Motor Vehicle Registrations
What you need to bring with you for:
Vehicle Renewals:
- A current State of Maine Insurance Card
- The expiring registration
- The current mileage
New Registration, Maine Dealer Sale:
- Proof of Sales Tax paid
- The Title Application (blue)
- Factory Window Sticker, if Brand New Vehicle aka MORONEY STICKER.
- Current mileage
- A current State of Maine Insurance Card.
New Registration, Private Sale:
- A Bill of Sale.
- Previous owner's Title (less than 25 years old), signed over to the new owner.
- Current mileage.
- A current State of Maine Insurance Card.
Transfers, Maine Dealer Sale:
- Registration of the vehicle you are transferring from. You must no longer own that vehicle, it must be traded, sold or junked in order to transfer.
- Proof of Sales Tax Paid.
- The Title Application (blue).
- Factory Window Sticker, if brand new aka MORONEY STICKER.
- Current mileage.
- Current State of Maine Insurance Card.
Transfers, Private Sale:
- Registration of the vehicle you are transferring from. You must no longer own that vehicle, it must be traded, sold or junked in order to transfer.
- A Bill of Sale.
- Previous owners Title (if less than 25 years old) signed over to the new owner.
- Current mileage.
- A current State of Maine Insurance Card.
New Maine Residents:
- You will need your out of state registration.
- You will need your out of state Title or loan documents showing what financial institution holds the title.
- Current mileage.
- A current State of Maine Insurance Card.
Please call the office for special situations, such as: out-of-state sales, name changes, additions or deletions to registrations, duplicate registrations, etc. at (207) 634-2252. Not all situations can be addressed on this webpage.
Check the availability for vanity plates online here: Vanity Plate Availability Check.
We cannot photocopy registrations. Duplicate registrations are available for $7 if yours is lost.
Please let us know before starting your registration if you are required to file an SR-22.