Is there a way to get a title for a vehicle that was sold without one?
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Is there a way to get a title for a vehicle that was sold without one?
I bought a car from a storage lot which he gave me a bill of sale but not a title. What should I do?
Asked on November 4, 2011 under General Practice, Missouri
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Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
The best way for you to try and get registered title for the vehicle you bought from a storage lot is to contact your state's department of motor vehicles to see what it suggests for transfer of title. One way is to contact the registered owner of the vehicle to see if he or she would sign over the pink slip to you. I doubt that you will get a positive response to that request.
The other way is to file a lawsuit against the registered owner seeking a declaration that you are the owner from the court of the vehicle. If you get the order, you take the certified copy of it to the department of motor vehicles to effect the transfer to registration to your name.
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