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If you're a resident of the country of New Jersey and you purchase or lease a car, you must register and title information technology with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Committee (MVC). If you trade in a automobile for a new one, you likewise have the choice of transferring your old registration. You can renew your registration online or through the mail. All the same, initial registrations or registration transfers must be completed in person at your local motor vehicle bureau.[1]

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    Locate the nearest motor vehicle agency. If y'all want to apply for a new vehicle registration, you must do and then in person. New Jersey does not accept registration applications either online or through the mail.[ii]

    • If y'all're not sure where the nearest MVC function is, y'all can look it upwards at https://www.state.nj.us/mvc/locations/facilitylocations.htm.

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    Gather documents to support your application. Along with your application, y'all must present your driver'south license or other identification, proof of New Jersey insurance, your vehicle title, and payment for taxes besides as title and registration fees.[three]

    • If your vehicle is leased or financed, you'll as well need your financing argument and the lien holder's data.

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    Calculate your tax, title and registration fees. Registration fees vary depending on the weight and class of your vehicle. Title fees vary depending on whether your vehicle is financed. The MVC accepts major credit cards, personal checks, money orders, and cash for payment.[four]

    • To total your title and registration fees, visit https://www.land.nj.us/mvc/vehicles/regfees.htm and observe the weight class that applies to your vehicle.
    • Call the New Bailiwick of jersey Department of Taxation at 609-984-6206 if you demand assistance calculating the sales tax for your vehicle.
    • If yous purchased a new auto, y'all must pay the registration fees for 4 years. For leased vehicles, you must pay the registration fees for the term of the lease.[5]

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    Complete the application form at the motor vehicle bureau. The application grade requires information about you and the vehicle you lot desire to register. This form is only available at MVC offices – you can't download it online and fill information technology out ahead of time.[half-dozen]

    • Enter your data on the form neatly, writing in blue or black ink.
    • Double-check your form for hours before you turn it in. Mistakes may cause your registration to be void.

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    Submit your application and payment of fees. When you are called, present your application along with your identification and grade of payment. The MVC official will process your awarding and give yous license plates and a registration document.[7]

    • Keep your registration document in the glove box of your motorcar at all times.
    • If you lot ordered a custom or specialty plate, yous may be issued a temporary tag to be put on your automobile. Your plate will be mailed to you.

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    Confirm the registration code volition remain the same. Yous can transfer the registration and plates from an quondam vehicle to a new i. However, the name on the registration and the vehicle weight class must be identical.[viii]

    • For example, if yous traded in a sedan for another sedan or a pocket-size SUV, you typically could transfer the registration. However, if you traded in a van or larger truck for a sedan, you wouldn't be able to transfer the registration because the vehicles wouldn't be in the same weight class.

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    Visit your local motor vehicle agency. If you desire to transfer your registration from ane car to another, you have to do it in person. New Jersey doesn't permit registration to be transferred online or through the post.[9]

    • At the motor vehicle bureau, allow staff at the greeter desk know that you want to transfer registration. They'll provide y'all with the forms you lot need.

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    Complete a registration form for your new vehicle. Provide information well-nigh yourself, your residence, and the new vehicle on the registration form. Indicate that yous're transferring registration from an onetime auto to a new one.[10]

    • Enter the information legibly, using bluish or black ink. Brand sure the information you enter on the new form matches the information on the quondam registration course.

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    Submit your application along with proper identification. When you transfer your registration, present your driver's license and proof of New Jersey insurance, along with a copy of your one-time registration form. You may also need to verify your address with a slice of mail addressed to you that was issued within the last 60 days.[11]

    • You volition take to pay a transfer fee of $4.50, plus the prorated registration fee. You can pay with a major credit or debit card, personal check, money order, or cash.[12]
    • If you also demand to championship your new car, provide the championship. If your new automobile is financed or leased, provide the finance agreement along with the proper name and contact information for the lien holder.

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    Put the old plates on your new car. Once yous've successfully transferred your registration, you will be issued a new registration document for your car. Keep the registration document in your glove box.[13]

    • Your old plates are at present associated with your new car. You lot cannot use them with whatsoever other vehicle.

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    Review your renewal notice for accuracy. The MVC will postal service yous a renewal notice approximately 3 months before your registration expires. The notice includes your name and accost, information well-nigh the vehicle, the date your registration expires, and the amount you owe to renew your registration.[fourteen]

    • If any information on the renewal find is inaccurate, call the MVC customer support line at 609-292-6500. The number is available on weekdays (except holidays) from viii:30 a.m. to 4:fifteen p.m.

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    Use the PIN on your observe to renew online. Your renewal notice includes a 9-digit Pin on the lower right corner. Become to https://www.state.nj.united states/mvc/vehicles/regrenew.htm and click "renew your registration online," then click the "Brainstorm Online Registration Renewal" button.[15]

    • You likewise must provide your Social Security number and your insurance policy number.
    • You can pay your registration fees online using a valid major credit or debit card.
    • You cannot renew online later on the expiration date listed on your renewal observe.

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    Detach the payment stub to renew by mail. Your renewal notice likewise includes a payment stub and return envelope. If yous want to renew by postal service, complete the payment stub and include a check or money order for payment of your registration fees.[sixteen]

    • If yous don't accept the return envelope, you tin mail your payment to New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, Acquirement Processing Middle, PO Box 009, Trenton, NJ 08646-0009.

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    Visit your local motor vehicle agency to renew in person. Bring your commuter'south license, insurance bill of fare, and license plate number with you to renew your car registration in person. Renewing in person may exist best if yous are close to or past the expiration date of your old registration.[17]

    • The MVC accepts major credit or debit cards, checks, coin orders, and cash if you lot are renewing your registration in person.

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