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I have noticed a large increase in DMV questions lately, can a mod make this thread a sticky and I will put up all the info that I can regarding normal questions?

Post up your questions regarding licensing, registrations, taxation, salvage, etc.

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Maybe merge some of the existing threads into this? or go tell me to fuck myself, it doesnt matter to me but I figured I would offer it.

Also, might want to add to the thread title about VASP safety inspection questions too, we seem to get quite a few of them too.

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got one for you.


have a kit car titled as a '65 replica in virginia. no catalytics (not necessary since design year didn't have them) and no mufflers (using exhaust cones as "sound dampening devices" to pass), and it's all legal in virginia.

need to transfer it to maryland. can it be done?

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Title is already done in VA right? If so, yeah, you will have no issues. MD is weird on their tagging and such, they do have emissions last I checked so you would need to consult with their registration process to see what the emissions registration span is. I am pretty sure that 76 and older was exempted from emissions testing.

http://www.mva.maryland.gov/MVA-Prog...P/veipinfo.htm

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I had a question about inspection.

I have a car with out of state tags, and no current inspection. I am active duty military so I wasnt sure if there was a clause where I was exempt from inspection. I just dont see driving 13 hours to Maine to get an inspection. If it is required can I get VA State inspection with ME plates?

If anyone could chime in, and help me out it would be greatly appreciated. Ive been to a few inspection shops locally and no one can seem to give me an answer.

Thanks.

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I have actually dealt with ME before on this matter, and can say with certainty that you are exempt till you become a citizen back in ME. If you are out on active duty, you are not required to get your states safety inspection until you return.

Technically VA cannot give you a ticket for expired inspection anyway, the only thing they can get you for is expired registration if it happens to be out, but that is very hard to do (ie ya gotta be a rahtard to get a ticket for that.

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Im still currently a resident of ME. I never bothered to become a VA resident where Ill be returning to ME after my contract is over. Im glad to hear that Im exempt from inspection.

I also had one more question. I know, technically, you follows the rules for the state your licensed in. Technically. My tint is illegal for VA standards, can the cops still ticket me for this? I know I currently live here, but Im not a resident, my car isnt licensed here, it would be like pulling over a passing out of stater and ticketing for tint.

Thanks again.

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Technically you can be cited for breaking the motor code with illegal tint, but unless you are a complete d bag you should not have an issue with it.

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You have to abide by the rules of the state you are in, but most cops are cool and won't mess with you. and if i remember correctly you can get your car inspected here because we are a 2 part state meaning you can have your car registered and insured in one state but inspected in another because you are in the military....but don't quote me on that, i remember reading something like it a while back.....

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This is mostly true. If you have your vehicle inspected in VA while you are on duty, it proves you are going above and beyond what is required to maintain your legalities.

A VA inspection is not valid in the home state, but it will prove you are trying to keep your vehicle maintained and legal.

:thup:

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i had a car under my name buh it was totaled so i decided to part it out. When i was done with it i junked it around august. Now i have a personal property tax that still has that car on it. Do i call/go in dmv n tell them i junked it and avoid paying the bill? Do i have to show anything to them when i do that?

EDIT*: i don't have the title i gave it to the guy who'd towed my car away

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You need to have a VSA 44 (vehicle demolition report) filled out whenever you have a vehicle scrapped. I strongly suggest finding the purchaser of the vehicle and having them give you a bill of sale at the very least. If you can get documentation of having the vehicle destroyed, you can take that to your local tax assessors office and they will use it to finish out your last tax bill.

That is a BIG problem with these scrappers lately. Everyone with a truck and trailer is hauling cars off for scrap cause of the prices now, but they are not doing their paperwork correctly.

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:( damn that sucks because i dont even own the guy who towed it away... my dad called them. Where can i fill the report at? So if i don't fill the report that car will b in my name forever?

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You should be able to go to DMV and file a sales afidavit, I cannot remember the form number though, nor can I find one on the database.

I would to go the DMV and ask them myself. Technically as long as you do not have it registered, meaning no tags, you will be fine. You just come up as the last recorded owner on a title search.

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buh it will still b in my name for the property tax bill which thats the thing i don't want. Thanks for the help!

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Your property taxes *should* be based off of the registration and tags, at least thats how they are in my area. Again, this all depends on each locality.

I would contact your tax assessors office first, then go to the DMV and see.

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I got one last month :(

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were can i go?

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need an mbw

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uhhhhhhhhh wut?

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hey i have a question i want to buy a guy off a guy who own a wreck yard but he doesnt have the title ... how can i get the title ? how easy is it? and how long you think the process take ? thanks

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:dunno: Funkytown?

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wait, wut?

Also, in because I have a scooter with no title. Last registered in 05. Dont know who the previous owner was so no Bill of Sale or leads. What can I do?

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My question is about obtaining my title number to get a personalized plate on the DMV website.

I currently have a loan on my car, and I'm looking to buy my plates online. My registration card has the field for title number blank, and the website asks for it. Do I need to go down to the DMV to get this?

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Yeah, since your car was likely tagged at the selling dealer, until you renew them the card will not have the title number. Rather simple to do, just go to the DMV with the tag you want written down and get it done there. Or, if you want to save 5 bucks, you go there, get the title number, then go online. But that is pointless IMO.

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This is a combo comment/question so bare with me:

To the best of my knowledge, here in Henrico, the AMOUNT of your taxes is a percentage of what the commonwealth assesses your car at.Rarely do they base it on the "sale amount" (which they should). There's a connection between DMV and the Depo. of Taxation (don't know the exact process) that lets the depo know that you even have/own the car at all. If the person behind you (junker,buyer,etc.) doesn't register the vehicle and you have TURNED YOUR TAGS IN TO DMV, the "gum'ment" is still under the impression that you have/own the vehicle and it doesn't have to be registered for them to STILL tax you for it.

This has happened to me before with a previously OWNED car of mine. I've NEVER had to turn in tags before when selling a car (got a collection to prove it) so I didn't think any different. DMV sent me a letter saying I needed to fork out the $500 un-insured motorist fee for the car. "SAY what? hell naw..." I bring the tags/bill of sale to DMV and tell the rep that I sold the car some time ago. She even ran the name of the guy on the bill of sale to see if we may be able to find it as an error in the titling or something. " It hasn't been registered to anyone else sir. " " I'm sorry that the guy I sold it to didn't register it but it's not my responsibility to make sure he does." After a round of stupid ass comments like ' You need to bring the title in sir" (Why would i have the title?) it's settled by a different more cooperative rep.

It gets cleared up but the state was still trying to get me for $20 for the car. Desk rep at the taxation/permit place tells me that I HAVE to pay the extra $20 or face suspension because DMV's "system" says I still own the car.... which I had settled 3 months before. I said check with DMV because "....I don't own that car, they have the tags and everything." She then says she "doesn't have a way of checking". Thats weird because she had already told me the DMV "system" showed her that i still owned the car.... and she had a phone right in front of her and wouldn't call them. Soooooo good luck to this dude with the tax problem. I guess my overall question is how does someone avoid all this again w/ a buyer that doesn't register the vehicle?

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If you sell a vehicle, it is your responsibility to take the tags (registration) off of it. Someone can purchase a vehicle and have it sit for years before titling and registering it in their name (although technically its illegal to sell it to another buyer without titling it in that persons name first) so it will still show up that you were the last RO (registered owner).

I see this often. Best thing for you to do is to turn the tags in when you sell the car, even if its just one tag and you say you "lost" the other one if you want to keep a collection.

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I just want to clarify something. I purchased and registered a car for a few months. Then decided to use the car only for track duty. The insurance has been canceled and tags returned. Is there any way that I can get out of paying the property tax on the vehicle every year or am I stuck with it even though It is no longer even being driven?

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So what's the link between the DMV and Department of Taxation? (The connection that lets each other know whether someone has paid or not) Do you guys share a system or do you guys just pass notes in class? ;) I don't see how it could be broken to where I straighten everything out at DMV, yet the Tax man thinks I still own the car, when obviously there is direct communication between the two departments... I mean how else would the tax man even know I have the car without DMV? (I sure as hell didn't tell him:D)
I'm not really a collector, I just never through them out.

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I believe your stuck bro. Property is property..... EX: If you own a house, you don't technically have to have home owners insurance or even live in it, but you still owe the tax man.

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As far as I know, the DMV sends a report to the Commissioner of the Revenue (or tax assessor, depending on how the county is set up) and they consolidate it with their records to see if a vehicle was bought, sold, or destroyed in the last year. They are not always correct, which is why when you get your personal property tax declaration, you have a dispute box on the bill where you can show the car was sold or destroyed.

I bought half a dozen cars for salvage last year, and had to write a notarized statement for each of the owners to have the vehicle removed from their tax bills.


If you own a vehicle, you are required to pay personal property tax on it.

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New question:

For anyone that has applied for the Sun-Shading Medical Waiver, what was the turn-around time before you received your new vehicle registration in the mail??

I sent my application in about a month ago, and I'm getting nervous because the car has been tinted in the meantime....

Other experiences may help.

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I can't speak for your turn around time but I will tell you this: The police will profile the FUCK out of you if your tinted (even legally). My ex-room mate had legit "LIMO" tint on his Lincoln for 2 years and never once got stopped. As soon as he put a set of rims on it though, he was getting stopped at the least 2 times a month.

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Yeah I used to have 15% on my last car and I never got bothered until I lowered it, swapped rims, and swapped exhaust. Then I got tickets like clockwork on the same stretch of 81 out in SW Va. Lame as shit.

I wish someone that has received their waiver could chime in...

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I bought a parts car with no title but have a bill of sale how do i go about getting the title i have heard several stories.

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You need to do an abandoned vehicle owner request, which entails you taking the VIN number to the DMV, filling out a form, paying 10 bucks, and they send a letter to the last registered owner. They have 30 days to respond, after which you can then go through the abandoned vehicle title process.

Granted, this is not the correct way of doing this since you have a bill of sale, and technically it is not an "abandoned" vehicle, but it will get you where you need to be.

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Hey thanks for yor help wasnt to sure on how to do this and this is one of the things i heard to do and i needed a second opinion

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my license was suspended by the court for a possesion charge for 6 months, i completed an 8 hour driving class and called dmv to make sure they got the certificate of completion, and they told me they did, but they also said it doesnt show that it was suspended on my record, and that if i bring two forms of ID i can get another license. My only question is how legal is this, my suspension isnt over for another 2 months according to the court. But, basically im wondering if i can get away with this.

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:facepalm: gtfo.