Bartamos, sounds like you understand the requirements of DMV.
Here is a brief story on another problem and wondered if you had any recommendations.
Party A lien sales a vehicle in CA with a under $4000 lien paperwork. The vehicle, a piece of junk is sold to Party B for 15k. Party B puts car on ebay and is sold for 30 grand overseas to Party C. Party C asks a friend to get a title from DMV after proper application for title paperwork is completed. Vehicle has been off the records for years. At DMV, the paperwork is confiscated due to the lien paperwork being under $4000 instead of over $4000 and the party C is told no title will be issued and the car has to be re-lien sold by Party A all over again. How can Party A re-lien a vehicle that was sold to Party B and resold to Party C as advised by DMV? DMV investigations states that Party C has to sue Party A, even though he bought the vehicle from Party B with the paperwork from Party A. DMV investigators won't give any further details or written direction and now everyone is confused after DMV cited Party A for supplying false info to DMV. ( Apparently the discrepancy of the under and over 4000 paperwork) Now, party A made 15 grand, Party B made 15 grand and Party C spent 30 grand and no one has a clear title for a vehicle that is clear in the system. I think everyone is confused! Is there any professional DMV people to comment on this mess?