Auto Registrations and Title Applications

You always start with the Town Clerk when registering a car. The Clerk prepares the registration, and the applicant pays a personal property tax based on the value of the vehicle. The tax is based on the original list price of the vehicle without options. The tax rate for the current model year is $18/$1000 of the list price. The rate then drops in $3 increments to $15, $12, $9, $6, and $3. In New Hampshire, cars are registered in the birth month of the owner, and the tax is pro-rated from the date of registration to the birth month. The Clerk prepares the application for the New Hampshire Certificate of Title if necessary.

To register your car or apply for a title, you must visit the Town Clerk's Office at 15 Newmarket Road, Durham, NH between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Now you can also register your car online