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regardless of the state if you have the title and you are on the title as THE owner, it is your car and you do what you like, moraly it may be wrong but legal the previous owner cant do anything
The person listed on the title is the only person allowed to sell the vehicle.
I'm selling my atv I'm the original owner and it's paid off. However I lost my title and need to optain one ASAP. Where do I start?
You must have a title to sell a vehicle if the new owner plans to title the vehicle. If you are selling the car for "parts only", and not planning to put the car back on the road, then you can sell it with a bill of sale only. If they want to title the vehicle, you need to go to your local DMV and apply for a lost/stolen title. Once you get the duplicate title, then you can sell the vehicle.
Yes, I've never needed a bill of sale to get a title.
If the other owner is on the title then they are needed. If the other individual was just a cosigner on the loan then they are not needed to sell the vehichle. This information should be on the back of the vehichle's title.
No, not if both of you are on the title.
The buyer.
The owner cannot sell the vehicle without signing the original title. A bill of sale is not an official ownership document for any motor vehicle - only the state issue title can suffice for that. You have been duped - and need to return the vehicle to the owner and demand your money back. If they refuse, you may have a claim to stake in small claims court. Without that original title (which the owner obviously does not have) ownereship cannot be transferred to another person, especially without the lien holders signature. The agency holding the lien is the only one who can offer this vehicle for sale as they hold the title. If the registered owner cannot provide you with that original title of ownership, then they don't own the car at all and it is not theirs to sell in the first place.
As far as I understand it you cannot sell any motor vehicle to an automotive dealership without the title. Also if the vehicle is not titled in your name the said individual seen on the title would need to be present. The process to getting a title for your vehicle if it has been lost is simple as long as you are the registered owner of the vehicle. The process for acquiring a replacement title is called bonding the title. If you are not the owner on the title the same "bonding" applies it just requires you to get the previous owner of the vehicle involved in the process with a proper bill of sale and or other means of proof that you have taken "ownership" of the vehicle.
You can sell your vehicle with a bill of sale. The title office will except a bill of sale as proof of ownership and payment.
You can sell a vehicle to a salvage yard for parts with a bill of sale if they don't intend to resell the vehicle, but if you sell it to an individual, and they want to register the vehicle, they will need a title.