which must include the following:
    • Safety test
    • Emissions and smog examination (applicable to well-nigh vehicles)
  • Step 4: Receive your Massachusetts vehicle championship via U.Southward. mail inside two-4 weeks

Caveats and Exceptions

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

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