Where to Register Co-owned State to State Vehicle
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Registering a Co-Owned Car, with Owners in Different States I moved to Washington State in July of last year and transferred my Minnesota drivers license for a Washington license in September. I have a 2005 VW that is still registered in, and has plates for, Minnesota. Now, I'm a resident of Washington but my parents, who are also on the title of the Vehicle, are still residents of Minnesota. I was pulled over for speeding recently and the officer asked why I hadn't licensed the vehicle in WA yet, I informed him that it was my parents car, he then asked why I was driving their car in Washington (is that illegal ?) I then told him we were both on the title and he told me I had to register the vehicle within one week or I would get a fine if he "saw my vehicle in his town again"
Does anybody know the actualy law in a situation like this ? I mean..in theory..I could be driving the car in WA for 6 months of the year and my parents could be driving the car in MN for 6 months of the year. If we're both owners can one state say that vehicle HAS to be registered there rather than the other state. Maybe it's technically not legal for us both to be on the title since we're in two different states now ? I'm not sure, I didn't want to ask officer a$$-hole anything. Any information ? Thanks.
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If you are listed on the title as an owner and you now reside in another State you need to register and transfer title in that State. The easiest way to do this is to have your parents simply sign over their portion of the ownership of the vehicle to you on thew back of the title leaving just you as owner. In most States, this is done on a sales tax free basis due to the family relationship. However, if their is a loan on the vehicle, the lienholder will have to sign off, transferring the loan into just your name.
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How am I supposed to get the lienholder to sign off ? This all sounds like it will take a while, and in the mean time I have to drive to work and now I'm worried I'm going to get some $1500 fine because we can't make the United States, "UNITED". I mean really, I have to choose whether the car is used in Washington or Minnesota, I can't do both !
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I'm not so sure you have to transfer the title. If you and your parents are equal on the title, the only argument one might present for it to be transferred to the new state is you are the one using it. I do not believe that in itself would require you to change the title's state.
there is absolutely no reason your parents should have to sign off on anything. If they are co-owners of the vehicle, then they are co-owners of the vehicle and there would be no reason for them to remove themselves from the title.
the first thing I would do is contact the DMV in Washington and ask them.
there is a guy from Washington that posts here often. Hopefully he will catch this and lend some Washington info.
Oh, and you can't get the lien removed until you pay off the loan the lien is attached to.
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Yeah, that's what I'm thinking, and thats why I didn't even think about registering it here when I moved. I will be using the car here MOST of the time, but not all of the time, when I come back in spring I leave the car there until the fall when I need it again. In which case Minnesota's going to want us to re-register it there for the next 4 months ? I just want to find a way around this so we can do what we want with our own damn car without having to re-register it in 2 different states twice a year. I just have a feeling both states are going to want the money themselves and I won't really have a choice.
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Over a year ago, I looked into Washington registration for a vehicle due to a possible job relocation to there. I was going to maintain a residence here in Colorado and retain CO registration. Things might have changed but worth a shot. Most of the Western States allow you to register a vehicle without having to turn in an out of state title.
Personal experience. When I left Indiana in 1995 for Colorado, I had two vehicles. I don't know if I was going to stay there or return to Indiana. So what I did was registered my vehicles in CO, kept the IN title. If I returned to Indiana, it would have been easier to switch the plates back without having to do a VIN inspection.
I know California allows for dual registration - I checked since I might be taking temp job this Summer. To clarify dual registration, it is defined as a vehicle that is registered in two different states. California has this rule that if you live in one state like AZ or NV but commute into and work in CA, you have to have CA registration but yet you live outside and your state of residence require you to have their registration as well.
Before I moved to Colorado, I was looking at a job in Ft. Collins, a less than an hour drive from Wyoming, I was considering living on the WY side and commute in and at the time, CO required you to be registered there if you worked there.
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I moved to Washington State in July of last year and transferred my Minnesota drivers license for a Washington license in September. I have a 2005 VW that is still registered in, and has plates for, Minnesota. Now, I'm a resident of Washington but my parents, who are also on the title of the Vehicle, are still residents of Minnesota. I was pulled over for speeding recently and the officer asked why I hadn't licensed the vehicle in WA yet, I informed him that it was my parents car, he then asked why I was driving their car in Washington (is that illegal ?) I then told him we were both on the title and he told me I had to register the vehicle within one week or I would get a fine if he "saw my vehicle in his town again"
Does anybody know the actualy law in a situation like this ? I mean..in theory..I could be driving the car in WA for 6 months of the year and my parents could be driving the car in MN for 6 months of the year. If we're both owners can one state say that vehicle HAS to be registered there rather than the other state. Maybe it's technically not legal for us both to be on the title since we're in two different states now ? I'm not sure, I didn't want to ask officer a$$-hole anything. Any information ? Thanks.
- Re: Registering a Co-Owned Car, with Owners in Different States The only reason the parents would have to sign off on the title is if the she is going to register and Title it in her name only in the new State. Two or more owners on a title are exactly that...owners. If you and I share a car, and are both listed as owners, I cannot saimply remove you as owner without your consent. She may look into seeing if the vehicle can be dually registered but has already stated that she does not want to pay two different State's registraion fees. Other option is to title and register the vehicle in all owners name in the new State. Quoting jk
I'm not so sure you have to transfer the title. If you and your parents are equal on the title, the only argument one might present for it to be transferred to the new state is you are the one using it. I do not believe that in itself would require you to change the title's state.
there is absolutely no reason your parents should have to sign off on anything. If they are co-owners of the vehicle, then they are co-owners of the vehicle and there would be no reason for them to remove themselves from the title.
the first thing I would do is contact the DMV in Washington and ask them.
there is a guy from Washington that posts here often. Hopefully he will catch this and lend some Washington info.
Oh, and you can't get the lien removed until you pay off the loan the lien is attached to.
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first, you need to quit suggesting mom and dad be removed from the title. It is a least irresponsible to suggest somebody give up their title interest simply due to this situation.
next, it might not even be possible depending on any possible loan situation and the lien holders position.
so, depending on where the OP wants the car registered, where the insurance company in the home state stands, if the OP can be removed from the registration in the home state, and if there is a lien and if the lien holder can disallow the title transfer to another state, there could be a couple different possible solutions.
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- Re: Registering a Co-Owned Car, with Owners in Different States 1. I offered all known possibilities to the poster. One of which is reomving mom and dad from the title whic would require their consent. In some family situations, which I deal with on a regular basis, this is not seen as a negative transaction yet a minor data entry change in order to get a vehicle properly registered. It is not irresponsible to suggest a possible, fully legal option that may be acceptable to all parties listed on the title. You are assuming the parents would not be ok w/ that option. This could be a 1972 Gremlin that they could care less about...or, a 2010 Ferrari....we don't know....it's not our family. Quoting jk
first, you need to quit suggesting mom and dad be removed from the title. It is a least irresponsible to suggest somebody give up their title interest simply due to this situation.
next, it might not even be possible depending on any possible loan situation and the lien holders position.
so, depending on where the OP wants the car registered, where the insurance company in the home state stands, if the OP can be removed from the registration in the home state, and if there is a lien and if the lien holder can disallow the title transfer to another state, there could be a couple different possible solutions.
2. I Adressed the lienholder issue in my previous post.
3. I addressed the issue of dual registration but perhaps wasn't clear on whether the new State will require actual transfer of title if that is not the poster's option as I am not aware of the State's DMV policies. I do however offer all available known options whether I personally agree with them or not.
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