Non-Domiciliary Military Personnel

Vehicles owned and registered by military personnel who are not Massachusetts domiciliaries are exempt from the motor vehicle excise under federal law if the commanding officer of the service person certifies that the person is a domiciliary of another state and is stationed in Massachusetts or elsewhere due to military orders. Also exempt are vehicles owned and registered by the service person’s spouse if the spouse is domiciled in the same state as the service person and is in Massachusetts solely to reside with the service person.

Military personnel, or their spouses, who qualify and own more than one vehicle may receive an exemption on all vehicles that are not used in a business or trade.