State Begins Issuing New NH Vehicle Registrations
CONCORD, NH – The NH Division of Motor Vehicles on Friday begins issuing new motor vehicle registrations at its headquarters office in Concord. After a three to five day period of printing the new registrations in Concord, these new registrations will be phased in at all Motor Vehicle substations. All on-line town/city Municipal Agents will follow.
The new registration system includes new technology to speed up processing, improve security and aid law enforcement and inspection stations. The new certificate will be printed on white 8 1/2" by 3 3/4" paper with the state seal in the background. It will contain all of the essential information as the current registration certificates as well as some newer features, such as a bar code.
"The new registrations carry data that can be scanned with a bar code reader into computers so it does not have to be copied manually," said Virginia C. Beecher, Director of Motor Vehicles. "With fewer people needed to re-enter data we will be able to allocate more staff to assisting the public."
The project also includes placing 564 new printers in service at DMV headquarters, substations and with Municipal Agents. All Municipal Agents will operate on-line. Currently, some Municipal Agents, including those in Manchester and Nashua, are not on-line. They mail in their paperwork to the DMV, where data must be re-entered by hand. In the future, law enforcement officers and inspection stations will also be able to scan in that data.
"This major project is scheduled to be fully implemented by September," said John J. Barthelmes, Commissioner of Safety. "It will help our DMV staff provide faster, more efficient service to our customers."
New Hampshire has 1.4 million registered motor vehicles. The new registration process will be used for all passenger cars, motorcycles and trucks, including commercial vehicles. It will not be used for boat registrations.
Posted - Thursday, July 17, 2008
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