to get a plate on a car does the title have to be in my name?
you add a person name to the title of a car by changing your licence plate to their name
Take the car title and the persons involved to your local license plate office.
You can do that at your local license plate renewal office.
In Michigan you can drive the car home without license plate after buying it. However you need a proof of insurance and the title document. You need to have the car title transferred to your name within 15 days.
If there is not an existing plate, you need the title, registration, and valid drivers license.
The car title proves ownership. You cannot sell a or register a car without a title.
You should have a title in your name with a lien on it, at least, to obtain a license plate.
Not if the car belongs to you. The license plate isn't sold with the car. You take it off before you sell it.
Well if the car's title is in a company name and you own the company you can.
Not unless your name is on the title. Possession of the title does not mean you own the vehicle.
The title must be signed over to you before you can get a new title in your name.
No. That is fraud. You need to get the signature of the person whose name is on the title. If your name is on the title you can sell it. If not you can't.