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Register and Title Your Vehicle

To drive in Massachusetts, a vehicle and trailer needs to be properly registered with the RMV, and the vehicle owner must have a legally acquired title.

Find out how to register and title your vehicle or trailer for the first time in Massachusetts.
If your vehicle is already registered and titled in Massachusetts, visit the Vehicle Registration and/or Vehicle Certificate of Title pages.

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Top tasks

Apply for a registration and title for a vehicle purchased from a dealer  Apply for a registration and title for a vehicle purchased from an individual or business entity   Apply for a Non-Resident Short-Term Registration 

All other tasks

Transfer your registration and title from out of state  Transfer your registration to a vehicle or trailer purchased from a dealer   Transfer your registration to a vehicle or trailer purchased from an individual  Register a limited use vehicle  Request to withdraw a vehicle title for a new vehicle 

What you need to know

Title types and definitions  Total loss and salvage vehicles  Surviving spouse/Heirship/Inheritance  Moped operation requirements  Identity requirements for vehicle registration  Low speed vehicles  Imported Foreign Vehicles  Massachusetts Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) Program  Mass General Laws and CMRs related to Section 5 registrations  Vehicle inspections   Family/gift transfers 

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