How to Fill Out and Submit NJ MVC Form RSC-6: Status and Mailing

NJ MVC Form RSC-6, the Vehicle Registration/Plate Status Form, is how you tell the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission what happened to a vehicle, its license plates, and its registration certificate after they left your hands. You fill in your owner and vehicle details, check one box in each of the three status sections, sign the certification, and submit it either to the Uninsured Motorist Unit (if you received a lapse notice) or to the general MVC plates address in Trenton.

When RSC-6 Is the Right Form

Most people meet this form after an uninsured motorist notice arrives for a car they no longer own. The MVC still has the registration tied to your name, so when the insurance drops, the notice goes to you. RSC-6 is how you close the loop by documenting that the vehicle was sold, junked, repossessed, impounded, or taken out of use, and what happened to the plates and registration card.

One boundary matters before you start writing. If you still physically have the plates, the MVC expects you to surrender them, not file RSC-6. Turn them in at a vehicle center or mail them to P.O. Box 129, Trenton, NJ 08666-0129, with a self-addressed stamped envelope for the surrender receipt. RSC-6 covers the situations where the plates are genuinely out of your reach: left on a car you sold, destroyed, lost, stolen, or already surrendered.¹

The other case worth naming: if you still own the vehicle and the notice is about lapsed insurance, RSC-6 is not your answer. Submit proof of current coverage instead — an insurance ID card, declarations page, or reinstatement letter — with a VIN and policyholder name that match the flagged registration.²

What to Have Before You Start

The form is one page and the fields are basic. Gather:

Your name and address as the registered owner
A daytime phone number
Your New Jersey driver license number
The full vehicle identification number (VIN)
The vehicle’s year and make
The plate number that was assigned to the vehicle

If the plate number or VIN isn’t at your fingertips, check old insurance paperwork, the bill of sale, or prior MVC correspondence. All three usually carry both numbers. RSC-6 does not ask for your Social Security number or date of birth.³

You can download the form as a free PDF from nj.gov/mvc or pick up a blank copy at any MVC agency.⁴

Filling Out the Three Status Sections

Print clearly. Each of the three sections requires exactly one box checked. If more than one box is marked in a section, expect the submission to come back.

Vehicle Status

Check the box that reflects what happened to the vehicle:

Sold — ownership transferred to another person or dealer
Junked — scrapped or sent to a salvage yard
Repossessed — a lender took it back
Impounded — law enforcement or another authority seized it
Not in use — parked and unregistered

If you choose “not-in-use,” add a short written explanation in the space provided, such as that the vehicle is parked at your residence awaiting repair or stored in a private garage.

License Plate Status

Pick the option that describes where the plates are now:

Destroyed — you cut or disposed of them yourself
Left on the vehicle — they stayed with the car when it was sold, junked, or towed
Transferred — you moved them to another vehicle you own
Surrendered to MVC — already turned in; fill in the date and location
Lost — you cannot locate them; write a brief explanation
Stolen (not recovered)

Registration Certificate Status

Check one: destroyed, left on the vehicle, surrendered to MVC (with date and location), lost (with explanation), or stolen and not recovered. There is no “transferred” option here because registration cards don’t move between vehicles.

Sign and date the certification at the bottom. Your signature is the sworn statement that the information is true.³

Where to Send It

The right destination depends on why you’re filing.

If RSC-6 is your response to an uninsured motorist notice, the Uninsured Motorist Unit accepts it four ways:

Email a scan or clear photo to UM.INFO@MVC.NJ.GOV
Mail to NJMVC, Uninsured Motorist Unit, P.O. Box 132, Trenton, NJ 08666
Fax to 609-777-3178 or 609-777-3179, with your name, license number, and phone number on the cover sheet
Deliver in person at an NJMVC Regional Service Center in Trenton, Eatontown, Newark, Paterson, or West Deptford

Put your NJ driver license number and a return phone number on every page. Processing runs roughly five to seven business days once the Uninsured Motorist Unit has your documents.²

If you’re not responding to a lapse notice and just need to document plate and registration status, mail RSC-6 to the general MVC plates address: New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, P.O. Box 129, Trenton, NJ 08666-0129.¹

Using RSC-6 to Clear an Uninsured Motorist Notice

This is the situation that brings most filers to the form. A car you sold months ago whose buyer never transferred the title, or a vehicle you junked without surrendering the plates, is still registered to you as far as the MVC is concerned. When the insurance ends, the notice lands in your mailbox. RSC-6 tells the Uninsured Motorist Unit that the vehicle and plates left your possession, and how.

RSC-6 isn’t the only accepted document for this. Depending on what happened, the Uninsured Motorist Unit will also take a plate surrender receipt, proof of out-of-state registration, a lease termination letter, a junk receipt on company letterhead showing the VIN and date, repossession paperwork, or total loss documentation from your insurer. Use whichever you actually have; RSC-6 is the catch-all when you don’t have one of the specific receipts.²

Don’t let the notice sit. If the MVC suspends your registration, restoring it costs a $100 fee for each privilege that was suspended, and both registration and driving privileges can be affected.⁵

Mistakes That Delay Processing

Three problems account for most rejected or slow submissions.

Filing RSC-6 when you should be surrendering plates. If the plates are in your garage, the MVC wants them back, not a form describing them. Send them to P.O. Box 129 with a self-addressed stamped envelope for the receipt.

Checking more than one box in a section. Each of the three status sections takes one selection. If the story is complicated, pick the box that describes the final status. Plates that were on a car you sold and later reported lost are lost, not “left on the vehicle.”

Wrong VIN or plate number. The MVC matches your form against its database. A transposed digit will hold up processing or bounce the form back. Read both numbers off the MVC notice or a prior document, not from memory, before you send anything.

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New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. Uninsured Motorist Enforcement Frequently Asked Questions
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New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. Vehicle Registration/Plate Status Form RSC-6
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New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. NJ MVC Suspensions and Restorations