Register your vehicle at any of our three convenient DMV locations!
All forms must be filled out prior to your visit

Registrations and Renewals

To Register a Vehicle (Car, Truck, SUV or Motorcycle) for the first time:

Bring with you:

  • Completed Registration Application, form MV-82
  • Completed Statement of Sale or Gift, form DTF-802
  • Proof of Ownership
  • Proof of Identity and Date of Birth
  • NYS Insurance Identification Card
  • Payment

If you are registering a vehicle for someone else, you must show your NYS ID and bring a photocopy of the registrant’s ID/license or their original document. The registrant must sign all forms.  Please see the NYS DMV website for more information.

The Damage Disclosure Statement on the back of the New York State Certificate of Title must be completed for all vehicles regardless of the vehicle’s age.

If the vehicle is 2011 or newer, the seller must complete the Odometer Disclosure Statement on the back of the title certificate.

Please note: When you get a vehicle that is new to you (whether purchased or gifted), you can transfer license plates from your previous vehicle to your new vehicle or get new plates when you register the vehicle. If you choose to get new plates, you must turn in (surrender) your old plates to DMV. For more information see the “Plate Surrender” and/or “Transfer Plates” sections below.

For more information about registering a vehicle, please visit the NYS DMV website.

Any ATV driven anywhere in New York State, even solely on private property, must be registered (except use for agricultural purposes or not-for-hire snowplowing).  They may be operated on public lands posted for ATV use and private property ONLY with the landowner’s permission.

Bring with you:

  • Completed Registration Application, form MV-82
  • Completed Statement of Gift or Sale, form DTF-802
  • Proof of Ownership
  • NYS Driver’s License, Permit, or Non-Driver ID
  • Proof of Sales Tax Payment, Sales Tax Exemption, or Purchase Price
  • Payment

All boats that are powered by a motor and are operated on public waterways must be registered. This also includes boats in which the motor is not the primary means of propulsion.

Bring with you:

  • Completed Boat Registration Application, form MV-82-B
  • Completed Statement of Gift or Sale, form DTF-802.
  • Proof of Ownership
  • NYS Driver’s License, Permit, or Non-Driver ID
  • Proof of Sales Tax Payment, Sales Tax Exemption, or Purchase Price
  • Payment

In general, the procedures to register and title a light-duty trailer are the same as to register and title a vehicle. However, there are some differences:

  • insurance is not required for non-commercial trailers
  • there are special requirements to register a custom or homemade trailer (see NYS DMV website for more information)
  • there are machines and other devices that are similar to trailers or that look like trailers that don’t need to be registered (see Trailer-type Vehicles Not Requiring Registration on NYS DMV website (MV-274)

For more information about registering a trailer, please visit the NYS DMV website.

Each snowmobile must be registered UNLESS it is exclusively used on the owner’s private property or on such property that the snowmobile’s owner has a contractual right to use.

Bring with you:

  • Completed Snowmobile Registration Application, form MV-82SN
  • Completed Statement of Sale or Gift, form DTF-802
  • Proof of Ownership
  • NYS Driver’s License, Permit, or Non-Driver ID
  • Proof of Sales Tax Payment, Sales Tax Exemption, or Purchase Price
  • Payment

You can renew your registration by visiting one of our three offices or by using the drop box at the Wilton DMV office.

  • Registrations should be renewed on or before the expiration date.
  • Renewing early will not change the new expiration date on your new registration.
  • A registration cannot be renewed if it is suspended or revoked, has been expired for more than one year, or if vehicle has not been inspected within the past 12 months.
  • To renew by drop box, please see Drop Box instructions.

Bring with you:

  • Completed registration renewal application notice
  • If you do not have this notice, fill out and bring form MV-82
  • Payment
  • If you are renewing a registration for someone else, you must show your original NYS driver license or non-driver ID and bring the original or a photocopy of the registrant’s NYS driver license

License Plates

You must surrender your license plates before you end your vehicle liability insurance coverage to avoid suspension of your registration and driver license. You must also surrender your plates if you intend to register your vehicle in another state.

To Surrender your Plates:

  • No appointment necessary. Must wait in line for your receipt; no drop off service available
  • Bring your plates (remove fasteners and frames)
  • Complete and bring the plate surrender form
  • Pay one dollar
  • Be sure to remove the stickers from the vehicle
  • You will receive a receipt for insurance purposes.

For more information about license plates, please visit the NYS DMV website.

You cannot transfer your plates to another person. You can only transfer ownership. Please see Transfer Ownership information above.

After you sell or give away a vehicle, you can transfer the registration and vehicle plates to another vehicle you own. However, you must maintain insurance coverage on your old vehicle until you register the new vehicle.  When you register your vehicle, check the “transfer plates” box on the registration application (MV-82). See Register a Vehicle above for more information about registering a vehicle.

For more information about license plates, please visit the NYS DMV website.

If one or both of your vehicle plates were lost, stolen or damaged, you must surrender the vehicle registration to the DMV. You must surrender the remaining plate to DMV, if only one plate was lost, stolen or destroyed. If both plates were lost, stolen or destroyed, you will need a police report or MV-78B completed by a police agency. If you cannot get a police report, you will need to submit a written statement on form MV-1441.3 to DMV that includes your plate number.

If you would like to replace your plates without paying a fee, you must submit a police report or an MV-78B (this form is only available from law enforcement; it is not available from DMV) indicating the plate was stolen or destroyed as a result of a crime.

For more information about lost or stolen license plates, please visit the NYS DMV website.

To get new plates, you will need to visit one of the three Saratoga County DMV offices.

Bring with you:

  • The original plate(s) or the MV-78B/police report/statement
  • A completed Vehicle Registration/Title Application (MV-82)
  • Proof of insurance
  • Proof of your identity

Other Vehicle Transactions & Services

A drop box for registration renewals ONLY is available at the Wilton DMV location during the mall’s business hours. Staff checks the drop box daily during business hours. Please allow up to seven business days to receive completed registration materials in the mail.

Instructions for using the drop box:
• Sign the “Certification” on the back of your registration renewal application.
• Enclose a check or money order payable to Saratoga County Clerk. DO NOT ENCLOSE CASH.
• Write your license plate number on the face of the check or money order.
• Sign the check or money order.
• DO NOT fold the application, check or money order or use staples, tape or paper clips.
• Place the renewal application and check or money order in an envelope and place in the drop box at the Wilton DMV location.

We will mail your completed registration to the address on the renewal application.

The seller must:

  • Complete and sign the transfer ownership section of the title certificate and sign a bill of sale (even if it is a gift) OR
  • Provide other acceptable proofs of ownership and transfer of ownership. Please visit the NYS DMV website for more information.

The buyer must:

  • Sign the bill of sale (even if it is a gift)
  • Pay sales tax or have proof of an exemption
  • Register the vehicle, trailer, ATV, snowmobile or boat. Please see First Time Registering above.

For more information about buying and selling a vehicle, please visit the NYS DMV website.

If you purchase a vehicle from outside of New York State, you will need to get an in-transit permit or temporary registration from that state.

An interstate in-transit permit allows you to transport a vehicle from a location in New York State to a location outside of New York State.

An intrastate in-transit permit allows you to transport a vehicle from a location within New York to another location within New York.

In Transit permits are valid for 30 days and cost $12.50.

To apply for an in-transit permit, bring these items to a DMV office:

  • Completed In-Transit Permit / Title Application (MV-82ITP)
  • Proof of ownership
  • Proof of identity
  • Payment
  • Proof of insurance (Trailers for non-commercial use do not need insurance.)

For more information about in-transit permits/temporary registrations, please visit the NYS DMV website.

You can visit one of our DMV locations to apply for a duplicate title or to make a title change. For questions regarding mobile homes, you must contact New York State Department of Motor Vehicles Title Bureau at 1-518-486-4714. For more information about titles, visit the NYS DMV website.

When you Renew Here at Saratoga County DMV, your hard-earned money stays local working for you!

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