TOWN OF GUILFORD SETTLED IN 1639

ASSESSOR’S OFFICE 31 PARK ST GUILFORD, CONNECTICUT 06437

Telephone 203-453-8010 Fax 203-453-8013

REGISTERED OUT OF STATE

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If your motor vehicle was registered out of state (after October 1st but before September 1st) and it is permanently garaged there and you have ceased to be a resident of Connecticut, you may qualify to have the tax bill for such motor vehicle reduced.

In order to determine whether your motor vehicle tax bill can be prorated, you must first document that you have ceased to be a Connecticut resident.

Connecticut State law requires that the motor vehicle(s) of a Connecticut resident be registered in Connecticut.

For purposes of registering a motor vehicle, the State of Connecticut defines a “resident” as any person having a place of residence in this state is occupied for than six months in a year, or any person, firm or corporation owning or leasing a motor vehicle used or operated in intrastate business in this state, or a firm or corporation having its principal office or place of business in this state.

Even if you have registered your motor vehicle in another state, such motor vehicle may still be taxed by the Town of Guilford [pursuant to C.G.S. 12-71b (g)]:

“Any motor vehicle which is not registered in this state shall be subject to property tax in this state if such motor vehicle in the normal course of operation frequently leaves from and returns to or remains in one or more points within this State, and such motor vehicle shall be subject to such property tax in the town within which such motor vehicle in the normal course of operation most frequently leaves from and returns to or remains, provided when the owner of such motor vehicle is a resident in any town in the state, it shall be presumed that such motor vehicle most frequently leaves from and returns to or remains in such town unless evidence, satisfactory to the assessor in such town, is submitted to the contrary.”

Therefore; if you are a Connecticut resident and you have mistakenly registered your motor vehicle out-of-state, please correct this error by registering your motor vehicle in Connecticut and providing a copy of such registration(s) to this office.

However, if you claim that you are NOT a Connecticut resident, please follow all the instructions and answer all the questions on the reverse side of this letter.

Please return the completed questionnaire and all requested documentation to this office.

ALL MOTOR VEHICLE TAX BILLS WILL BE DUE AND PAYABLE IN FULL UNTIL ALL REQUESTED DOCUMENTATION AND THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE IS RECEIVED AND APPROVED BY THIS OFFICE

1. Please provide a copy of your first out of state registration to us.

2. Please provide a copy of the CT DMV cancellation of registration/plate receipt or lost or stolen plate receipt.

Registrations should be cancelled online www.ct.gov/dmv/online

You no longer have to return license plates to the DMV. However; if you cannot cancel online and still have your Connecticut plates and you cannot visit a DMV branch or satellite office; you will need to cancel your registration/plates by mailing them to the Department of Motor Vehicles:

STATE OF CONNECTICUT: DMV Attn: Plate Return 60 State Street Wethersfield, CT 06161-1050

*Request a cancellation of the registration and include a self addressed stamped envelope requesting a copy of the cancellation receipt. Once you get the receipt back, provide a copy of that Connecticut DMV cancellation to us.

THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED BEFORE WE CAN PROCESS YOUR REQUEST

3. What is the address of your principal place of residency? You can have only one principal residency.

______STREET NAME AND NUMBER TOWN/CITY STATE ZIP CODE

4. On what date did you establish your principal place of residency? ______

5. Please indicate how much is spent at your principal place of residency (i.e., number of months, number of days, percentage of year etc).

______

6. Where is the motor vehicle, in question, “permanently” garaged? You can have only one address.

______STREET NAME AND NUMBER TOWN/CITY STATE ZIP CODE

The maker of a false affidavit/statement shall be subject to such fines, penalties and/or imprisonment as provided by law. Your signature signifies that this affidavit has been read and understood.

______SIGNATURE PRINT NAME DATE SIGNED SIGNER’S TELEPHONE #

ALL MOTOR VEHICLE TAX BILLS WILL BE DUE AND PAYABLE IN FULL UNTIL ALL REQUESTED DOCUMENTATION AND THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE IS RECEIVED AND APPROVED BY THIS OFFICE

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