In a message dated 6/3/99 1:27:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
neilc@tradesrv.com.au writes:
<< Just thought I'd mention the car was purchased in Long Island City, NY from
a dealer, who in turn purchased it from a dealer in Leeds, Alabama. I have a
registration tag and tax receipt (and bills of sale to me and from dealer to
dealer) - is the regist. doc a title? It expires in Sep. 99. Does that mean
it is currently registered? Seems amazing, considering the condition of the
car.. I would of thought the thing would need a road worthiness test before
registration - no? Considering the motor is seized I couldn't see how it
could get registered!!?! >>
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The title to a car in the USA is issued by the state in which it is
registered, not the federal government. The car usually does not have to be
running to be registered, that only means that someone owns it, and that the
taxes have been paid. Most states have a safety inspection with a windscreen
sticker that is required to drive the car on the roads, as well as an
emissions inspection.
If you have the registration card, which you said expires in Sept. 99, that
card is invalid after the title is transferred to you, and you will receive
another one from New York state. You gotta charge everybody a new tax when
you buy a car.
The car should have been registered to the dealer in New York, where you
bought it. He must sign the title over to you, which means it will be titled
to you in New York. If you are exporting it to Oz, you will have to register
it under your laws there (which are obviously upside down like the rest of
your continent). Boy, this gets confusing!
Allen Hefner
'77 Midget
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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