Organizations: Click here to renew your registration. 

Individuals: Almost all vehicle registration types can be renewed online except ambulance, construction, factory/industrial, fire apparatus, hearse, state service bus, STV-government, and vanpool. 

Additional steps may be required to complete certain types of registration. Please refer to your registration renewal notice for more information. 

If your registration has been expired longer than the length of your renewal, you’ll need to schedule an in-person appointment to renew your registration. 

Step 1:  Gather what you’ll need:

• Your first and last name exactly as it appears on your driver's license or non-driver ID card
• Your driver’s license or non-driver ID card number
• Your date of birth
• Your street address on your driver's license or non-driver ID card
• Your license plate number
• Your Social Security Number
• A credit or debit card
• If applicable, document Required for renewal (ex. Military Waiver Form, Inspection, IRS 2290, etc.)
  
  

Step 2:  Have your printer ready:

Please have your printer ready before starting. Once you finish your registration renewal, you’ll need to print it out and keep it in your vehicle. 

Step 3:  Renew online (individuals):

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Note: For individuals, your renewed registration certificate will be accessible online for 30 days for no additional fee - access online now. 

An organization (Example: ACME Plumbing Supplies, Inc.): Please click here to enter your information to renew your vehicle registration.

*As an organization, if the DMV does not have your Secretary of State number on file, you must first contact the DMV to have this added to your organization customer record prior to conducting an online transaction.

Fees vary by registration type. Please refer to your renewal notice for detailed information.

We accept VISA, American Express, Mastercard, and Discover credit cards, as well as debit cards only with the VISA/Mastercard logo.
Learn more about the Passport to the Parks fee.

Everyone and every vehicle type can renew their vehicle registration in person at the DMV—you just need to make an appointment first.

An invitation to renew your registration will be automatically mailed to you 45 days before the expiration date.

Step 1:  Make an appointment

• Make an appointment at a DMV office.

Step: 2:  Bring your invitation to renew

• If you do not have your invitation, please bring your driver’s license or ID card.
• If you wish to name a beneficiary to your vehicle, simply print out this beneficiary form. At the end of the renewal process, just attach it to your registration certificate.

Fees vary by registration type. Please refer to your renewal notice for detailed information.

Learn more about the Passport to the Parks fee.

An invitation to renew your registration will be automatically mailed to you 45 days before the expiration date.

You may renew by mail by mailing the bottom portion of your renewal notice. If you do not have a return envelope, you may mail your payment to the following address:

Department of Motor Vehicles
P.O. Box 150456
Hartford, CT 06115-0456

Fees vary by registration type. Please refer to your renewal notice for detailed information.

Learn more about the Passport to the Parks fee.