What do I need to do?
To complete your order, we need your existing ownership document(s) for the vehicle in question. This can be one of the following:
Why is this needed?
The DMV needs a legal document to prove ownership. This can be in the form of a Title, Certificate of Origin (MSO/MCO), Transferable Registration, or SF-97.
This document will need to be mailed to us.
Certificate of Title
Does your title qualify?
We cannot accept titles branded any of the following: Export, Salvage, Rebuildable, Junk, or similar (“Rebuilt” is acceptable). Even if your title doesn’t mention any of those, if the DMV system reflects one of those brandings, we will not be able to accept it. We will pull a VIN Report on our end to verify that your title is acceptable before proceeding with your order.
We cannot accept foreign titles (not from the United States or a U.S. Territory).
We will need the most recent title (If there has been a newer title issued, It will VOID any previously issued titles)
Odometer Disclosure
If ALL of the following are true:
You purchased from a dealer
The dealer did not complete the odometer section of your Title.
If your vehicle is 2011 or older
Make sure the dealer provides a separate odometer disclosure form displaying the vehicle mileage. This also applies to off-road vehicles that are being made street-legal.
Filling out the title
If you bought the vehicle from someone else and haven’t transferred the title yet, the seller’s signature needs to be present.
If the title is not in your name AND is from one of the following states, it must be notarized by the seller before sending it to us:
Kentucky
Louisiana
Montana
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
If the title is in your personal name, LLC name, entity, Trust, or similar, leave the title as-is and don’t fill it out or sign it. We will handle this for you to prevent mistakes.
If you have not signed as the buyer yet, you don’t have to. We will handle that for you to prevent mistakes. If you want to sign it, use your personal name, not your LLC name. If you already signed as your LLC name, that is okay.
If the title is signed over to someone else besides you, we need the full chain of ownership in the form of a bill of sale connecting each party. This chain must show the entire chain of ownership and can be unlimited in length.
If the title is signed on behalf of the seller by a third party, such as a dealer via Power of Attorney, make sure to include the Power of Attorney for the parties involved in the transaction.
Unique Situations
Vehicles purchased from dealers: If the vehicle was purchased from a dealer, ensure the odometer section of the title has been filled out.
Deceased & Probate: If someone has signed on behalf of a deceased individual, we will need an original Death Certificate and probate papers (court-appointed documents) that prove the person who signed is allowed to sign for the deceased. The Death Certificate you provide to us will not be returned (it will be held by the state in case of an audit), so please have a Certified Copy made and send us that copy if you want to retain the original document.
Repossessions: If the vehicle has been repossessed, we need a Repo Letter to complete the chain of title. Example
Transferable Registration
On its own, a vehicle registration is not a legal ownership document — unless it is transferable. If you are in doubt, it will often say “transferable” somewhere on it.
We cannot accept registrations that are not transferable.
Contact us if your registration is not from the United States.
Filling out the registration
If you bought the vehicle from someone else and haven’t transferred the registration yet, the seller’s signature needs to be present.
If the registration is in your personal name, LLC name, entity, Trust, or similar, leave it as-is and don’t fill it out or sign it. We will handle this for you to prevent mistakes.
If you have not signed as the buyer yet, you don’t have to. We will handle that for you to prevent mistakes. If you want to sign it, use your personal name, not your LLC name. If you already signed as your LLC name, that is okay.
Certificate of Origin (COO, MCO, MSO)
A Certificate of origin is like a birth certificate for a vehicle. It’s issued by the manufacturer and provided to the dealer. This normally gets transferred into a title by the dealer, but occasionally the dealer will provide this to you. This is more common for off-road vehicles.
This document does not need to be notarized.
If there has ever been a title issued for your vehicle, this document will be invalid, and we will need the current title.
Filling out the Certificate of Origin
IMPORTANT: Do not modify the MCO. Only the dealer should be completing it.
In the Reassignment section, the name of the purchaser should be your name or your LLC name. The address does not need to match what we have on file.
The odometer disclosure should be filled out (by the dealership) if the document is signed over directly to your LLC name.
If the dealer did not complete the odometer disclosure section on the back of the MCO, they can provide you with a separate disclosure form. The DMV will need to see mileage of “1 mile” or more for the odometer reading to be accepted.
If it has been signed over to someone else (who is not you or your LLC), we need a notarized Bill of Sale connecting each party, including from the most recent owner to you.
On the back of this document, make sure there is not a lien listed at the bottom. If there is, we need a lien release form from the bank/lienholder.
On the front, if your name is listed as the dealer (mainly found with imported vehicles), that is okay.
SF-97 with Reassignment Form
The SF-97 (Standard Form 97), also referred to as United States Government Certificate to Obtain a Title to a Vehicle, is a proof of ownership document for military and government vehicles. It allows former government vehicles to be titled by the general public.
Transferor (to) can be your name or your LLC name
Transferee (from) is the auction company
Your SF-97 should be accompanied by an SF-97 Reassignment Form, which is usually from a government auction website like IronPlanet. This form reassigns the SF-97 to you or the person that you bought the vehicle from. We then reassign it to you or your LLC so we can register your vehicle. We will need BOTH the SF-97 and the reassignment form.