Ohio Title Question
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NC requires a notary, so see if the Ohio title has a space for one. Otherwise they'll want to squeeze it in somewhere, unless NC has an exemption for "distant sales." Write up a bill of sale and Bob's your uncle.
Interstate sales are easy thanks to the Interstate Commerce clause of the US constitution.
Interstate sales are easy thanks to the Interstate Commerce clause of the US constitution.
Sales may be easy. Transferring title to buyer may not be.
At the very least, the state will likely require a VIN inspection to verify that the one on the car matches that on the title. The registrar may also wonder why a vehicle titled in Ohio is being transferred by someone in NC and may decline the transfer based upon taxes that should have been paid in NC but weren't.
I'd have seller get good title in his state in his name or I'd probably walk.
If you live in North Carolina, why on earth would you buy a rust bucket from Ohio. Not trying to be crass, but honestly it would need to be basically free for me to even look. Lots of rust free used to choose from.
Don't know about NC, but I do know that an Ohio title has a place for a notary on it.. I bought a very cheap car recently with an Ohio title signed by the person that was on it, no bill of sale and no notary, carried it into the tag office in GA and now I have a clean GA title in my name..
but GA will Title and Tag almost anything....
I live in ohio, and bought a car from my brother in TX once...
he signed the Title, I drove it home, local BMV had to "inspect" it ( she looked to make sure the Vin matched)
then it was no Different than any other private party sale....
...Ohio plates stay with the owner, not the car... I sold my prev. car before flying down.. I took his TX plates off, Put on my still valid OH plates, and Drove it all the way back... no one batted an eye... am i sure what i did was 100% without a doubt Legal... no... i was just going with what the ohio BMV told me...
and as far as taxes go... you pay the taxes when you get your new title. it's a "local sale" where you live.
he signed the Title, I drove it home, local BMV had to "inspect" it ( she looked to make sure the Vin matched)
then it was no Different than any other private party sale....
...Ohio plates stay with the owner, not the car... I sold my prev. car before flying down.. I took his TX plates off, Put on my still valid OH plates, and Drove it all the way back... no one batted an eye... am i sure what i did was 100% without a doubt Legal... no... i was just going with what the ohio BMV told me...
and as far as taxes go... you pay the taxes when you get your new title. it's a "local sale" where you live.
Yes, it is legal to use plates off a car you sold as temporary tags in OH (believe it's 30 days?).
You would be surprised-here in SW Ohio rust is not as bad as it used to be! Cleveland & Toledo are a different story, though...
Car is a 1968 model that spent all if its life in Georgia until 2021 when the current owner purchased and transported to Ohio. He has moved to NC in the past several months and hasn’t transferred the title however he is selling the car with Ohio title. I think I’ll let this one go….
Why didn't he transfer the title or registration to his new address? I would think that is required to have a tag and insurance. Does he not drive the car?
So true. Afraid isn’t the reason. It’s the possibility (if any) of liens, delinquent taxes, and whatever the reason this seller chose not to register and title this car in NC. Dealing with DMV (in North Carolina) can turn into a nightmare. Most of our DMV offices are privatized businesses and staff there are trained to be as uncooperative and unhelpful as possible. I know that first hand from a visit this past October. My wife purchased a new car out of state and we took all the dealership provided documentation to NCDMV and they rejected it. Called the dealership and they were adamant everything was correct. Went back to the same DMV, stood in a long line, submitted the same documentation (to a person that looked a little less than from the planet of the APES) and it was accepted…. Except we were told we owed $900 to complete the process. Still fighting this one…
Yes I’m going to pass on this one. Not worth it.
Yes I’m going to pass on this one. Not worth it.
Why would anyone ? Unless you got pulled over, it will never be an issue (in this case, it wouldn't have been anyway). When I bought my sister's car, we left her plates on it until I got mine for it. Even if a police officer ran my plate, it would come back as registered to the car. Now, when I went to the BMV to get "new" plates, the lady did ask if I drove the car to the BMV.
I thought it was odd but I guess with the combination of a) it was a private sale so no dealer-issued temp tags and b) I didn't transfer my old plates, it's probably something they ask.
in that situation.... the plate was on a Dark Gray 2005 Dodge neon... if any cops along the way (TX, AR,MO,IL,IN,OH) ran the plate, it would have come back as a White 2000 Hyundai Sonata (last Vehicle the plate was registered on....and of course I didn't notify the BMV* of the sale, until I showed up to register the new car)Why would anyone ? Unless you got pulled over, it will never be an issue (in this case, it wouldn't have been anyway). When I bought my sister's car, we left her plates on it until I got mine for it. Even if a police officer ran my plate, it would come back as registered to the car. Now, when I went to the BMV to get "new" plates, the lady did ask if I drove the car to the BMV.
* in Ohio it's a Bureau, not a Department...even though everything else is a Department....
If the title is in hand, there's no lien. Taxes in OH wouldn't matter when you take the title and register it in NC. I've purchased multiple cars from out of state without issue. Besides the title have a signed BoS from the seller as well and you should be good.
I’m not taking credit for this but minutes after messaging and asking had he thought about getting an “instant title” he removed the car from marketplace.
Interesting, that would mean he still has Ohio plates on it.
I’m assuming you live in NC?
If so I would go to NC online or better yet to NCDMV location and ask
Just a few months back, I went through registering two cars, a motorcycle, a boat, and a trailer in North Carolina that had South Carolina registrations and a trailer with no title because South Carolina doesn’t have them. Each time after multiple trips, I found the best source of information was right from the DMV office itself.
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