Hamden Cracking Down On Out-Of-State Vehicle Registrations

HAMDEN, CT — Saying that the town can no longer stand to have valuable motor vehicle tax revenue uncollected, Hamden Mayor Curt Balzano Leng announced that the town is launching an out-of-state motor vehicle tax program. The town is taking steps to pursue the collection of taxes associated with motor vehicles that are currently not properly registered in Hamden, according to Leng.

The town recently released a Request for Proposal (RFP-19-05 “Out of State Motor Vehicle Reporting”) asking for “qualified vendors to investigate and report motor vehicles used or housed by Hamden residents which are registered in a state other than Connecticut,” according to a press release. The chosen vendor shall also “report on vehicles that are subject to taxation under CT General Statutes, but to date have not been included on Hamden’s tax rolls.”

The selected vendor will be tasked with: managing the process used to screen suspected tax violators; collect, investigate, and develop sufficient evidence to support violations and ensure statutory compliance; prepare correspondences and receive phone inquiries; provide Tax Collector with address updates for collections purposes; provide investigative support to the town; and develop program details to ensure efficiency and standards of service.

“Historically, Hamden has taken a loss in motor vehicle tax collections due to the large amount of residents living in town who have not yet registered their vehicles in Connecticut,” Leng said. “This pushes the burden unfairly onto all compliant taxpayers and is a large untapped source of town revenues. My hope is to get the majority of these residents to properly report their motor vehicles and file taxes so that we can collect additional revenue and work on a motor vehicle mill rate reduction.

“Hamden can no longer stand to leave this valuable motor vehicle tax revenue uncollected. We are taking concrete action to improve our ability to collect these lost funds.”

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