Renewal Of Your ATV Registration

Normally you will receive a computer-printed renewal application in the mail (approximately 3 weeks before your current registration is due to expire). Upon receipt of the computer-printed renewal application you must sign the application and return it to the VT DMV together with the renewal fee that is indicated on the application. If you choose to mail your renewal application to the VT DMV it should take approximately two weeks for your renewed registration to be returned to you.

Your renewed registration will consist of the registration certificate (which must be carried in the vehicle whenever it is being operated) and stickers which must be attached in the appropriate area of your plates/tags.

If you do not receive the computer-printed application it will be necessary for you to complete a Vermont Motor Vehicle Registration, Tax and Title application ( 424.7KB) and deliver the completed application (together with the appropriate fees) to our main office in Montpelier.

Registration renewals cannot be processed by DMV personnel at any of our branch offices or mobile van locations, but most branch offices (Bennington/S. Burlington/Newport/Rutland/Springfield) do have self-service kiosks that will process a registration renewal.

If it is necessary for you to complete a Vermont Registration, Tax and Title application for renewal of your Vermont registration, you must complete Sections 1, 2, 4 and 8. You must also enter the plate number for the registration you are renewing (in Section 1A of the form).

Most questions you may have regarding this type of transaction may be answered by reading the instructions ( 334.3KB) pertaining to the Vermont Motor Vehicle Registration, Tax and Title Application. If you don't find answers to your questions in that document (or elsewhere on this web site) please telephone:

(802) 828-2000, or
(toll free) 1-888-99-VERMONT (1-888-998-3766)

or send an email to CommissionersOffice@state.vt.us with your specific question(s).

Renewal Of Your Motorboat Registration

Normally you will receive a computer-printed renewal application in the mail (approximately 3 weeks before your current registration is due to expire). Upon receipt of the computer-printed renewal application you must sign the application and return it to the VT DMV together with the renewal fee that is indicated on the application. If you choose to mail your renewal application to the VT DMV it should take approximately two weeks for your renewed registration to be returned to you.

• NOTE: Vessel validations expire annually, at midnight the last day of December. Your registration renewal application must be accompanied by:
  • A copy of your out-of-state registration, or
  • A valid document issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Bureau of Customs or any other federal agency.

Your renewed registration will consist of the registration certificate and decals which must be attached in the appropriate area on your motorboat.

If you do not receive the computer-printed application it will be necessary for you to complete a Vermont Motorboat Registration Application and deliver the completed application (together with the appropriate fees) to our main office in Montpelier. These cannot be processed by any of our satellite offices.

If it is necessary for you to complete a Vermont Motorboat Registration Application ( 719.78KB) for renewal of your Vermont motorboat registration, you must complete you must be sure to enter your Vermont vessel registration number for the registration you are renewing (together with completing all other appropriate areas of the application).

Most questions you may have regarding motorboat transactions may be answered by reading the instructions portion of the Vermont Motorboat Registration Application. If you don't find answers to your questions in that document (or elsewhere on this web site) please telephone:

(802) 828-2000, or
(toll free) 1-888-99-VERMONT (1-888-998-3766)

or send an email to CommissionersOffice@state.vt.us with your specific question(s).

Renewal Of Your Snowmobile Registration

Note: A registration is valid only when a registration certificate (temporary or regular) has been issued.

• Vermont Snowmobile Registrations expire annually at midnight on the last day of August.
• Vermont Snowmobile Registration Applications received by this Department within 30 days of the end of the current registration period are issued to expire at the end of the subsequent registration period.
• An Antique Snowmobile Registration is permanent ---no expiration date.
• Renewal fee

Most questions you may have regarding snowmobile transactions may be answered by reading the instructions portion of the Vermont Snowmobile Registration Application form TA-VD-38 ( 472.93KB). If you don't find answers to your questions in that document (or elsewhere on this web site) please telephone:

(802) 828-2000, or
(toll free) 1-888-99-VERMONT (1-888-998-3766)

or send an email  to CommissionersOffice@state.vt.us with your specific question(s).