Car Paper Work

Car Paper Work

so i bought a nissan 240sx but i lost the paperwork to transfer the car to my name and i was wondering if anyone would know how i could go about getting the paperwork for the car so i can put it in my name

all depends on what state you live in, here (Colorado) you need a bill of sale signed by the other party, if you lost that your kind of SOL, unless you leave the car sit for a year declare it an abandoned vehicle pay like 60 bucks for a new title in your name and then its yours, either way its a hassle.

im in california what if its already been sitting for year?

I haven't actually tried that, but if it hasn't been registered in that year (thats the important part) you can't prove that its been sitting unless the reg has expired for at least a year, then I would talk to the DMV about it see what they say.

well the tags expired in 06

try it.. give the DMV a call see what they say about it... worst case scenario you have to get boll of sale from dude again

That's the thing though I got the car from one of my best friends and he's the orignal person who bought it.

what? your the buyer... so your buddy is the one that should give YOU the pink slip so you can turn it into the DMV.......... not the other way around

how about you call the dmv and ask them? it would solve your issue a lot faster than getting opinions on other states.

my buddy is the orignal buyer but he bought the car with no paper work which is a dumb idea i know that but i wasnt there when he bought it. and he gave me the car after a while cuz he didnt want it anymore so i said screw it how hard could it be to get the paperwork and apparently it seems a little hard lol

^^^ Ouch.

Legally, that could be seen as daccepting stolen property. No paperwork means no proof of ownership. Sounds like he just dumped his problems onto you.

I think I heard in texas that you can file a lost title form etc and the car will be on probation for 5 years (more or less) and if no one claims the car it's yours. --- or something to that extent. Check your local dps, county etc.

he's on a message board which reaches all over the world so he will get more answers by calling the california dmv because every state has a different process.

it could all be registration fees. california will collect on back registration if it wasn't registered properly. you need to call the dmv, no one here has the answer you need unless they work for the dmv which i don't think anyone does.

thats why i posted on a forum cuz i was like fuk it someone might have an answer lol. well i found out the car only had one owner

not yet imma try and go to the dmv monday wasnt able to yesterday. im glad to find out the car only had one owner though and its never been in accident so thats a plus

no one has provided any help. no one knows the real story so as i stated above he needs to call the dmv.