Join the hundreds of municipalities participating in the Online Boat Registration Service offered by InforME and the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
Service Benefits
- InforME has been processing electronic payments for Maine state and local government since 1999
- InforME services have oversight by the InforME board, with municipal representation
- Offer credit card payments securely and safely – InforME is CyberTrust certified, the industry gold standard for security, and PCI/DSS compliant
- No cost to the municipality
- No merchant account needed
- Funds transferred directly to municipal bank account via daily ACH
- Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover
- InforME provides customer service via phone, email, and live chat
- Excise tax is calculated by IF&W. Town clerks do not need to upload any information in order for their residents to renew
- Online registrations are fulfilled by IF&W and sent within 10 business days of the transaction
- Users receive a temporary registration at the end of the service
- Municipalities are only responsible for reconciling their deposits using an administrative website