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Handicap or Blind Exemption

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Handicapped or Blind Exemption

Please review the eligibility requirements and important information below before beginning your application.

Before You Begin

  • Filing this application does not stay collection of the tax as billed.
  • Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
  • A new bill will not be issued.
  • When applying for an adjustment, it is the applicant’s responsibility to contact the Assessor’s Office for the new amount due.
  • Refunds will be issued for overpayments.

Disabled or Blind Person Eligibility

A person who is not a veteran is exempt from the excise assessed on one vehicle the individual owns and registers for personal, non-business use if the person meets one of the following qualifications:

  1. Has lost both legs or both arms;
  2. Has a permanent loss of use of both legs or both arms; or
  3. Has permanent impairment of vision meeting certain specifications in both eyes (legal blindness).

Vehicle Eligibility

A disabled or blind non-veteran who qualifies and owns more than one vehicle may have the exemption applied to the vehicle of their choice.

A full exemption is granted even if the person is not the sole owner of the vehicle, such as when the vehicle is co-owned with a spouse.

The surviving spouse of the person does not qualify for an exemption.

Please Note

No excise may be reduced to less than $5.00. No abatement for less than $5.00 will be granted, and no refund of less than $5.00 will be made.

Leased Vehicles

If the excise tax you are applying to abate is for a leased vehicle, please do not apply. The leasing company must apply for the abatement because it was the registered owner.

Please contact the leasing company directly regarding any refund due to you.

Questions?

If you have any questions, please contact the Assessor’s Office at 508-697-0928 or email Assessors@bridgewaterma.org.

This exemption is available to a person who has suffered either (a) an actual loss of or a permanent and complete loss of use of both legs or both arms or (b) a permanent vision impairment of both eyes of the magnitude set out in Ch. 60A section 1.

This exemption is restricted for each handicapped person to one vehicle at a time, owned and registered by the person for personal, non-business use.


Important Information

Please note: After you click Submit below, you will be directed to our confirmation page. You may need to allow pop-ups to ensure you are directed to the confirmation page.

If you do not see the confirmation page after clicking Submit, please call the Assessor’s Office at 508-697-0928 to confirm that we have received your application.

If you receive any errors while using this application, please contact us so we can address the issue.

Thank you for your cooperation and assistance.