To register your vehicle purchased from a private party, visit the MVD (Motor Vehicle Division) at your local County Treasurer’s Office within the county you reside in and be prepared with the following essential items:

• Bill of Sale (Form MV24): Helpful
• Fees and Registration Payment: Pay the required title and registration fees.
• Title: The vehicle’s title is required. If purchased used from the owner, the previous owner must sign the current title over to you.

Notes

• If you are purchasing from a dealership, the dealer will send the paperwork to your County Treasurer’s office.

Source: Montana Motor Vehicle Division (You Got a New Vehicle?!)

Montana requires motorboats, personal watercraft, and sailboats 12 feet or longer to be titled and registered through the County Treasurer in the county where the owner resides. To register a vessel, secure the following documentation for submission at your nearest Country Treasurer’s office or Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks facility:

• Application for Vessel Certificate of Title (Form MV1A), if applying for a Montana vessel title.
• Bill of Sale, if needed to support the ownership transfer.
• Certificate of Title, properly assigned by the previous owner.
• Current registration receipt or certificate of number, if the boat came from a non-title state.
• Lien release, if applicable.
• Manufacturer’s Certificate/Statement of Origin, if the boat is new.
• Payment for title and registration fees.

Out-of-State Purchase

• Out-of-state title, if the boat was titled in another state.
• Out-of-state registration, if the boat came from a non-title state.

The buyer generally has 40 days from the sale date to apply for title and registration. Out-of-state boats properly registered elsewhere may be operated in Montana for up to 90 consecutive days.

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (Boating in Montana), Montana MVD (Application for Vessel Certificate of Title; Title Manual)

Montana does not require a new firearm owner to register a firearm.