Registration Forms

This form is used to apply for an aircraft dealer registration.

Complete the Aircraft Dealer Registration Application. Mail the completed application and appropriate registration fee to the Registry of Motor Vehicles, Attn: Aircraft Registration.

This form is used to apply for an aircraft registration.

Complete the aircraft registration application. Mail the completed application and appropriate registration fee to the Registry of Motor Vehicles, Attn: Aircraft Registration.

Once you have received permission to use a Year of Manufacture Plate, an Antique Normal Plate or you have received the postcard informing you that your Antique Vanity Plate is in the requested RMV branch office, you must present this completed Application with the appropriate documentation and applicable fees to a full service RMV branch office to register your vehicle. You must have this Application signed and notarized before registering your vehicle.

Please complete this application and submit it, along with the required documents, to the nearest full service RMV branch office.

This form is used to apply for a Ham Radio Operator plate.

Complete the Ham Radio Operator application. Mail the completed form, a copy of your FCC license, and a $20 check or money order, payable to the RMV, to the address listed at the top of the application.

Use this application to enroll in the International Registration Plan (IRP).IRP is an optional program for licensing commercial vehicles traveling in two or more IRP jurisdictions. A jurisdiction may be a state or a Canadian province.

Use this form if you currently have a Lottery plate and you want to re-assign the Lottery plate to an immediate family member or to someone with whom you have a significant personal relationship.

This form is used to apply for a Medical Doctor plate. Only physicians who are actively registered by the Board of Registration in Medicine are eligible for these plates.

Complete the Medical Doctor application. The Board of Registration section must be completed by an official at the Board of Registration in Medicine. Bring the completed application to any full service RMV branch. Pay the appropriate fees to obtain these plates

Complete the Application for Veteran Plates. Completed applications must be brought to any full-service RMV branch or they can be mailed to: Special Plates Registry of Motor Vehicles PO Box 55895 Boston, MA 02205-5895 Please note, decals may only be attached to your Veteran (Flag) plates. Please refer to this chart for Veteran qualifications.

Complete the form and bring it to a full service RMV branch to register a moped. This form is screen-fillable, which means you may print and complete it by hand or complete it on screen and print it.

Complete the National Guard application. The Certificate of Massachusetts National Guard section must be completed by an official at the Massachusetts National Guard Headquarters. Bring the completed application to any full service RMV branch . Pay the appropriate fees to obtain these plates.

Application for News Photographer Plate
(revised 09/05)

This form is used to apply for a News Photographer plate. Only active members of the Boston Press Photographer’s Association are eligible to apply.

Complete the News Photographer application. The application must be certified by the Boston Press Photographer's Association. Mail the completed form to the address listed at the top of the application

Application for Registration Hold by a Member of the Military

This application can be completed by any Massachusetts resident who is being deployed to, or is present in, a theater of combat operations.  If you qualify, you are permitted to retain one or more sets of registration plates for the duration of your deployment. These plates will be cancelled and put in a "hold" status. They will be reactivated for no fee when you return.

Complete the application.  Bring the completed application, along with photocopies of your deployment papers, to any full-service RMV branch, or mail them to the address on the application.

Complete the application and be sure all owners sign it. Bring the completed form to any full service RMV branch office. Once an RMV representative has approved your application, you will be required to pay the appropriate fee to have your plate ordered for manufacture.

Application for Awarded Medal Veteran Plates (revised 11/07)

Please complete the application and mail it to the address shown on the top. Make sure you include all required documents. If you have any questions about the form, please call the number at the top of the form.

Please refer to this chart for Veteran qualifications.

Application for Awarded Medal Veterans' Plates for a Surviving Spouse

This application is used by the surviving spouse of a veteran to apply for Silver Star, Bronze Star, Congressional Medal of Honor, Legion of Valor, Pearl Harbor Survivor, and Distinguished Flying Cross plates.

Please complete the application and mail it to the address shown on the top. Make sure you include all required documents. If you have any questions about the form, please call the number at the top of the form.

Application for Veterans ’ Plates for a Surviving Spouse

This application can be used by the surviving spouse of a veteran to apply for veteran's plates for their passenger vehicles or motorcycles.

Complete the application.  Bring the completed application, along with a legible photocopy of your spouse's death certificate and "Honorable Discharge," "DD-214," or "Release from Active Duty," to any full-service RMV branch, or mail them to the address on the application.

Approval Process for Electronic Insurance Stamps and RMV Forms

Massachusetts has a process for insurance companies to produce an electronic signature and insurance certification stamp for their customers’ registration applications. These are the guidelines to help with the approval process.

The RMV must approve all electronically generated forms and insurance stamps prior to implementation. Contact information and instructions are included in this document.

Mail the completed form to: I-Pay-Tax Compliance, 2nd Floor P.O. Box 55889 Boston, MA 02205-5889 Or You may also fax the completed form to (617) 351-9560.

Mail the completed C-19 form to the address below. Your C-19 form will be mailed back to you with a Registrar's stamp on it. Make a photocopy for your insurance company and keep the original for your own records. You need to provide the Assessor's Office from your town with a copy of your plate cancellation receipt and documentation on the whereabouts of your vehicle so they can process any excise tax adjustment that may be due.

• Registration and Title (RT)
• Registration Only (RO)
• Registration Transfer (RX)
• Title Only (TO)
• Salvage Title (ST)
• Summer/Winter Swap (SW)
• Title Add Registration (TAR)
• Surviving Spouse (SS)

This form will be rejected by the RMV for the following reasons:

• The form is not printed on 8 ½ x 11 white paper
• The form is printed on color paper
• The form is printed on card stock
• The form is not signed in the appropriate places by the registered owner(s)
• The form is not legible due to ink smears or low toner marks

Use this form to change your insurance company, to reinstate your insurance, swap to a different plate, amend information on your registration, or to renew your registration.

Do not use the RMV-3 Form if there are any changes in ownership or you are requesting a summer/winter swap. In these cases, an original application for title (RMV-1 form) must be completed.