Buying or selling a car privately in Massachusetts: the forms

Buying or selling a car privately in Massachusetts? Here are the official forms from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles.

Every form below links straight to mass.gov, never a copy, and we check the links weekly.

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The forms

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Registration and Title Application (combines former RMV-1/RMV-3)

Massachusetts’s registration and title application, which replaced the former RMV-1 and RMV-3; also used for title-only, registration-only and salvage titles.

Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles

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Application for Duplicate Certificate of Title

Applies for a duplicate title; the form explains what to do first if a lienholder on a paid-off loan may still hold the title.

Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles

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Limited Power of Attorney

A vehicle owner’s limited power of attorney, letting a named agent act for the owner on that vehicle.

Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles

Not affiliated with the Massachusetts RMV. Not legal advice. Forms change; always confirm with the state.