DC and MD each requires title transfer before you can register a new vehicle in either state.
On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 1:33 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
