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New Hampshire title transfer fees

How much is the title fee in New Hampshire?

$35

In plain English

New Hampshire's statute sets the fee for a certificate of title after a transfer, with or without a lienholder named, at $35 in the version effective January 1, 2026; the version in effect until January 1, 2026 set it at $25. Filing a notice of security interest, a lender's claim, is listed at $20.

“[Paragraph I(b) effective January 1, 2026; see also paragraph I(b) set out above.] (b) For a certificate of title after a transfer, with or without a lienholder named, $35;”

The official words for the rest

“[Paragraph I(b) effective until January 1, 2026; see also paragraph I(b) set out below.] (b) For a certificate of title after a transfer, with or without a lienholder named, $25;”

“For filing a notice of security interest, $20;”

Worked example

Example: a $12,000 used car bought from a private seller in New Hampshire. Title fee: $35. Tax is left out of this example. Not included: registration and plates, a lien fee, an out-of-state inspection, county or office add-ons, and late fees.

A made-up price; every other figure is from the quotes on this page. It is an illustration, not a bill.

What other fees come with it?

What are the steps in New Hampshire, and by when?

In plain English

  1. The exempted-vehicles statute lists any motor vehicle with a model year before 2000, except heavy trucks and truck-tractors whose gross vehicle weight exceeds 18,000 pounds.

    The official words

    “Any motor vehicle whose manufacturer's model year is before the year 2000, except heavy trucks and truck-tractors whose gross vehicle weight exceeds 18,000 pounds.”

  2. For a vehicle not bought from a dealer, the owner mails or delivers the title application and supporting documents to the department within 20 days of the date of sale.

    The official words

    “If the application refers to a vehicle not purchased from a dealer, the application and other supporting documents as required by the director, shall within 20 days of the date of sale be mailed or delivered to the department by the owner.”

  3. The registration permit fee statute sets a sum equal to 18 mills on each dollar of the maker's list price for a current model year vehicle offered for registration.

    The official words

    “on each vehicle offered for registration a sum equal to 18 mills on each dollar of the maker's list price for a current model year vehicle”

  4. The registration fee statute prints, for one group of motor vehicles, $42 for 0-3000 lbs. ($3.50 per month), $48 for 3001-5000 lbs. ($4 per month) and $66 for 5001-8000 lbs. ($5.50 per month).

    The official words

    “For all motor vehicles other than those in RSA 261:141, I: 0-3000 lbs. $42 ($3.50 per month) 3001-5000 lbs. $48 ($4 per month) 5001-8000 lbs. $66 ($5.50 per month)”

What if the car comes from another state?

New residents have

60 days

“said resident shall have a maximum of 60 days from the date of his or her residency in which to register his or her vehicle or vehicles in New Hampshire.”

In plain English

For a vehicle last registered in another state or country, the title application must include a certificate from a person authorized by the director that the vehicle identification number (VIN) was inspected and matches the description in the application.

The official words

“If the application refers to a vehicle last previously registered in another state or country, the application shall contain or be accompanied by:”

“The certificate of a person authorized by the director that the vehicle identification number of the vehicle has been inspected and found to conform to the description given in the application”

A new resident has a maximum of 60 days from the date of residency to register a vehicle in New Hampshire.

The official words

“said resident shall have a maximum of 60 days from the date of his or her residency in which to register his or her vehicle or vehicles in New Hampshire.”

What about tax on the purchase in New Hampshire?

Nothing on this in the official pages we read for New Hampshire. That is about our reading, not about New Hampshire’s rules.

What does a gift or family transfer change in New Hampshire?

Nothing on this in the official pages we read for New Hampshire. That is about our reading, not about New Hampshire’s rules.

What happens if the transfer is late in New Hampshire?

In plain English

This is about late paperwork: when a required item is not delivered to the department within 20 days from the time it has to be mailed or delivered, the department collects a penalty equal to the fee for the transaction.

The official words

“is not delivered to the department within 20 days from the time it is required to be mailed or delivered, the department shall collect, as a penalty, an amount equal to the fee required for the transaction.”

What the pages we read do not cover

The statutes we read do not say anything about tax on a vehicle purchase.

They do not say whether a gift or family transfer is treated differently.

They do not say what the VIN inspection costs or who is authorized to do it.

How New Hampshire compares

The title fee quoted for New Hampshire is $35. Of the other 37 states with a figure, 28 states quote less, 8 states quote more and 1 state quotes the same. A title fee is one line, not the whole cost.

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The states whose flat title fee sits closest to New Hampshire’s. Each figure is copied from the quote at the top of that state’s page, with its source and read date. A title fee is one line, not the whole cost.

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Anything else?

Reference only, not legal or tax advice. Confirm with the agency. Full statement

Pages that refused our script

These official pages answered our script with a refusal or a bot check on November 12, 2026. We did not work around it, and nothing here is drawn from them.

Sources

11 quoted lines from 6 official sources, each matched word for word on November 12, 2026. Some official pages refused our script, so these lines could not be compared with them; a figure in a statute can differ from the fee an office posts today. The state’s own titling page is dmv.nh.gov.

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