Town Clerk
Welcome to the Town Office
Janice Ferri is our Town Clerk.
Sarah Jones is our Deputy Town Clerk
This busy office handles most of the Town affairs including licensing and registrations, all the town's financial affairs and all the town's tax / assessing business.
We accept Credit/Debit cards, however our bank charges the cardholder a processing fee of 2.75% with a minimum fee of $1.95.
Checks are only accepted when accompanied by a valid State ID.
Our physical and mailing address is 108 Lewiston Street, Mechanic Falls, ME 04256.
Faxes may be sent to (207) 345-9201, be advised a fee applies to faxes sent and received from the Town fax.
If you have any questions for the Town Clerks office you can call at 345-2871 or email jferri@mechanicfalls.org
Forms
RAPID RENEWAL
Re-register a vehicle online through the State of Maine portal. Click the image below to begin.
Registering the Car (Tips)
Re-Registration: Bring old registration, current insurance card and mileage.
New registration (Dealer Sale): Bring bill of sales showing sales tax paid, blue title application, window sticker, current insurance card and mileage.
New Registration (Private Sale): Bring the bill of sale, current insurance card, title (1995 or newer), release of lien (if applicable) and mileage.
New Registration (Transfer): Same as above, plus registration from the vehicle the plates are being transferred from.
Excise Tax
Excise tax is paid to the municipality in which the individual or business registering the vehicle resides. The amount of tax that must be paid is determined by applying a mil rate to the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of the vehicle when it was new. The mil rate decreases annually until the vehicle is in its sixth model year, at which time the excise tax plateaus.
HOW MUCH IS THE EXCISE TAX?
The amount of tax is determined by two things: The age of the vehicle Manufacturer’s suggested retail price (“MSRP”)
HOW IS THE EXCISE TAX CALCULATED?
Excise tax is calculated by multiplying the MSRP by the mil rate as shown below. The rates drop back on January 1st of each year.
YEAR 1: .0240 mil rate
YEAR 2: .0175 mil rate
YEAR 3: .0135 mil rate
YEAR 4: .0100 mil rate
YEAR 5: .0065 mil rate
YEAR 6: .0040 mil rate
For example, the owner of a three year old motor vehicle with an MSRP of $19,500 would pay $263.25.
Janice Ferri is our Town Clerk.
Sarah Jones is our Deputy Town Clerk
This busy office handles most of the Town affairs including licensing and registrations, all the town's financial affairs and all the town's tax / assessing business.
We accept Credit/Debit cards, however our bank charges the cardholder a processing fee of 2.75% with a minimum fee of $1.95.
Checks are only accepted when accompanied by a valid State ID.
Our physical and mailing address is 108 Lewiston Street, Mechanic Falls, ME 04256.
Faxes may be sent to (207) 345-9201, be advised a fee applies to faxes sent and received from the Town fax.
If you have any questions for the Town Clerks office you can call at 345-2871 or email jferri@mechanicfalls.org
Forms
RAPID RENEWALRe-register a vehicle online through the State of Maine portal. Click the image below to begin.
Registering the Car (Tips)
Re-Registration: Bring old registration, current insurance card and mileage.
New registration (Dealer Sale): Bring bill of sales showing sales tax paid, blue title application, window sticker, current insurance card and mileage.
New Registration (Private Sale): Bring the bill of sale, current insurance card, title (1995 or newer), release of lien (if applicable) and mileage.
New Registration (Transfer): Same as above, plus registration from the vehicle the plates are being transferred from.
Excise Tax
Excise tax is paid to the municipality in which the individual or business registering the vehicle resides. The amount of tax that must be paid is determined by applying a mil rate to the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of the vehicle when it was new. The mil rate decreases annually until the vehicle is in its sixth model year, at which time the excise tax plateaus.
HOW MUCH IS THE EXCISE TAX?
The amount of tax is determined by two things: The age of the vehicle Manufacturer’s suggested retail price (“MSRP”)
HOW IS THE EXCISE TAX CALCULATED?
Excise tax is calculated by multiplying the MSRP by the mil rate as shown below. The rates drop back on January 1st of each year.
YEAR 1: .0240 mil rate
YEAR 2: .0175 mil rate
YEAR 3: .0135 mil rate
YEAR 4: .0100 mil rate
YEAR 5: .0065 mil rate
YEAR 6: .0040 mil rate
For example, the owner of a three year old motor vehicle with an MSRP of $19,500 would pay $263.25.