Bad Payments Made to the Registry

Bad Payments Made to the Registry QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on May 11, 2017

Bad Checks – RMV Transactions

Bad Checks – RMV Transactions QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on January 30, 2017

RMV-1 Completion and License Numbers

RMV-1 Completion and License Numbers QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on June 22, 2017 If I am filing out an RMV-1 to get a MA plate currently he has a TN license what do I put on the RMV-1 for license number?

Commercial Plate or Personal Plate

Commercial Plate or Personal Plate QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on June 23, 2017

Can You Keep a Plate When You Buy Out A Lease? 1

Can You Keep a Plate When You Buy Out A Lease? 1 QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on June 21, 2017

Title Amendment 2

Title Amendment 2 QUESTION Wonder if I can pick your brain… Our client refinanced vehicle, and I endorsed the policy accordingly. Client received a letter from current lienholder stating that she needs to pay $25 for RMV3 so that the new bank (Digital Credit Union) is listed as lienholder w/RMV. I emailed Safety to see…

Commercial Registration and Markings

Commercial Registration and Markings QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on June 29, 2017

Go-Karts

Go-Karts QUESTION Hello there,

Improperly Registered DBAs

Improperly Registered DBAs QUESTION I was hoping one of you could help me… I have an insured whose IRS Form 147C shows: First and Last Name Company Name Mailing Address There is no DBA shown on the tax form. Insured is a contractor and has several vehicles registered under his NAME, and several under the…

Employee Vehicles with Markings For Business

Employee Vehicles with Markings For Business QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on June 16, 2017

Surviving Spouse and Plate Types

Surviving Spouse and Plate Types QUESTION Can a Surviving Spouse transaction be done on PAY (Year of Manufacture) and Veteran plates?

Tax Exemption 2

Tax Exemption 2 QUESTION Pretty sure I know the answer to this. Client daughter bought car from her mother for $7500. I am assuming they are only eligible for MVU26 if a family transfers without any payment exchange between the two parties. If you confirm that would be great. Thank you

Scooter – Can This Be Registered

Scooter – Can This Be Registered QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on June 14, 2017 I have a question regarding a scooter. One of our customers purchased a scooter: 2016 Honda Ruckus, 4.3 hp, 49cc.Is this something that we can register for road use and need…

Total Loss and 7 Day Law

Total Loss and 7 Day Law QUESTION I have a request from a dealer that I have not had before and neither have my co-workers (we all have 25/30+ years in insurance).An insured had an accident on 6/5/17, declared a total loss on 6/8/17 (no figures are ready yet) and is getting a new vehicle…

Title & Registration Question (2)

Title & Registration Question (2) QUESTION How are you? I have a title question. A father bought some jet skis for his adult son, in his son’s name. A trailer was also purchased. Due to the fact the father was there for the transactions, the title for the trailer has the father’s name on the…

EV Plates

EV Plates QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on June 8, 2017

Plate Type

Plate Type QUESTION How are you? I hope all is well. I have a client that has a 1997 Ford F350.Currently placed on a personal auto policy as it is not used for any business purposes. However, it does have a Commercial Plate as the GVW is 10,000.Can they obtain private passenger plates with a…

Commercial Plate/Policy

Commercial Plate/Policy QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on April 27, 2016

Trailer Titles

Trailer Titles QUESTION I’m having a registry issue, and I thought I heard that Donna had retired? So I was hoping you could help me or forward to someone who can.

Repair Plate A

Repair Plate A QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on June 5, 2017 Hope you are well!! Quick question can I cancel a repair plate on line or does it have to be returned to the registry?? I am having trouble cancelling it. Let me know Thanks

Document Prep Fees Included in Sales Tax Calculation

Document Prep Fees Included in Sales Tax Calculation QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on May 30, 2017

Dual Registration 1

Dual Registration 1 QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on March 16, 2017

When Do You Need A CDL

When Do You Need A CDL QUESTION  

Gender Designation Change

Gender Designation Change QUESTION  

EVR/DRIVE Dealer Requirements

EVR/DRIVE Dealer Requirements QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on April 10, 2017

Distracted Driving

Distracted Driving QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on April 10, 2017

UBER and Registration

UBER and Registration QUESTION We are confused. If you use your personal vehicle to drive for UBER don’t you need to have livery plates on your personal vehicle and a commercial policy covering it? Now some companies are giving some coverage while the vehicle is between pickups – can you use your personal plates to…

Cancel and Re-Issue Low Number Plate

Cancel and Re-Issue Low Number Plate QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on March 27, 2017

E-Signatures

E-Signatures QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on March 28, 2017

Form 91 vs 2011

Form 91 vs 2011 QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on August 8, 2017

EVR/DRIVE for Agents

EVR/DRIVE for Agents QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on March 29, 2017

Out of State Corporation for Registration

Out of State Corporation for Registration QUESTION Quick question…if a company corporation is registered in Delaware but operates in MA, will we be able to register a vehicle in MA?

E-Title for Re-registration Purposes

E-Title for Re-registration Purposes QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on March 9, 2017

Out-of-State Record for Merit Rating

Out-of-State Record for Merit Rating QUESTION I attended your RMV training class last week (thank you), and during class I something to you I didn’t understand, and wonder if you could help me with it…. A coworker of mine moved from NH to MA in 2015. She has no incidents in NH. She is showing…

Salvage Titles and Trucks

Salvage Titles and Trucks QUESTION My Manager Nancy gave me your contact information; I am hoping you can clarify something for me.

Surviving Spouse – Trailer 1

Surviving Spouse – Trailer 1 QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on October 19, 2016 We had a surviving spouse transaction on a utility trailer with out a title. We sent all applicable PPW to the registry. The clerk stated that they do not do surviving spouse…

Surviving Spouse – Trailer

Surviving Spouse – Trailer QUESTION We had a surviving spouse transaction on a utility trailer without a title. We sent all applicable PPW to the registry. The clerk stated that they do not do surviving spouse transactions for trailers and then proceeded to charge $20. We were under the impression that this was a free…

Registering a Vehicle from Out-of-Country

Registering a Vehicle from Out-of-Country QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on August 17, 2012 I couldn’t find any information about registering a vehicle from out of the country. The client owned a motorcycle in China and had it shipped here. He has all the documentation from…

Can A Apportioned Vehicle get a Commercial Plate

Can A Apportioned Vehicle get a Commercial Plate QUESTION This question was answered based upon current rules, regulations & statutes in effect on January 1, 2017

Organ Donor

Organ Donor QUESTION If you renewed your license on line and by mistake put down you wanted to be an organ donor how you change it. Thanks