New Vehicle Registration Requirements

Application for the registration of a new vehicle shall be submitted before the Registering Authority in whose jurisdiction the applicant resides or has a business and where the vehicle is normally kept.

The application for registration should be made in Form 20 and accompanied by the following documents:

• Application form CMV FORM 20 (signature of the financier in case of HPA/Hypothecation/Lease).
• Sale Certificate in CMV FORM 21.
• Valid Insurance Certificate.
• Proof of Address (as per Rule 4 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989).
• Himachali Certificate in case of Transport vehicle/Stage/Contract carriage vehicle.
• Temporary Registration issued by the Registering Authority or Trade Certificate issued by the Dealer.
• Road Worthiness Certificate in CMV FORM 22.
• Form CMV FORM 22A in case of a Body-built vehicle (e.g., Goods vehicle, Bus, etc.).
• Customs Clearance Certificate in case of imported vehicles along with the bond.
• Appropriate fee as specified in Rule 81.
• Tax payable (depending upon the category of the vehicle).
• Working Certificate in Form 60 (for BH Series).
• Bonafide Agriculture Certificate issued by the Tehsildar for the registration of a Tractor-Trailer unit used for agriculture.
• Permit proceedings, if any, in the case of a transport vehicle.

All the related applications must be filed before the Registering Authority, and the vehicle shall be produced for inspection at the premises of the R.T.O/S.D.M.