Virginia Dealer Manual - Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

Virginia Dealer’s Manual
October 1, 2009
1) the “Mechanic’s or Storage Lien Title Application”, form VSA-41, with all
required attachments
2) a bill of sale from the MSL lienholder to the purchaser
3) completed VSA-17A, “Application for Certificate of Title and Registration,”
showing all pertinent lien information
4) appropriate motor vehicle sales and use tax and title fee and registration fee
(see special instructions for Emission Inspections Fee) see DLR 610 p. 1 if
applicable (see Chapter 4 for information on fee calculation)
3.9.5 Self Storage Facilities (This section is only valid until October 1, 2009)
f. A vehicle stored in a self-storage facility for which storage payment has not been
made does NOT come under the abandoned vehicle statutes, nor the Mechanic’s
and Storage Lien process. It is instead covered by § 55-417, Code of Virginia.
The vehicle MUST be auctioned at a public auction.
g. Prior to auction, the self-storage facility owner should request ownership
information from DMV by completing an “Information Request” (CRD-93)
which will be forwarded to DMV headquarters and paying the appropriate vehicle
transcript fee. The vehicle ownership information should be requested because the
person(s) who has stored the vehicle may or may not be the rightful vehicle
owner(s)
h. Upon receipt of the ownership information, the self-storage owner is responsible
for notifying all persons having interest in the vehicle (i.e., lienholder, owner).
This notification of the vehicle's status must be by registered or certified mail,
(return receipt requested) and must advise them to pay the outstanding storage
payment, reclaim and remove their vehicle within 30 days. If the vehicle owner
does not comply within 30 days, the self-storage owner must then sell the vehicle
at public auction.
SELF-STORAGE OWNER
Code of Virginia: §§ 55-416 through 55-423
a. The self-storage owner must obtain the name and address of the last registered
owner, as well as the lienholder information, if the vehicle is titled in Virginia. (If
the vehicle is not titled in Virginia, see Number 5 below). To obtain the name and
address of the last registered owner, the self-storage owner must give DMV the
vehicle owner's name and address that was provided to them at the time of rental.
DMV will compare the information with what we have on record and provide the
correct information to the self-storage owner per § 46.2-208 (6). This request
must be in writing using an "Information Request" (CRD-93). The self-storage
owner can obtain the lienholder information per § 46.2-208 (7).
b. Complete an “Information Request” (CRD-93) requesting the name and address
of the last registered owner(s) and lienholder(s) of the stored vehicle. Submit the
form CRD-93 with the appropriate vehicle transcript fee.
NOTE: if the customer chooses, the CRD-93 and fee can be mailed to:
Department of Motor Vehicles
Customer Records Work Center, Room 514
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