(a) It shall be a Class C misdemeanor for any person to fail or neglect to enter the transferee’s name on a properly endorsed certificate of title, or fail or neglect to properly endorse and deliver a certificate of title to a transferee or owner lawfully entitled thereto. (b) Any person found to be in […]
(a) (1) Whenever the owner or lessee of a registered vehicle transfers or assigns his or her title, or interest thereto, the registration of the vehicle shall expire. (2) The owner or lessee shall remove the license plate or plates therefrom. (3) (A) The owner or lessee may have the plate or plates assigned to […]
(a) (1) The transferee of any new or used vehicle required by law to be registered shall apply for, or cause to be applied for, the registration thereof within thirty (30) days after the date of the release of lien by a prior lienholder, as provided in § 27-14-909, or thirty (30) days after the […]
(a) When the transferee of a used vehicle is a dealer who holds it for resale and lawfully operates it under dealers’ number plates or does not drive the vehicle or permit it to be driven upon the highways, the dealer shall not be required to obtain a new registration for the vehicle or be […]
(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may permit lienholders and motor vehicle dealers to make applications for registration and certificates of title and to furnish them to the Office of Motor Vehicle on behalf of the purchaser of a new or used motor vehicle. (b) The secretary shall promulgate reasonable rules […]
(a) (1) Whenever the title or interest of an owner in or to a registered vehicle shall pass to another by a method other than voluntary transfer, the registration of the vehicle shall expire, and the vehicle shall not be operated upon public streets or highways for more than thirty (30) days after the transfer […]
(a) Any person holding a lien or encumbrance upon a vehicle, other than a lien dependent solely upon possession, may assign his or her title or interest in or to the vehicle to a person other than the owner without the consent of the owner, and without affecting the interest of the owner or the […]
(a) For purposes of this section, a lien or encumbrance is satisfied when the lienholder receives final payment under § 4-4-215. (b) (1) Upon the satisfaction of any lien or encumbrance on a vehicle for which the certificate of title is in the possession of the lienholder, the lienholder shall within ten (10) business days […]
(a) The Office of Motor Vehicle, upon receipt of a properly endorsed certificate of title and proper application for registration accompanied by the required fee, and when satisfied as to the genuineness and regularity of the transfer and of the right of the transferee to a certificate of title, shall reregister the vehicle as upon […]
The owner of a motor vehicle who has made a bona fide sale or transfer of his or her title or interest and who has delivered possession of the vehicle to the purchaser or transferee shall not be liable for any damages thereafter resulting from negligent operation of the vehicle by another. Furthermore, the selling […]
Any owner dismantling or wrecking any registered vehicle shall immediately forward to the Office of Motor Vehicle the certificate of title, registration certificate, and the license plate last issued for the vehicle, if available.
(a) Any owner who sells a motor vehicle to be used as scrap or to be dismantled or destroyed shall assign a certificate of title thereto to the purchaser and shall deliver the certificate, as assigned, to the Office of Motor Vehicle with a notice that the vehicle is to be dismantled. (b) (1) If […]
(a) (1) When the owner of any motor vehicle, excepting Class One trucks and passenger automobiles other than buses, registered and licensed in this state, shall sell or transfer the motor vehicle or when the motor vehicle has been destroyed so as to be unfit for repair or further use, and the owner shall replace […]
(a) When the owner of a vehicle licensed to operate for hire takes the vehicle out of the for-hire service, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, upon the payment of a transfer charge of two dollars ($2.00), will cause the license for the vehicle to be transferred to another vehicle for like […]
(a) Whenever the owner of a motor vehicle registered under this chapter sells or transfers title or interest in and delivers the possession of the motor vehicle to another person, the owner may notify the Office of Motor Vehicle of the sale or transfer. (b) The notice shall provide the following information: (1) The date […]
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Customer” means a person who trades in or otherwise provides a vehicle to a motor vehicle dealer for resale; (2) “Motor vehicle dealer” means a motor vehicle dealer as defined in § 23-112-103 or a used motor vehicle dealer as defined in § 23-112-103; and (3) “Subsequent purchaser” […]
