Prior to applying:

• Download the information manual
  
  • PDF version
  • Word doc

To apply for a 12-month registration, you will need:

• IRP application Form IRP-31
• IRP deposit Form IRP-24 required with deposit check (new accounts)
• Certificate of liability insurance form: Certificate-holder should list CT DMV IRP. If leased, bobtail will also be required
• Valid driver’s license copies for:
  
  • person(s) to contact regarding application (from IRP Schedule B), and
  • person that signed bottom of IRP renewal schedule B, and
  • Registrant (if registrant is an individual, must be a Connecticut driver’s license)
• Proof of CT business filing with the Secretary of State's office. This information can be found online at onlineBusinessSearch (ct.gov)
• Unified Carrier Registration, including if leased-on to carrier. Verify valid UCR.
• Property tax: All motor vehicle property tax / parking violations must be paid to date prior to registration.
• Established place of business: You must submit three different documents, and each must have the same business name and address.
• Acceptable proof can be:
  
  • If the applicant is an individual, his or her driver’s license
  • If the applicant is a corporation, Secretary of State filing
  • The applicant’s federal income tax returns
  • The applicant’s State income taxes
  • the applicant’s paid real estate or personal property taxes
  • The applicant’s utility bill
  • The applicant has a vehicle titled in that jurisdiction in its name and address
  • Other documentation providing legal residence, ex: bank statement
• New applicants are not required to report actual mileage. New applicant's fees will be based off an estimated mileage chart per IRP Inc.
• Email address

• IRS Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT) Form 2290 receipt: For vehicles 55,000 pounds GVWR or more and if purchase date is over 60 days from date being registered.
• Current lease agreement: If registrant is leased on to a motor carrier, you need to have:
  
  • Name
  • Vehicle information
  • Effective date
  • Expiration date
• Application for registration & title Form H13B: If the vehicle(s) isn’t currently titled in Connecticut in the name of the legal owner, you need the H13B form completed along with the original title properly signed over to the company. The fee to pay is $35 and an additional $10 for each lienholder listed on the H13b.

Return completed applications to:

CT DMV IRP Unit
60 State Street Room 102
Wethersfield, CT. 06161-1010
Office: 860-263-5281

New applications are not processed at DMV offices. Drop off an application in the IRP drop-off box located outside the IRP office, Room 102.

Incomplete or improperly completed application packages are returned by the IRP unit. Please allow 7-10 business days for processing. You will receive an email confirmation with your invoice once your application has been processed.

**Note: It is the responsibility of the motor carrier to update their DOT information.

If you have any questions, please contact us for more information.

Payment of fees for new accounts or renewals need to be made in guaranteed funds, such as a:

• Certified check
• Bank check
• Money order

Note: There is no commercial credit if the vehicles are previously registered with commercial plates.

When it is time to renew, an email containing your renewal application will be sent to the email address on file 90 days prior to expiration. Return the renewal to the IRP unit no fewer than 45 days before the IRP registration expiration date to ensure proper processing time.

 

Once you’ve returned your renewal by mail, drop off or by using the online portal, we will send you an invoice via email.

 

Review the CT IRP Online Training Guide..

 

The late fee for renewing an IRP registration is $150 per vehicle.

The following materials are required for all IRP renewals:

• IRP Renewal Schedule A/B
• Acord certificate of liability insurance form
• Valid driver’s license copies for:
  
  • Person(s) to contact regarding application (from IRP Schedule B), and
  • Person that signed bottom of IRP renewal schedule B, and
  • Registrant (if registrant is an individual, must be a Connecticut driver’s license)
• Proof of CT business filing with the Secretary of State's office. This information can be found online at onlineBusinessSearch (ct.gov)
• FMCSA Motor Carrier Identification Report (Form MCS-150)
• Unified Carrier Registration, including if leased-on to carrier. Verify valid UCR.

The following materials may be required for an IRP renewal, depending on the registrant:

• Original DMV special power of attorney form (Form A-83)
  • For whomever signed the IRP renewal schedule B, if that person does not match the "Person to contact regarding application" on schedule B
• IRS Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT) Form 2290 receipt: For vehicles 55,000 pounds GVWR or more and if purchase date is over 60 days from date being registered.
• Current lease agreement: If registrant is leased on to a motor carrier. Needs to have:
  
  • name
  • vehicle information
  • effective date
  • expiration date
• Original application schedule A/B (IRP-31)
  
  • If vehicle(s) to be added
• Certificate of title
  
  • if vehicle(s) to be added are titled in Connecticut under owner's name (front and back of title)
• Registration of motor vehicle/application for title (Form H-13B)
  
  • If vehicle to be added is not currently titled in Connecticut in the name of the legal vehicle owner
• A CT VIN verification is required for all out of state titled vehicles.
  
  • For vehicles being added at renewal time

To add one or more vehicles:

• Provide original application Schedule A/E (IRP-31) that includes all added vehicles
• Provide Acord certificate of liability Insurance that includes all added vehicles
• If vehicles are titled in Connecticut in the owner’s name, copies of front and back of certificate of title
• If vehicles are not titled in Connecticut in the name of the legal owner provide:
  
  • Completed official registration of motor vehicles and application for certificate of title (Form H-13B)

If vehicle is titled out of state, a DMV VIN Verification, (Form K190) performed at a Connecticut Emissions station is required.

By mail
Return completed renewals to:

CT DMV IRP Unit
60 State Street Room 102A
Wethersfield, CT. 06161-1010
Office: 860-263-5281

Online
https://dmvirp.ct.gov/ctenterprise

If you do not have apportioned plates but need to cross the Connecticut border with either a multi-axled vehicle or a vehicle (or combination) over 26,000 pounds, you need to get a trip permit for any jurisdiction you travel in.

Call the IRP Section at 860-263-5281 for the most current telephone numbers of commercial wire services that issue trip permits by phone for payment by credit card.

You may need a special permit (waste transporter permit) from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), and Bureau of Waste Management if you transport:

• Waste oil
• Petroleum and chemical liquids
• Hazardous waste
• Biomedical waste

Please visit the state DEEP website for more information.

If you operate at a weight beyond statutory limits for the number of axles and distance between axles, or if you operate a vehicle that is beyond dimensional (size) limits, then you need to get a special oversize/overweight permit from the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT).

Please visit the state DOT website for more information.

The International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) is a method for the payment distribution of fuel taxes to jurisdictions you travel within, as determined by the total distance traveled in each jurisdiction and the total amount of taxable fuel purchased. IFTA is administered by the state Department of Revenue Services (DRS).

Please visit the state DRS website for more information.

Vehicles registered at 55,000 lbs. and over need to pay a special federal highway use tax to the IRS Trucking Tax Center by filing a Form 2290 (IRS E-filing).

DMV requires proof of payment (copy of IRS Form 2290 receipted for payment by IRS listing the vehicle ID number for which tax was paid) to register or renew vehicles registered at 55,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight and above.

You are required to file Form 2290 with the IRS within 60 days of purchase. Proof of such payment is required by DMV at each renewal.