Any individual requesting a new registration at the DMV is required to be present at the branch office to process their transaction. If they cannot be present an original Power of Attorney must be presented by the authorized agent of the individual seeking registration. Either a general Power of Attorney form or the DMV’s Special Power of Attorney form  (POA), tailored to motor vehicle title and registration transactions, may be used for this purpose. The person/agent presenting the Power of Attorney form must show his or her license or non-driver identification card, and a photocopy of the license or non-driver identification card of the registrant. If two parties are named on the registration application either party may be present to process the registration subject to these conditions:

1. Copies of the driver license or Non-driver Id card for both applicants must be presented.
2. If both applicants hold a Connecticut driver's license or ID card either applicant may process the registration. No POA is required.
3. If one applicant has a Connecticut credential (license or Id) and the other applicant has an out-of-state credential the applicant with the Connecticut credential must be listed first on the application and may process the registration, no POA will be required. If the applicant with the out-of-state credential presents the application a POA will be required.
4. If both applicants have out-of-state credentials a POA will be required giving authority for the presenter to process the registration. 

• If the registrant resides in Connecticut and currently holds an out-of-state license they will be required to obtain a Connecticut license before the registration will be processed.
• If  the registrant has an out of state license and has dual residency in both CT and another state, they must show a current utility or tax bill for both the CT address and the out of state address.
• If the address is different from the license or ID card the applicant must provide documentation showing they own or rent/lease the property. (ie: mortgage document, lease or rental agreement, utility bills, property tax bills)
• If there is no relationship between the applicant and the address, the person who owns the property must provide their identification and a letter acknowledging that the applicant has permission to register the vehicle at that address.      

Business/Company Names: If the registration is in the name of a corporation or incorporated business, a Power of Attorney is required, unless the person signing is the officer of the company.  When the person is an an officer of the company, the officer's title must be printed after the signature (i.e. John Doe, Vice President).

Verification of the business name must be provided (Company bank statement, articles of organization for the corporation/business filing with Secretary of State,  business tax filing, utility bill), in addition to the identification of the person presenting the paperwork.

If registering in the name of a LLC, LLP, LP or general partnership, please click here for additional information.

Vehicles in the name of a business must be registered with combination or commercial marker plates.