Vehicle Registration

The City of Bath Treasurer's Office handles vehicle registration for cars, trucks, trailers, motorcycles, and mopeds for Bath residents. They are located on the first floor of Bath City Hall at 55 Front Street in Bath. When you come in the front door of the building, the door is on the left; directly across from the Clerk’s Office.

Office hours are 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday except State and Federal holidays.

To register your vehicle, you must bring the following information: current mileage of the vehicle, a current insurance card, and if you are a business, the federal tax ID number.

If you have just moved to Bath or your vehicle was previously registered out-of-state, you must also bring proof of Bath residency (in the form of a tax bill, utility bill, or other bill with your name and current address), the vehicle's registration from the previous state, and the title for the vehicle in addition to the above information.

If you are renewing your Maine registration, you may have the option to renew it online by visiting the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicle's Rapid Renewal website at http://www.informe.org/rrs/Bath

Notes from the Treasurer's Office:

- Often, citizens call to ask for quotes to register their motor vehicles. Unfortunately, the office can’t provide quotes over the phone because it is difficult to calculate costs correctly without all of the paperwork in front of them. There are too many variables, and quotes might not be accurate if the staff can’t see all the details.

- If you know you’re coming up on the due date for a renewal payment, it behooves you to pay it early. The State is not always up to date in their processing and filing, and adding to that is the rush of end of the month payments. Some payments processed by the Treasurer’s Office are sent to State offices, and notification to the State doesn’t occur immediately. For example, if you’re registering your car on a Friday afternoon the last day of the month and you get pulled over during the weekend, your registration has not had ample time to update at the State level.

If you have any questions, please call the Treasurer’s Office at 443-8340.

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