Re: states that require title in car

"Ad absurdum per aspera" <jtchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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A certificate of title is a statement about who owns the car.
Registration is permission to operate it on the public roads.

Every state where I've glanced at such rules actively discourages you
from keeping the title in the car, probably for just the reason Nate
suggested: having access to it would make a stolen car a lot more
saleable through a simple act of forgery (that'd be a crime, but then,
so are stealing cars and selling stolen property; in for a penny, in
for a pound...)

Usually you are required to have three things in/on a private car or
on your person when operating it (as opposed to a commercial vehicle).
They are registration (either temporary sale paperwork or the "real"
card that the state's department of motor vehicles sends you); a
sticker on the license plate that shows the outside world that the
registration is current (dunno if any states still use the old scheme
of actually issuing new plates) or else a temporary "paper plate"; and
proof of financial responsibility (preferably a standard card issued by
an insurance company).

In some states, residents also have to have a current safety inspection
sticker and/or an emissions inspection sticker (many states have no
concept of an official safety inspection, and emissions certification
is often hidden as one of a chain of registration prerequisites).


When you are visiting or transiting other states, fulfilling the
requirements of your state of residence is sufficient as far as I know,
though I don't know if this is by Federal statute or just universal
custom. (If you are buying the car out of state and bringing it home,
check the requirements of your state of residence.)

And the driver, of course, has to have a license on his/her person.

One layman's opinions, worth what you paid if your connect time is
cheap,
--Joe

Good advice, thanks.


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