Definitions

For the purposes of 540 CMR 5.00, the following definitions shall have the meaning: Casual Sale. A sale for consideration of a Motor Vehicle that is from an individual owner to another individual, who are both Massachusetts residents; provided however, that business entities shall not be considered individuals. Certificate of Title or Title. Issued by the RMV for a Motor Vehicle pursuant to M.G.L. c. 90D, certifying the Motor Vehicle's current ownership, which includes both a Paper Title and an Electronic Title. No other documents, whether paper or electronic, detailing Motor Vehicle ownership history shall constitute a Certificate of Title. Class 1. As defined in M.G.L. c. 140, § 58. Class 2. As defined in M.G.L. c. 140, § 58. Class 3. As defined in M.G.L. c. 140, § 58. Dealer. Any person who is licensed as a Class 1 or Class 2 dealer pursuant to M.G.L. c. 140, §§ 57, 58, or 59, engaged principally and substantially in the business of buying, selling or exchanging Motor Vehicles, maintains a facility dedicated to carrying out said business, and is open to the public. Neither a person licensed as Class 3 nor a person who sells Motor Vehicles solely on a wholesale basis are considered Dealers. 540 CMR - 55 (Mass. Register #1580, 08/14/2026) Dealer Assignment of Title. An action in which a Dealer takes possession of a Motor Vehicle and is assigned Title, and the Dealer through a sale, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 90D, § 16, transfers said Title to a customer. Dealer Assignment of Title shall not include the transfer without sale of Title of Motor Vehicles between Dealers, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 90D, § 16. Dealer Purchase. An action that transfers Title, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 90D, § 15, from an individual owner(s) to a Dealer, upon sale for consideration of a Motor Vehicle; provided however, that business entities shall not be considered individuals. Dealer Sale. An action (a) that transfers Title, from a Dealer to a customer, which may include an individual or a Dealer, upon a sale for consideration, of a Motor Vehicle or (b) for the sale of a Motor Vehicle, utilizing a Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin, which has never been issued a Title, by a Dealer to a customer. For both E-Signature and E-Title, Dealer Sale shall not apply to transactions at wholesale and for E-Title, Dealer Sale shall not apply to transactions with business entities that are not Dealers. Electronic Certificate of Title or E-Title. A Certificate of Title issued in an electronic form; provided however that E-Title shall only be issued for Intrastate Transactions utilizing the Electronic Vehicle Registration Program or myRMV, where applicable. Electronic Signature or E-Signature. As defined in M.G.L. c. 110G, § 2. Electronic Signature Platform. The platform used by a Dealer to obtain Electronic Signature on a Paper Title, which meets the requirements of 540 CMR 5.03(6). Electronic Vehicle Registration Program or EVR. The Registry's Electronic Vehicle Registration Program, which authorizes approved third parties to facilitate Motor Vehicle Title and registration transactions, enter Motor Vehicle data onto the Registry's computer database, which may be through an authorized third-party vendor, and perform ancillary functions subject to such terms and conditions as the Registrar may prescribe. For the purposes of 540 CMR 5.00 and subject to the requirements 540 CMR 5.00, EVR shall only be used for (a) E-Signature for Paper Titles and (b) the issuance and transfer of Electronic Certificate of Title for Motor Vehicle. Intrastate Transactions. (a) A Massachusetts Title transaction that occurs solely within Massachusetts as part of a Dealer Sale to a Massachusetts resident for the sale or transfer of a Motor Vehicle; (b) a Massachusetts Title transaction for a Casual Sale; or (c) a Massachusetts Title transaction for a Dealer Purchase. Limited-use Process. A temporary written process for which the Registrar may designate an alternate means to the E-Signature process, as described in 540 CMR 5.03(12), only under certain circumstances as prescribed in 540 CMR 5.03(12). Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin. As described M.G.L. c. 90D, § 6. Motor Vehicle or Vehicle. As defined in M.G.L. c. 90, § 1 and, for the purposes of 540 CMR 5.00 shall not include Trailers or any other vehicle the Registrar determines to be unverifiable in the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System ("NMVTIS") or such other database or system as determined by the Registrar. myRMV. A secure online portal available to Commonwealth residents who are RMV customers to access the Registry of Motor Vehicles and engage in various license and vehicle-related transactions and services. Paper Certificate of Title or Paper Title. A physical Certificate of Title issued pursuant to M.G.L. c. 90D, § 9 including the front and back of each page of said title and all title assignments. 540 CMR - 56 Registrar. The Registrar of the RMV. Registry or RMV. The Registry of Motor Vehicles. Trailer. As defined in M.G.L. c. 90, § 1.