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| | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 11 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 11 | Where can I do a title search on a vehicle? I know who the current owner of a truck is, but he doesn't know whether he changed the title when he bought it.
PS, I'm in Cali. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | that is interesting,,, what does his title say,,could you not call your local DVM with the lic# or drive it and get a ticket, they will tell you real quick who the owner is 
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 11 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 11 | The truck's been sitting since the ice age, he has no clue where he has (mis)placed the title.
If I go to dmv how likely are they to give me what cars are (or were) titled under his name were I to provide them with his lic#? Will they even do this? Or can I just walk into dmv and fill out a form for serial no on truck and they mail me title info? | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | Rinky, I am not sure, maybe just give them a call or go down there and tell what you need and why,,they would be the experts so that would be what I would do, whether it be here in Tx or else where,, their computer should tell what the whole deal is,, or better still, have him to get eveything correct and then let you know... regards...Fred
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 | State law and procedures vary from state to state, so the people to call would be the local DMV.
Often a person buys a vehicle "to fix up" and never has the title transferred into their name.. they figure they'll do that when they get it running.
Problem with that is, that alot of times it sits for years and years, and they finally decide they arent going to get around to it, so they sell it.
If they still have the title, and haven't filled in their name on the back, they can just hand it to you.. commonly known as "jumping" the title.
In most, if not all states, this is usually against the law.. since they want you to pay TAX on these things (title and tax normally has to be paid within 30 days of sale by the new owner).
If the current owner DID have the title transferred to his name, all he should have to do is file for a lost title, then transferr that title to you.
If the current owner DIDNT have the title transferred to his name, and has lost the title and bill of sale, you may have to try and figure out who the last person to own the vehicle was and have them file for a lost title.. if he/she is still alive, that is.
I've heard about "title companies" being able to get you a title for a vehicle.. but that costs $200 and up, and some doubt has been cast on such outfits in previous discussions here as to their legality.
Some states make provisions for just such problems.. so call the local DMV and ask them how you should proceed.
an idea is only stupid if you think about it rationally.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | Here's what I did when I went to register my 64. All I had for information was an old registration form (pink slip) from 1974 with the owners name on it. The guy was very old and would never have gone with me to the DMV. I took the registration to the DMV and asked to make a duplicate title in the previous owners name. Then I took the title to him to sign over to me, which had to be notarized since he wasn't present (my secretary is a notary if you know what I mean). Then I transfered the title like any other transfer. It's kind of a hassle but you have to be nice and play their games to get anywhere with the DMV. Good luck,
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