Registration

All vehicles, new and used, must be registered before operating them in New Jersey. Different rules apply when renewing your registration or getting a new one. You can find information for these two different types below:

• New vehicle registration
• Renewing your registration
• Replacing a lost registration
• Registration records

Registration information for New Jersey residents temporarily
out-of-state
If you are a New Jersey resident and purchased your vehicle out-of-state, you will need to follow a special procedure [119k pdf]