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To register your passenger vehicle with new license plates, or transfer your current Connecticut license plates to another vehicle, please follow the instructions below.

For other vehicle types, see additional instructions for: All-Terrain Vehicles, Combination Registrations, Commercial Vehicles, Camp Trailers, Motorcycles, Snowmobiles, Watercraft.

Please visit a DMV Hub or Limited Service Office with the following documents and fees:

Certificate of Title showing assignment of ownership. See special instructions if registering in the name of a minor, LLC or trust.
Your current Connecticut Insurance Identification Card. This must be in the vehicle owner’s name and can be obtained from your insurance company.
Completed Application for Registration and Certificate of Title (form H-13). Download the form, fill out online, and print to bring with you.
An acceptable form of identification.
Registration Fees. See acceptable forms of payment .
Vehicles with a Connecticut title: Check to see if the vehicle requires an emissions test.
Vehicles from Outside Connecticut: Require a VIN verification or emissions test, depending on the vehicle’s age. Vehicles four years old or newer require a VIN verification . Vehicles older than four years require an emissions test.
Be sure to check if any special situations apply to your registration - see below.

If the vehicle was not previously registered in your name or was recently purchased, you must also:

Provide a Bill of Sale.
Pay sales tax on the registration.

NOTE: Vehicles cannot be registered if delinquent property tax or parking tickets are owed in Connecticut, or if the registrant has had their registration privilege suspended in Connecticut.

See additional information on these special situations:

Content Last Modified on 2/26/2013 4:57:29 PM

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