Good question, and one I can’t answer as I’ve never lived in a state that did bill of sale sales. There are people here who do, so I would defer to them.
-D > On Mar 10, 2020, at 12:16 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > So, in the states that permit transfer by bill of sale, how do they know the > vendor owns the vehicle? Do they rely on the registration as is done here? If > not, it would seem fairly easy to circumvent the issue by transferring a > vehicle between a few people and back to the person who wants the vehicle but > has no evidence of ownership to permit registration. > > >> On 10/03/2020 7:33 AM, dan--- via Mercedes wrote: >> Randy, >> >> Here in the States you’re required to have a title issued by the state for >> any vehicles you own. On top of that you typically pay an annual >> registration fee, which can be based on value, age, or just a flat fee >> depending on the state. The registration fee covers your tags or license >> plate for that annual fee. >> >> Not all states require titles to buy or sell a car. Some allow a bill of >> sale, most of which are based on the age of the vehicle, like if it’s 20 >> years old or older for example. There can be a title for these older >> vehicles, but it’s not required. >> >> Florida, for example, requires titles for everything regardless of age. >> Georgia (I think) allows a bill of sale for older vehicles. >> >> There is no consistency with any of this, as it’s all determined by the >> state, not federal, government. >> >> -D >> >>>> On Mar 9, 2020, at 3:13 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On 09/03/2020 12:10 PM, dan--- via Mercedes wrote: >>>> I’m wondering how they avoid cars that have liens on them, that is, do >>>> they check the VIN with a source that would have information like this, >>>> such as the state where the transaction took place? >>>> >>>> -D >>>> >>> How does it all work in the USA? Do you have some sort of "title" to the >>> vehicle? I once bought a Chevy Suburban here in Manitoba and received the >>> Texas title from the owner even though I did not need it. Here, the vehicle >>> registration form is part of the package that includes the licence plate >>> and the insurance (since we have a government run monopoly insurance >>> program). We are able to sell things like utility trailers without much >>> trouble. Most people seem unable to produce documentation for things like >>> utility trailers and the authorities permit us to provide a bill of sale >>> saying it is a homemade trailer and no one asks many questions but a car of >>> a truck requires that the form on the back of the registration document be >>> signed and provided to the buyer along with the bill of sale. If you cannot >>> find it, you have to go to an authorized agent and pay to get a replacement >>> registration document. We had to do that when we were unable to find the >>> papers for an old Toyota 4Runner that we sold. There may be some means of >>> getting proper paperwork for a vehicle if you cannot find the last >>> registered owner but it would no doubt be difficult and expensive. >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
