How to obtain Certificate of Registration

Necessity For Registration?

No person shall drive any Motor Vehicle and no owner of Motor Vehicle shall cause or permit the vehicle
to be driven in any public place or any other place, unless the vehicle is Registered in accordance with
Chapter IV of the MV Act,1988.

Registration Where To Be Made?

Registration related transactions:

 Temporary Registration.
 Permanent Registration.
 Renewal of certificate of registration.
 Issue of duplicate certificate of registration.
 Change in residence
 Endorsement of hire-purchase agreement.
 Termination of higher purchase agreement

Temporary Registration

 Sales Certificate in Form 21.

 Road worthiness certificate in Form 22 from the manufacturers(Form 22A) from the Body
builder).
 Valid insurance Certificate.
 Pollution Under Control Certificate.
 Proof of Address(Ration Card,Electricity Bill,...)
 Design approval copy of STA in case Trailar or Semi Trailar.
 Original Sales Certificate from the concerned Authorities in Form 21 in the case of Ex-Army
Vehicle.
 Customs Clearance Certificate in the case of Imported Vehicles.
 Unless exempted, the Fee payable to the Temporary Registration or for its extension shall be
Rs.50/- as per Rule 42(10)of Madhya Pradesh Motor Vehicles Rules,1989.

 Tax as specified in the schedule of Madhya Pradesh Motor Vehicles Taxation Act.

Permanent Registration

An application for registration of a Motor Vehicle shall be made in Form 20 to the Registering Authority
within a period of 7 days from the date of delivery of such vehicle excluding the period of journey and
accompanied by

 Sales Certificate in Form 21.

 Roadworthiness certificate in Form 22 from the manufacturers(Form 22A from the body
builder)
 Valid insurance Certificate.
 Proof of Address(Ration Car, Electricity Bill..)
 Design approval copy of STA in case Trailar or Semi Trailar.
 Original Sales Certificate from the concerned Authorities in Form 21 in the case of Ex-Army
vehicles.
 Pollution Under Control Certificate.
  Customs Clearance Certificate in the case of Imported Vehicles.
 Appropriate Fee as specified in Rule 81 of CMV Rules,1989.
 Tax as per Madhya Pradesh Motor Vehicles Taxation Act/Rules.

Assignment of Registration mark

On receipt of an application, the Registering Authority while assigning registration mark as laid down in
Rule 80,shall assign the registration number which falls in serial order after the last registration mark
assigned.
Assignment of registration mark of choice.-The Registering Authority shall assign a registration mark to
the owner of a motor vehicle of his choice from amongst the registration marks, reserved for choice in
each series through open auction. at the time of auction the highest successful bidder shall be allotted
the registration mark on payment of required fee.

Provided that if the owner of a motor vehicle holding any of the number, specified in the Sixth Schedule,
from any previous series, wants to retain that number for his new motor vehicle, he shall be charged half
of the fee, fixed for that number:
Provided further that the Registering Authority may assign unutilized specified registration marks to
motor vehicles, owned by the State Government without charging any additional fee.

Renewal of Certificate of Registration

An application for Renewal of Certificate of Registration shall be made in Form 25 not more than 60 days
before the date of its expiry, by paying the appropriate fee as specified in Rule 81 of the Central Motor
Vehicles Rules,1989, to the Registering Authority in whose Jurisdiction the vehicle is.
Requirements:

 Original Certificate of Registration

 Pollution Under Control Certificate.
 Valid insurance Certificate

Duplicate of Certificate of Registration

An application for issue of duplicate Certificate of Registration shall be made in Form 26. If covered by
Finance/Hire Purchase/Lease with the signatures of the Financier on Form 26 in duplicate, duly paying
the appropriate fee as specified in Rule 81 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules 1989, to the Registering
Authority in whose Jurisdiction the vehicle is.
Requirements:

 Police Certificate(FIR)in case of loss of Certificate of Regostration.

 Original Certificate of Regostration.(If damaged).

Transfer of Ownership for Certificate of Registration

An application for issue of Transfer of Ownership shall be made in Form 29(in Duplicate) and Form 30.(in
Duplicate if covered by Finance/Hire Purchase /Lease) with the signatures of the financer, duly paying the
appropriate fee as specified in Rule 81 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules,1989, to the Registering
Authority in whose Jurisdiction the transferor and transferee resides or has their place of business.
Requirements:
  Certificate of Registration.
 Certificate of insurance.
 No Objection Certificate(in case of Other State Vehicle)
 No Objection Certificate from Financier( if Vehicle is Covered by Finance)
 Pollution Under Control Certificate.
 Proof of residence.
 Affidavit for the sale/purchase of vehicles from the seller/purchaser

No-Objection Certificate

An application for issue of No Objection Certificate shall be made in Form 28(in triplicate) to the
Registering Authority by which the Vehicle was previously Registered/Transferred.
Requirements;

 Certificate of Registration
 Proof of Address.

For Non Transport vehicles [Private vehicles]

Dealer itself will provide you the registration certificate for new vehicle at the time of purchase. You will
have to submit required documents mentioned below to your dealer or showroom owner.

Dealer will enroll your vehicle online via Online dealer Point Registration Process, pay fees and tax online
and provide you the Registration Number there itself.

Dealer will submit your documents in RTO for approval. Once approved, your Registration Smart will be
printed and sent at your postal address.

Transport Vehicles [Commercial Vehicles])

Approach your nearest customer service center or Registering Authority RTO.

Requirement of Certificate of Registration

The vehicle can be driven or allowed to be driven in public place only after registration by registering
authority.

Physical Presence:

It is mandatory to produce the vehicle in front of inspecting authority (Only for commercial vehicles).
Inspecting authority will inspect and give the clearance certificate for registration of vehicle.

Documents required to apply for Certificate of Registration

1. Form 20 duly filled up [Imprint of chassis no and engine number must be taken on this form).
2. Form 21 (Sale certificate) issued by the vehicle dealer.
3. Form 22 (Road worthiness certificate) issued by the manufacturer.
4. Attested copy of valid vehicle insurance policy / cover note.
5. Attested copy of address proof at which vehicle is to be registered.
6. Form 34 duly signed by owner and the financer.
7. One time road tax as applicable.
 8. Prescribed fee for registration.
9. PAN Card or Form 60 & 61 (as applicable).
10. Dealer invoice or manufacturer invoice.

Effectiveness and Validity:

 Certificate of Registration issued is valid throughout India.

 Certificate of Registration is issued for 15 years for Non Transport vehicles [Private vehicles].
 Certificate of Registration is issued for 2 years for Transport vehicles and after that owner of
vehicle have to obtain the fitness certificate every year from the Registering authority.
 Driving License issued for transport vehicle will be valid for three years.