DMV Title Transfers Application : Department of Motor Vehicles
Organisation : Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
Facility Name : Title Transfers Application
Country : USA
State : California
Website : https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv-virtual-office/title-transfers/
How To Title Transfers Application?
To Title Transfers Application, Follow the below step
Step 1: Go to the above link.
Step 2: Click on Start Title Transfer
Step 3: Enter License plate number
Step 4: Enter VIN
Step 5: Enter PIN
Step 6: Click on Continue.
Before you begin:
**Have the California Certificate of Title on hand. If you do not have the title, complete an Application for Replacement or Transfer of Title (REG 227).
**You will need to mail the Certificate of Title to DMV.
**We will give you the address later in the transaction.
**Make sure the title has been signed by the buyer(s), seller(s), and lienholder (if applicable).
**If your title has not been signed by all required parties, you may not request a title transfer through DMV Virtual Office.
Have the following:
**Your driver’s license number
**Vehicle license plate number
**Vehicle identification number (VIN)
**Legal owner (or lienholder) name and address
**Vehicle make, model, and year
**Purchase date and price
1. Write the odometer mileage reading on the title (unless the vehicle is year model 2010 or older, commercial with a GVW or CGW of more than 16,000 pounds, or new and being transferred prior to its first retail sale by a dealer).
2. Please allow approximately 30 days from the day we get your documents for us to process your title transfer.
Additional Information of Title Transfers Application
Title transfer requirements can vary based on circumstances. If your title transfer requires additional information or guidance, the following pages may help answer your questions before you start your title transfer transaction in DMV Virtual Office.
1. How To Change Vehicle Ownership?
You will need the:
**California Certificate of Title or Application for Replacement or Transfer of Title (REG 227) form.
**Signature(s) of the seller(s), buyer(s), and lienholder (if applicable).
**Transfer fee.
You may also need:
**A Vehicle/Vessel Transfer and Reassignment Form (REG 262).
**A Statement of Facts (REG 256) form.
**A Notice of Transfer and Release of Liability (REG 138) form.
**Smog certification.
**Other less commonly used forms (see below).
**Use tax and/or various other fees.
What Is a Change in Ownership?
Any change of the registered owner or lienholder (legal owner) of a vehicle or vessel is considered a change in ownership and must be updated within 10 days with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The change is usually due to:
**A sale, gift, donation, or trade.
**Adding or deleting the name of a co-owner.
**An inheritance.
**A satisfaction of lien (full payment of car loan).
Transfer – When there is a change of ownership, DMV refers to the transaction as a “transfer.”
Seller – The person(s) and/or company shown as the registered owner on the Certificate of Title (and DMV’s records) is always referred to as the seller, even if the vehicle is a gift.
Buyer – The person(s) and/or company who is going to become the new registered owner is referred to as the buyer.
What Documents Are Required?
**Certificate of Title or Application for Replacement or Transfer of Title (REG 227)
**If the title is missing, use a REG 227 to complete the transfer of ownership.
**The seller and buyer complete the title or REG 227.
**If there is a lienholder, the lienholder’s release must be notarized when a REG 227 is used (notarization is not required for any registered owner, only the lienholder). If the vehicle is 2 model years old or less with a lienholder, a REG 227 cannot be used; a replacement title must be obtained through the lienholder.
**Vehicle/Vessel Transfer and Reassignment Form (REG 262)
**A REG 262 is required from each seller if the vehicle is sold more than once with the same title, or if an Odometer Disclosure (see below) is require and a REG 227 is being used.