When you surrender your vehicle plates to the DMV , you may be eligible to transfer the remaining registration credit to another vehicle you want to register, or get a refund for the registration fee. You get a refund or registration transfer credit for your vehicle plate fee title certificate fee you paid when you registered the vehicle any other fee or tax 

Transfer credit 
If you transfer your remaining registration to another vehicle , your new registration will expire the same day as your old registration. You can only use the transfer credit for a new original registration. You cannot use it for a registration renewal. 

Refunds 
Here is an example to show how your refund amount is determined. You paid $137.50 to register your vehicle for two years. The amount you paid included $62.50 for the two years of the registration $31.25 per year, $50.00 for the title certificate and $25.00 for the vehicle plates. You surrender the vehicle plates during the first year of the registration , and you qualify for a refund of $30.25. This is a refund of the $31.25 fee for the second year of the registration with the $1 processing fee subtracted. There is no refund of other fees or taxes. 

How can I get my refund (if I m eligible)? 
When you surrender your plates , your Receipt FS-6 T indicates if you are eligible to receive a refund. If you are eligible for a refund and you do not request a transfer receipt, we will process your refund automatically and you will receive it in the mail in several weeks. If you are not eligible for a refund or you request a transfer receipt , the DMV office issues a Receipt FS-6 T that you can use to transfer the registration to another vehicle. 

How do I apply for a full 2-year refund if the registration was never used? 
You can apply for a refund of the 2-year registration fee ONLY if the registration was never used and it is not more than 60 days from the date the registration was issued. For example , if you renewed the registration, b

user: What amounts are refundable if I return my plates to the DMV? 

assistant: Are you wanting to transfer the remaining registration credit to another vehicle that you need to register? 

user: I wasn't wanting to transfer the credit that way.  I was not aware that I could, but, since you said that it is possible to transfer the remaining registration credit to another vehicle, I might wait as I am about to purchase my husband a new car. 

assistant: When you surrender your vehicle plates to the DMV, you may be eligible to transfer the remaining registration credit to another vehicle you want to register, or get a refund for the registration fee.  You get a refund or registration transfer credit for your vehicle plate fee, title certificate fee and any other fee or tax that you paid when you registered the vehicle. 

user: Will I get this refund immediately when I surrender my plates? 

assistant: When you surrender your plates, your Receipt FS-6 T indicates if you are eligible to receive a refund.  If you are eligible and you do not request a transfer receipt, the refund will be processed automatically and you will receive it in the mail in several weeks. 

user: What was the form that would indicate if I am eligible for the refund? 

assistant: Your Receipt FS-6 T indicates if you are eligible to receive a refund. 

user: How do I apply for a full 2-year refund if my registration was never used? 

assistant: You can apply for a refund of the 2-year registration fee only if the registration was truly never used and it is not more than 60 days from the date the registration was issued.  A processing fee of a dollar is subtracted from the refund amount.  To apply, you must surrender the vehicle plates and the unused registration sticker and stub at the DMV office and request a 2-year refund.  If you are eligible, the DMV will issue a receipt that displays two year refund. 

user: What procedure to I have to follow to get this refund, though, if I have changed my name? 

assistant: You must still surrender the vehicle plates at a DMV office, but request a transfer receipt, not a refund receipt.  You will then send that to the address of the Request for Refund MV-215 form along with the completed and signed Request for Refund [1] MV-215 and proof of the name change such as a marriage certificate, divorce certificate, or other court papers.   At that point, the DMV will issue your refund in your new name if you are eligible. 

user: Will the DMV issue a refund if the registrant died? 

assistant: The DMV will issue the refund to the name of the estate if the plates are surrendered at the DMV office and a transfer receipt is requested and the executor of the estate sends a completed and signed Request for Refund [1]MV-215, with "deceased" written on the form, a photocopy of the death certificate, and the transfer certificate to the address listedon the Request for Refund MV-215.