Notice to Motor Vehicle Dealers-TAVT Return Form MV-7D

Motor Vehicle Division
Effective Date: March 1, 2018

Why are we receiving this notification?

For vehicles with a date of purchase of March 1, 2018, all certificate of title applications submitted by a selling dealer to a county tag office in paper form (i.e. ETR exceptions) must be accompanied by a Title Ad Valorem Tax (TAVT) return, Form MV-7D.
For title applications submitted electronically through an authorized ETR vendor, the Form MV-7D is automatically incorporated into the ETR process.
A paper Form MV-7D is only required for title applications which are not eligible for ETR.
Any title application submitted in paper form which does not include a properly completed Form MV-7D will be rejected by the county tag office and returned to the selling dealer.

In limited circumstances, title applications are not eligible for ETR. For example:
- Title applications involving certain disabled veteran’s exemptions.
- Applications for vehicles being registered under the International Registration Plan (IRP).
Your ETR service provider will block any title application that is not eligible for ETR. If you receive such a notice from your ETR vendor, the selling dealer must submit a paper title application and Form MV-7D to the county tag office by mail or in person no later than 30 days after purchase.

As of March 1, 2018, all dealers must submit Form MV-7D in paper format where a title application is not eligible for ETR.
For title applications submitted electronically through an authorized ETR vendor, the Form MV-7D is automatically incorporated into the ETR process.
A copy of Form MV-7D can be viewed at the following link: Form MV-7D.