Office Hours
Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
No new registrations after 4:45pm Renewal registrations only
Municipal Building
93 Cottage Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
E-Mail: mvagent@barharbormaine.gov
Phone: 207.288.5096 - Fax: 207.288.4468
EMAIL VEHICLE REGISTRATION REMINDER
Want an electronic reminder your plates are due for renewal?
Sign up for one here from the State of Maine -
Plate Renewal Reminder NOTE: You must sign up for a reminder each year
ONLINE RENEWAL OF MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS
You can now re-register your motor vehicle on line!
For on line registration, you will need a copy of your old registration, your current insurance card and also your current mileage.
Payment will be by electronic check. Click HERE for more info
This is not available for new registrations--please come into the Town Office to complete that process.
Calculate your excise tax with our online excise calculator.
RENEWAL REGISTRATIONS
The Excise Office is authorized to issue renewal registrations for
automobiles, combination vehicles, handicapped, firefighter,
motorcycles, mopeds, motor driven cycles, trailer, tractors, special
equipment, special mobile equipment, stock cars, antique autos,
horseless carriages, street rods, mobile homes, and trucks registered
for the same gross weight as the previous year, whether commercial or
farm trucks.
You will need to provide the following information at the
time of your registration renewal:
- Proof of insurance
- Previous registration
- The current mileage of the vehicle
NEW REGISTRATIONS
The Excise Office is authorized to issue new registrations for
automobiles, motorcycles, mopeds, motor driven cycles, motor homes,
trailers, mobile homes, farm tractors and commercial trucks to be
registered for not more than 9,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. In
processing new registrations the Town is authorized to collect sales
tax on sales where the tax has not already been paid and process Maine
Title Applications for vehicles manufactured in 1992 and after.
In
addition to the required information listed under renewal registrations
you will also need:
- The bill of sale or dealer's certificate
- Application for Maine Title
- For a used vehicle (1992 or newer), the previous title
- For a new (not used) vehicle, the dealer's window sticker
IF YOU'RE FROM AWAY...
Individuals moving to Bar Harbor from within the state, must, within 10
days, come to the Excise Office and have an address change completed on
their vehicle registration (no charge), and have their Driver's License
address changed at a local Maine Department of Motor Vehicles office.
Individuals moving to Bar Harbor from out of state, must, within 30
days of residency in Bar Harbor, register their vehicles at the Excise
Office.
You will need to bring:
- The previous out of state registration
- The title to the vehicle if it is a 1992 or newer model
- Proof of insurance coverage as required by the State of Maine
Note: If a private sale of a used vehicle from New Hampshire and there is no previous title, must have a notarized bill of sale.
DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE
The Excise Department also serves as an agency for the Department
ofInland Fisheries and Wildlife. In this capacity we are able to
register all-terrain vehicles, boats and snowmobiles for residents of
the Town of Bar Harbor.
NEW BOAT REGULATIONS: The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife now requires residents and non-residents to purchase and display a Lake and River Protection sticker when they register their boat. The sticker fee of $10.00 to resident boaters and $20.00 to non-residents are to help defray the cost to preserve Maine's lakes, streams, and fresh waterways from the infestation of invasive aquatic plants or milfoil. Maine is the only eastern state where Eurasian Milfoil has not been found. For more information contact Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife at 207-287-8000, www.me.fishwildlife.com or Maine Department of Environmental Protection at 800-452-1942, www.mainedep.com
- To re-register any of the recreational vehicles listed above, you simply need to bring your registration for the previous year.
- For a new registration you will need:
- Bill of sale or dealer's certificate
The serial or identification number
Year, make, model, and, if a boat, the horsepower of the motor
Boat registrations are valid for a calendar year, expiring December 31.
All-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles expire June 30.
Note: No reminders of expiration are sent.