Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has new RULES and requirements for “used car for sale” Craigs List posters. This handy online form is a must when selling your car privately. eBay, Craig’s List, Car.com, Autotrader, and other car selling services do not mention this potential liability when selling your car privately. This rule has been around awhile but has recently gone web, which actually makes it easy to conform.
In the past the SELLER of the CAR was responsible for turning in his/her old license plates or reusing them on another vehicle. However, if the purchaser never titled the vehicle or registered the car in his own name, the DMV only had record of the previous owner. The problem of sold vehicles being towed and previous owners being stuck for the bill or worse, left the DMV no other choice but to require the seller of the vehicle to notify the DMV of the transaction.
You can no longer leave your plates on the car when you sell it.
You must go to the website OR the DMV and retire the plates and inform them of the new owners information, WITHIN 5 DAYS of the SALE or you can legally be held responsible for whatever happens to/with that vehicle.
to learn more CLICK HERE: HAVE your vehicle registration in hand before you start the process.
NRS 706.4477 In the State of Nevada it is presumed the registered owner of a vehicle is solely responsible for the cost of removal and storage for the vehicle if abandoned.
NRS 482.399 requires you to keep your plates and either use them on another vehicle or turn them in for cancellation within 30 days of the sale. The license plates do not stay with the vehicle. You should take the plates and surrender them to DMV yourself even if a dealer offers to do this for you.
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