Vehicle - Idaho Transportation Department

1 Don't Vehicle forget these important Titles tips! Get a National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) Vehicle Contact Us! history report before you buy. Protect Idaho Transportation Department yourself from internet sales and 1. Division of Motor Vehicles individuals selling vehicles without telling Phone: 208-334-8000. you it has been salvaged, flood damaged or junk. Vehicles with these brands can Fax: 208-334-8739. be worth much less than their listed sales Website: price and worse can yet, can be unsafe. Get this report at Correspondence Idaho Transportation Department After acquiring a Vehicle , you must apply 2. Attn: Titles for title within 30 days.

2 You must title in Box 7129. your name before reselling. Boise, ID 83707-1129. File a release of liability form to protect 3 yourself after the sale. The form is attached to the bottom of the title or available at Keep your license plates when selling Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and your Vehicle (see exceptions below). 4 The plates belong to you and you may the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), ITD does not transfer them to another Vehicle . discriminate discriminateonon thethe basis basis of of race, race, color, color, national national origin, origin, age, (Exceptions include vehicles such as ATVs or age, sex, sex,disability, disability,economic economicstatus statusororLimited LimitedEnglish UTVs with black on white restricted plates.)

3 English Proficiency. Proficiency. The bill of sale or properly assigned and Persons that require a reasonable accommodation based dated title may be used as a 72-hour 5. on language or disability should contact ITD Civil Rights permit prior to registering the Vehicle Office at Requests should be at your county Assessor's DMV office made as early as possible to ensure the state has an (excluding weekends and holidays). opportunity to address the accommodation. Check for Vehicle recalls at 6. 5/21 A guide for titling vehicles and schedule any necessary repairs. Check 019676435. before buying any used Vehicle . and how to protect yourself when buying or selling a Vehicle .

4 What is Idaho 's titling law? If I buy a car, what do I need to do about Does the signed title list all sale information Idaho law requires you to title a Vehicle within 30 the title? including the selling price and odometer days after the purchase date. If you do not apply If you buy a Vehicle from an Idaho -licensed reading? It is a felony to list a false selling for a title within that time, you may be charged a dealer, the dealer will complete and process price on a bill of sale or title. A county penalty. A title demonstrates the legal ownership the title application. Assessor's DMV office and Idaho State Tax of a Vehicle or boat. If you borrow money to buy a Vehicle from Commission can look up your Vehicle 's fair a private party or out-of-state dealer, your market value and compare it to the What vehicles must be titled?

5 Sale price. lending institution may complete the All vehicles operated or pulled on public application for title on your behalf. Do not plan on receiving a lost title later. highways must be titled. This includes cars, trucks, If you buy a Vehicle from a private party or Have it in your hand before you finish buying motorcycles, travel trailers, transport trailers and out-of-state dealer and do not finance it, the Vehicle to avoid problems later. boat or utility trailers that have an unladen weight of 2,000 pounds or more along with: you must apply for title at a local DMV office Without a title, you could be burned! Slide-in truck campers. within 30 days to avoid a penalty.

6 For a first Without a properly signed title: time Idaho title, you must bring the Vehicle You will not be able to register and title the All-terrain vehicles, utility type vehicles, off-road to your county Assessor's DMV office for a Vehicle in your name. motorcycles and snowmobiles with engines 50cc Vehicle identification number inspection. or larger. The Vehicle may be towed by a repossession Manufactured homes that have not been Do not buy a Vehicle without a title! agent if there is an unpaid lien. formally declared real property. Require the seller to provide the title to the The Vehicle may be reported as stolen and Most boats manufactured after 2000 with a Vehicle , and then make sure the seller: law enforcement may impound it.

7 Permanently attached mode of propulsion Is the owner shown on the title or is the The Vehicle may carry a rebuilt salvage title such as inboard/outboard motors, personal legally appointed agent shown on a power or other brand and be worth thousands less water crafts and sailboats and outboard of attorney form provided to you. No one than what you paid for it. motorboats over 12 feet in length. Similar else can sell the Vehicle unless he or she is a vessels manufactured or acquired prior to licensed car dealer conducting the sale at the 2000 must be titled if they are being financed. place of business. Did you know that ALL vehicles operated or pulled on public highways must be titled?

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