Virginia Dealer Manual - Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

Virginia Dealer’s Manual
October 1, 2009
Chapter 3: VEHICLE TITLING ..............................................................................- 36 -
3.1 DLR 300-TITLING A VEHICLE .......................................................................- 36 -
3.1.1 Titling a New Vehicle ...................................................................................- 36 -
3.1.2 Titling a New Manufactured Home ..............................................................- 37 -
3.2 DLR 300-TITLING A USED VEHICLE............................................................- 37 -
3.2.1 Possession of Valid Title Required for Sale of Any Used Vehicle in Virginia ......- 37 -
3.2.2 When the Previous Owner Holds a VIRGINIA Title ...................................- 38 -
3.2.2.1 Used Vehicle Sold by One Dealership.......................................................- 38 -
3.2.2.2 Used Vehicle Sold by Two or More Dealership Successively ..................- 39 -
3.2.3 When the Previous Owner Holds an Out-of State Title................................- 40 -
3.2.4 Titling a Used Manufactured Home..............................................................- 41 -
3.3 DLR 310-APPLYING FOR VIRGINIA TITLE FOR VEHICLES PURCHASED
FROM A NON-TITLE STATE .........................................................................- 41 -
3.3.1 Applying for a Virginia Title for Vehicle purchased from a Non-Title State....- 41 -
3.3.2 Required Evidence of Ownership Letter.......................................................- 42 -
3.4 DLR 315-APPLYING FOR A REPLACEMENT TITLE ..................................- 42 -
3.4.1 Vehicle Titled in Another State.....................................................................- 42 -
3.4.2 Vehicle Titled in Virginia .............................................................................- 42 -
3.5 DLR 320-APPLYING FOR A NAME CHANGE ON TITLE ...........................- 43 -
3.5.1 To Obtain a New Title Showing Name Change............................................- 43 -
3.5.2 To Register Name Change Along with Transfer of Ownership....................- 43 -
3.6 DLR 325-APPLYING TO RECORD A LIEN ON PREVIOUSLY ISSUED TITLE .- 44 -
3.6.1 Applying To Record a First Lien When Omitted On Original Title Application ...- 44 -
3.6.2 Applying to Record a Supplemental Lien on a Vehicle Title .......................- 44 -
3.7 DLR 330-APPLYING TO RECORD RELEASE OF LIEN...............................- 44 -
3.8 DLR 335-APPLYING TO TRANSFER LIEN ...................................................- 45 -
3.9 DLR 340-OBTAINING A VEHICLE TITLE WHEN PREVIOUS TITLE IS NOT
TRANSFERABLE .............................................................................................- 45 -
3.9.1 A Vehicle Sold by US Treasury Department or IRS ....................................- 45 -
3.9.2 A Vehicle Seized & Sold by a Court ............................................................- 46 -
3.9.3 A Vehicle Awarded by a Court.....................................................................- 46 -
vi
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles