mva.maryland.gov Renewing Your Vehicle Registration : Motor Administration

Name of the Organization : Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
Type of Facility : Renewing Your Vehicle Registration
Country : Maryland, USA

Website : https://mva.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Renewing Your Vehicle Registration :

Marylanders register their cars and most other vehicles for 2 years at a time. Fees differ, so check the renewal form to see what your registration renewal costs.

Related : Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration New/Reissuance/Renewal of Identification Card : www.statusin.org/7965.html

Please note: Those with insurance violations or other MVA problems will need to visit an MVA full-service location. Outstanding parking tickets need to be paid directly in the district they were received, not at an MVA office. You will receive your new registration card and sticker within 10 days. There are several convenient ways to renew your vehicle registration.

Renewing through eMVA:
** You can renew your vehicle registration online. Please have your vehicle title and license plate numbers ready. Use only if the name, address, insurance and vehicle information printed on the registration renewal notice has not changed. You will need a Visa, American Express, or MasterCard.
** You can also renew by telephone at 1-410-768-7000, then use your touch-tone telephone keypad as instructed. You’ll need a Visa, American Express, or MasterCard. Use only if the name, address, insurance, and vehicle information printed on the registration renewal notice has not changed.
** You can also renew through the eMVA kiosk, which is an easy to use machine conveniently located at all MVA locations. Use only if the name, address, insurance and vehicle information printed on the registration renewal notice has not changed. You’ll need your current registration card or renewal notice, insurance information, and a Visa, American Express, or MasterCard or a check for fees. In addition to renewing your vehicle registration there are other services available at the kiosks: request driving records, apply for a personal identification number (PIN), change of address, request replacement title, request an extension to the VEIP inspection date deadline, order replacement plates, pay Administrative Flag Fee, order County Pride Sticker request Temporary Registration and order duplicate/additional registration cards.

Renewing By Mail:
** Please check the information on each registration renewal notice. Enter any corrections or changes in the gray area, then sign each notice (only one owner is required to sign the renewal notice).
** If the vehicle is company-owned, the person signing the notice must list their official capacity.
** A Power of Attorney must accompany the renewal notice if you are not a company official, do not personally own the vehicle, or have leased the vehicle.
** Check the insurance information to make sure it’s complete and correct. If none is printed on your renewal notice, you must fill it in.
** Complete any enclosed certifications which may be required with your renewal notice.
** Enclose your renewal notice(s) and your check or money order payable to MVA in the envelope provided. DO NOT SEND CASH. The check must include preprinted name and address. Please write driver’s license number and home or work phone number on the check.

Helpful Tips and Notes:
** Renew now. If doing so by mail, your renewal notice must be received at the MVA no later than 15 days prior to the expiration of your current registration.
** If renewing your registration only, you will receive one license plate sticker. If receiving new license plates, you will receive both a month and a year sticker.
** Trailers not for rent or lease do not require insurance.
** To avoid a substantial uninsured motorist penalty fee, return your registration card and plates to the MVA on or before the day the required insurance is terminated.
** Administrative fees will be assessed by the MVA if your vehicle registration is being withheld as a result of failure to satisfy the requirements of a traffic control device violation, law enforcement agency referral, or failure to satisfy the requirements for a returned check. The Administrative fee by the MVA is assessed for each administrative action imposed. Any fee remaining unpaid may be referred to the Maryland Central Collection Unit for collection.
** Post office boxes are accepted as long as the name of your street is provided and the zip code is the same for the post office box and street.
** If your license plates are lost or mutilated check the box above the tag number on your renewal notice and include applicable fees. Please remember that when you receive new plates, any old plates in your possession must be returned to an MVA office.
** If the vehicle is sold, traded or junked and you have NOT transferred the plates, throw away this renewal notice. Remember: The plates must be returned to an MVA office to avoid the penalty fees.
** You may apply for a refund if you have not used your 2nd year’s registration.
** If your plates have officially been transferred to a new vehicle, record your new vehicle information in the gray areas provided on the renewal notice.
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** The MVA is closed on official state holidays.
** For more information, call the MVA Customer Service Center at 1-410-768-7000 (1-301-729-4563 TTY)