NEW LICENSE PLATES

1. We need 1 of the following:
   1. For 2000-newer (vehicle, motorcycle or trailer/camper with GVWR over 3000lbs) 
      1. Title Application from a dealer (our copy that says Town Clerk’s Copy in red at the bottom)  
      2. Title from a private sale (make sure you have filled out owner’s name, address, date of sale, odometer, and sign and print under the buyer’s name and lien holder if you have one) 
   2. For 1999-older (vehicle, motorcycle or trailer/camper with GVWR over 3000lbs)
      1. Bill of sale (include buyer and seller’s names and addresses, VIN, Year, Make, Model, GVW, Color, body style)  AND one of these items to verify the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) 
         1. Prior NH Registration OR
         2. Prior Title OR
         3. NH Verification of Vehicle Identification Number (VIN Verification)

1. Payment options:
   1. We can take a credit card number over the phone (subject to 2.79% fee to merchant)
   2. Check payable to Town of Newport 
      1. If you want to pay by check, call us with the VIN number of the new vehicle or email us a picture of the front and back of the title with the plate type you want and we can give you an exact price 
      2. If you are comfortable with this, a blank check Payable to TOWN OF NEWPORT and we will make a copy and mail it back to you
2. What type of plate you want:
   1. For Vehicles we can do the following:  Passenger, Moose, State Park, Decal, Vanity (include application if you want a vanity plate) – All plates cost $8 for the set and every plate type EXCEPT PASSENGER has additional fees.
   2. Motorcycles can get a regular Motorcycle Plate (or vanity for an additional $40/yr, we would need the application for the vanity filled out by primary owner)
   3. Trailer/Camper gets a trailer plate
3. Copy of the front of your Driver’s license or at least the number off your license if you don’t have access to a copier (can write the note on this)
4. A note with the following: 
   1. Your name, mailing and physical address (if they are different than the license or you couldn't copy your license)
   2. Your phone number
   3. Brief description of what you want to do
   4. How you want to pay (from #2)
   5. How you want to get the plates & registration (pick up or mail the plates)
   6. Items from 1 & 2 above

Please place the above in an envelope and write Town Clerk on the outside, drop it in our drop box to the left of the covered entrance (Its under the fire escape), located in our back parking lot off Central Street. Turn into the parking lot directly after the Historical Society Museum.