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Vehicle Registration
If you purchase a vehicle from a dealership in New Jersey, that dealership will handle your registration and title work for you.
If you purchase a used vehicle from an individual owner, dealership or auction, or transfer a vehicle into New Jersey, you are required to register that vehicle at a New Jersey motor vehicle agency. If you purchase a vehicle with no financing, the dealership may give you the title paperwork to be filed and transferred along with new registration.
Schedule an appointment for a New Title or Registration
What to bring to the agency
- Schedule an appointment – no walk-ins!
- Title (see information about titles)
- Driver’s license or other ID (See 6 Points of ID for more information).
- New Jersey insurance card or company name & policy number
- Completed Vehicle Registration Application Form (Form BA-49)
- Power of attorney if someone other than the purchaser is signing the documents
- Dealer reassignment documentation if applicable
- Lien holder information and financing statement if the vehicle is leased or financed.
- If transferred from another state, a completed Application for Certificate of Ownership
Other documents you might need:
If the purchaser is a company or business:
- Motor Vehicle Commission EIN (Entity Identification Number)
If purchased at auction, and the vehicle is non-titled:
- Last previously issued registration document
- Notarized bill of sale
- Pencil tracing or photograph of the VIN plate
If transferred from a state that issues titles, but the title has no NJ Dealer Tax Stamp:
- A purchase order.
If transferred from a state that doesn’t issue titles:
- Pencil tracing or photo of the VIN
- Notarized statement from the seller that must include year manufactured, make, VIN, and selling price.
- Last vehicle registration card from the seller.
Payment
Titling fee
- $60 standard
- $85 for financed vehicle with one lien
- $110 for a financed vehicle with two liens.
Registration fee
- Payment fee for registration will vary depending on the type of vehicle. License plates are included.
- New vehicles that have never been titled will receive a four-year registration. Leased vehicles will receive a registration according to the length of your lease. Click here to calculate the approximate registration fee. NJMVC | Reg Fee Calc (state.nj.us)
Sales tax fee
- Payment for the sales tax fee. If you need assistance with calculating the tax, please call the New Jersey Division of Taxation at 609-984-6206.
Electric Vehicle Fee
- Under New Jersey law effective July 1, 2024, zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) are subject to an annual fee in addition to the existing registration fee. The additional fee applies to any vehicle certified as a ZEV pursuant to the California Air Resources Board ZEV standards for the applicable model year. The additional fee is payable in full at the time of initial registration and at every renewal. Beginning July 1, 2024, the annual fee is $250. The annual fee increases $10 per year for four years thereafter. For new ZEV registered, four years of the additional fee is due at the time of four year registration. For example, for new ZEVs registered between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, the additional fee due and payable at the time of initial registration is for the years 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027.
The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC) is in the process of programming changes to implement the new fee. For ZEVs registered between July 1, 2024, and August 31, 2024, the NJMVC will collect the additional fee after the registration date. ZEV purchasers will receive a notice of the additional fee in September 2024.