How to title a hot rod
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| + | '''Titling a Vehicle with No VIN Number or Title (Homemade Hot Rod)''' | ||
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| + | This example is based on my experience trying to title a vehicle that comprised of an old body with no VIN numbers on it, mounted to a custom-made frame with no VIN numbers on it. This article is a stub, as I am in the middle of the procedure. As harrowing as dealing with the DMV can be, try to be patient - this particular request is not common in the State of Montana, as I have found out. | ||
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| + | Remember, this particular example is used for vehicles that have ''NO VIN AND NO TITLE''. | ||
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| + | '''Step One''' | ||
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| + | First, familiarize yourself with the [http://www.doj.mt.gov/driving/vehicletitleregistration.asp Montana Vehicle Title and Registration Website], as you may need to refer to it from time to time when speaking with representatives at the DMV. ''Also be prepared to make photocopies of all of your documents that you mail in as a precaution.'' | ||
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| + | Download form [http://www.doj.mt.gov/driving/forms.asp#vehicletitleregistration MV20 (Vehicle/Vessel/OHV Identification Number Inspection Certificate)] in .pdf format and fill out in the appropriate areas. You will then call your local Police or Sheriff's Department, and state that you need to have a vehicle inspected. They will dispatch an officer to your location. | ||
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| + | When the officer arrives, provide them with any paperwork you have or statements regarding the ownership of the vehicle. Basically, the officer is there to ensure that the vehicle you intend to title is indeed the same vehicle he is observing. Because your vehicle has no VIN, the officer should leave the VIN areas blank, ''but make a notation that the vehicle has no identifying numbers or markings on the frame or body.'' | ||
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| + | '''Step Two''' | ||
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| + | Now that you have an inspection certificate filled out by the proper authorities, you must determine what your car's value is: | ||
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| + | If the value is over $500, you must secure a bond equal to the value determined by the surety company. A simple phone call to your car insurance agent, asking him how to obtain a "Surety Bond" for your car. This is another interesting twist to the process, as you will be required to give a VIN number to obtain a Surety Bond. Tell your agent that you have no identifying marks on the vehicle and that the procedure to obtain a VIN requires a Surety Bond be issued before processing the paperwork. You will get a paper bond issued within a few days. Surety Bonds are usually required to be paid up-front and will last 3 years. | ||
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| + | If the vehicle is worth $500 or less, you simply certify to its value. You must either: reference the average trade-in or wholesale value determined by the national appraisal guide as of January 1 for the year in which you are applying, or if an appraisal guide is not available, certify that, to your knowledge, its value is $500 or less. Be honest, because you'd hate to have your paperwork all jammed up because you tried to fudge your value. | ||
===Nebraska=== | ===Nebraska=== | ||
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