Gifting a car

What are the steps for the'seller' and the 'buyer'?

From start to finish

Re: Gifting a car

Transferring a Vehicle Title in New York State
How to transfer a car title with the New York Department of Motor Vehicles (NYS DMV):

Visit your local NY DMV office.
Provide the title completed and signed by the seller.
Provide proof of insurance and identification.
Complete a Vehicle Registration/Title Application(Form MV-82).
Complete a Statement of Transaction (Form DTF-802).
Pay the $50 title fee, registration fees, and taxes.

Buy or sell a vehicle (transfer ownership)
Transfer ownership

The seller must either

complete and sign the transfer ownership section of the title certificate, and
sign a bill of sale (even if it is a gift)
or

provide other acceptable proofs of ownership and transfer of ownership
The buyer must

sign the bill of sale (even if it is a gift)
pay sales tax or have proof of an exemption
register and title the vehicle or trailer (or snowmobile, boat, moped or ATV) or transfer a registration from another vehicle they own to their new vehicle


Proof of ownership
The proofs of ownership needed to register and title a vehicle in New York are different for different types of vehicles (for example, cars, trailers, boats, snowmobiles, manufactured homes).

Acceptable proofs ownership
Get proof of ownership at purchase
Deceased owner
Proof of ownership at purchase
Proof of ownership is not available

How to register
See information for how to register a vehicle you bought (or received as a gift).

Register and title a vehicle or trailer
Register a snowmobile, boat or ATV
Transfer a registration to another vehicle you own
You must register the vehicle at a DMV office. You cannot do this over the phone, online, or by mail.



Additional information

Changing names

You cannot change the name on the vehicle registration or the title certificate to the name of another person. You must transfer the ownership of the vehicle.


instructions on dmv.org

Message edited 7/31/2018 8:07:08 PM.

Gifting a car

Thank you.

Does the insurance proof have to be the new owners insurance?

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