Motor Vehicle Abatements

Massachusetts Law Ch. 60A § 1 requires 3 pieces of documentation in order to administer an excise abatement:

All 3 documents are required in order to receive an abatement.

1 - Application

Did you sell or trade the vehicle? Please provide a copy of the Bill of Sale or Trade-In Agreement listing the vehicle make, model, year, vehicle identification number (VIN), and transaction date.
Did you gift the vehicle to a relative? Please provide a copy of Their New Registration.
Did you junk the vehicle? Please provide a copy of the Receipt from the junkyard listing the vehicle make, model, year, VIN.
Did you donate the vehicle? Please provide a copy of the Donation Letter listing the vehicle make, model, year, VIN, and transaction date.
Was the vehicle totaled? Please provide a copy of the insurance company's Statement of Total Loss that includes the vehicle make, model, year, VIN, and date of loss.
Was the vehicle repossessed? Please provide a copy of a Letter from the Finance Company that includes the vehicle make, model, year, VIN, and date of repossession.
Did you move to a different state? Please provide a copy of the Out-of-State Registration.
Was the vehicle not garaged in Grafton and you received a bill from Grafton? Please provide a copy of your Coverage Selection Page from your insurance company that shows the principal place of garaging in another town in MA as of January 1.

Did you cancel the registration? Please provide a copy of the Plate Cancellation Receipt.
Did you transfer the registration? Please provide a copy of the New Registration.

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