Trailer Registration

• Prior year’s registration (or know the license plate number and name, date of birth, and address of all registrants)
• The actual owner(s) do not necessarily need to process this transaction; anyone who can provide the above may do it for them.
• You may process this transaction through Rapid Renewal. All other transactions must be completed in-office.

• Prior year’s registration (we’ll need to see the actual yellow card or a copy of it)
• Proof of Blue Hill residence
• The actual owner(s) do not necessarily need to process this transaction; anyone who can provide the above may do it for them.

• Prior year’s registration (we’ll need the actual, physical registration card)
• If over 3000 lbs., out-of-state title (we’ll need the actual, physical document)
• Proof of Blue Hill residence
• All actual owner(s) will need to come into our office to sign paperwork. If they need to send someone else in their stead, their designee must have power of attorney.

• Bill of Sale showing sales tax and title fee (if over 3000 lbs.) collected
• If over 3000 lbs., Owner’s Copy of Application for Certificate of Title (make sure that the “Title Number” and “State of Origin” boxes are filled out; if not, please contact your dealer)
• Proof of Blue Hill residence
• Old license plate, photo of it, or registration if you would like to transfer it to your new trailer
• One new owner will need to come into our office to sign paperwork. If they need to send someone else in their stead, their designee must have power of attorney.

• Bill of Sale showing sales tax and title fee (if any) collected
• If over 3000 lbs., Owner’s Copy of Application for Certificate of Title (make sure that the “Title Number” and “State of Origin” boxes are filled out; if not, please contact your dealer) OR out-of-state title (we’ll need the actual, physical document)
• Proof of Blue Hill residence
• Old license plate, photo of it, or registration if you would like to transfer it to your new car
• All new owner(s) will need to come into our office to sign paperwork. If they need to send someone else in their stead, their designee must have power of attorney.

• If over 3000 lbs., previous owner’s title (make sure that the previous owner has put their name, address, and signature in the transfer-of-ownership section. You should also fill out the buyer information)
• Bill of Sale (must contain buyer(s) and seller(s) names, addresses, and signatures; vehicle year, make, model, and VIN; date of transaction; and purchase price. You may write your own or use our form)
• Proof of Blue Hill residence
• Old license plate, photo of it, or registration if you would like to transfer it to your new car
• All new owner(s) will need to come into our office to sign paperwork. If they need to send someone else in their stead, their designee must have power of attorney.

• Trailer’s year, make, model, and VIN
• Proof of Blue Hill residence
• Start and end points of the path you will be following
• Please note that transit plates are only good for 10 days, beginning on the day of purchase.

• If you lost your plate, bring in your registration. We will report the plate missing and issue a new one.
• If you lost your stickers, bring in your registration. We will issue duplicates.
• If you lost your registration, bring in your plate number and the names, dates of birth, and addresses of all registrants. If the registration is in-date, we can issue a duplicate. If it is expired, we will need to renew it.

A: Yes, but only if the old trailer was registered to the exact same people as the purchasers of the new trailer.

A: Make sure that the person named on the title and the person from whom you bought it both filled out the transfer-of-ownership section of the title, and that you have the Bill of Sale between them. Then, come into the town office and ask for a Transfer of Ownership (MVT-16) form, which is basically a duplicate of that part of the title; fill it out just like the title, but between yourself and your seller. Bring the title, MVT-16, and both bills of sale into the office: we need to be able to show the full chain of ownership from the last titled owner. If three or more sales have taken place since the trailer was last titled, we will take your excise tax and then send you to a BMV branch office to complete your transaction. If the trailer is under 3000 lbs., it does not need to be titled, and we only need to see the chain of Bills of Sale.

A: We require your signature on some documents, including one that cannot leave our office until it is signed. The only way someone else can do it for you is if you give them power of attorney to sign on your behalf, and they bring in all of the necessary documents named above as well as their POA documents. Of course, the trailer doesn’t need to be registered until you’re planning on towing it, so it can probably wait until you’re back in town. This does not apply to renewals – anyone can do those on your behalf as long as they can produce the required documents.

A: Trailers that don’t have living quarters owe no excise tax and can be registered for two years at a time. Trailers over 2000 lbs. that don’t have living quarters all have a fixed expiration month of February, while lighter trailers and those with living quarters follow the same staggered schedule as cars and trucks.