With a bill of sale from the junk yard, you should be able to apply at the state for an "indemnified" title.
Every vehicle has a VIN attached somewhere to it ... the engine block, in the top of the dashboard, in a door pillar. If the VIN has been removed from a vehicle, chances are that is stolen property and should be avoided like the plague. If you are trying to obtain the title without the vehicle and don't have the VIN this just doesn't make sense. What is meant here is that if a person bought a vehicle and wants to get a new title issued, then they most likely have the vehicle and can obtain it easily.
I recently bought a vehicle about 6 months ago and the dealership didn't have the title! So I'm just wondering if I could register and tag it without a title!
Why did you buy it without a title. Good luck
The owner of the vehicle needs to call the DMV and pay for and order a new copy of the title to turn over to you.
Contact the MVD (Motor Vehicle Department) and do a title search. You will need the vehicle VIN and there will be a fee.
Go to the state Motor Vehicle office, where you would normally register a vehicle. There may be extra steps to take to get title for a salvaged vehicle. Don't buy cars without getting a title. EVER. If the car was stolen you may have to return it.
Contact your DMV OFFICE.
want to buy a vehicle without a title but with a bill of sale
If the seller still needs to wait for the title to come in the mail because they had a loan to pay off, then this is normal and it could take about 2-4 weeks for it to come. If it was a dealer or the seller has the title but will not give it to you, then you can demand your money back or take him to court for the title or money.
Names on title appear as either (and) (or) if the title is and then both signatures are required. if it is or then only one signature is required to modify ownership of title.
You can apply for a lost title at the DMV, it would be best if you had some proof that it is yours, this is one of the reasons why you should register your vehicle as soon as possible after buying it, the registration in many cases will help you obtain a title. There will be issues of course with the title being in the past owners name, but there are procedures for that, I guarantee this is not the first time they will have delt with this type of problem.
You cannot return the vehicle for a refund. Unless you signed the title when you bought the vehicle, you really can't be sure the dealership had the title. The title may have to come directly from the state issuing the title. If you bought the vehicle used, there may have been a payoff on it and the title will have to come from the lender of the previous owner. If you bought it new, they would have to send the MSO to get the license plates and it will come from the state agency of motor vehicles. The dealership does not supply the title of a vehicle. If not purchased from a private party or in some cases, paid for in full, the buyer must take all the information, bill of sale, and so forth to the DMV, register the vehicle, pay sales tax and licensing fees, and a title will be mailed to the buyer with the lender shown as lien holder or a clear title, meaning the vehicle is solely owned by the person(s) whose names are shown on the title itself.