VIN Verification (use DMV form VT-010 for VIN Verification)
• All used vehicles with out of state titles being
registered/titled in the applicant’s name for the first time are
required to procure a VIN verification from the personnel
listed below, unless purchased directly from a licensed
dealer.
• Vehicles with Salvage Documentation from any state,
including Vermont, are required to procure a VIN
verification from the Vermont personnel listed below.
• Vehicles being titled under bond are required to procure a
VIN verification from the Vermont personnel listed below.
• Vehicles with registrations from any foreign country,
including Canada are required to procure a VIN verification
from the Vermont personnel listed below.
• Vehicles over 25 years old, for which a Vermont resident is
seeking an "exempt title" are required to procure a VIN
verification from the Vermont personnel listed below.
• Motorcycles which are not titleable but are 500 cc’s or more
and have not been previously registered/titled to the
applicant or have not been previously registered in Vermont
are required to procure a VIN verification from the
personnel listed below.
Registration/Plate Types (Additional Form(s) required for most of the following plates)
Agriculture Farm Use Only (01)
Amateur Radio Operator (42)
American Legion (38)
Antique (03) (AN)
ATV (02)
Building Bright Futures (55)
Conservation Plate (48, 57, 65, 66, 67)
Disabled Plate
EMS (46)
Exhibition (09) (Ex)
Firefighter (40)
Freemasons (54)
Gold Star Family (16)
Jitney/Rental (37)
Lions Club (51)
Motor Bus (04, 05)
Motor Driven Cycle (moped) (17)
Motor Home (19)
Municipal (15)
National Guard (41)
Off-Highway Tractor (24)
Pearl Harbor (44)
POW (23)
Purple Heart (47)
Rotary (53)
School Bus (19)
Sheriff (43)
Special Purpose Truck Cat I (11)
Special Purpose Truck Cat II (20)
State (22)
Street Rod (56)
US Veteran (49)
US Veteran Afghanistan (61)
US Veteran Gulf War (62)
US Veteran Iraq (63)
US Veteran Korean War (59)
US Veteran Motorcycle (49)
US Veteran Vietnam War (60)
US Veteran World War II (58)
US Veteran, Disabled (08)
Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW (52)
Vietnam Vets of America, VVA (50)
Volunteer (28)
Transaction Types
• Register for First time - New plates will be issued. Complete
entire application.
• Renew - Complete Sections 1, 2, 4, 5 and 8.
• Transfer - Complete Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
• Lease Buy-Out - Complete Sections 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 and 8.
• Title Only - Complete entire application. Tax is due when
applying for Title.
• IRP Tax & Title - Must also complete IRP Application. IRP
transactions are only processed in the Montpelier office.
Questions contact Commercial Vehicle Office
802.828.2071.
• Exempt Title - Must also complete form T25. Vehicle must
be over 25 years old, VIN verification is required.
• Weight Change - Complete Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8.
Types of Vehicle Ownership
• Tenants by the Entirety/Spouses (TEN ENT) - Married couples (including Civil Unions), where ownership of property is treated as
though the couple were a single legal person. Owners have a right of survivorship, if one owner dies, interest in the property will pass to
the surviving owner avoiding probate.
• Joint Tenants (JTEN) - Co-owners have a right of survivorship, if one owner dies, interest in the property will pass to the surviving owner
avoiding probate.
• Tenants in Common (TEN COM) - No right of survivorship, if one owner dies, interest in the property will be part of his or her estate.
• Business Partners (PTNERS) - No right of survivorship, if one owner dies, interest in the property will be part of his or her estate.
• Transfer on Death (TOD) – One owner only, DMV form VT-007 required.
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