JaxDad wrote:
We’re getting silly here.
The DMV has NOTHING to say about a TT that has never been titled. It’s not yet a “vehicle” they have any authority over. It’s merely a personal possession no different than a garden shed.
If the original owner still has the MSO it’s no big deal, take the bill of sale and the MSO to the DMV and process it for what it IS, a brand new never licensed or title vehicle.
The problem here is that there is no MSO available either, and the OP wants to know if he can get a title.
I agree that the discussion has veered from "can I get a title" to "can it be sold."
I, too, am of the opinion that the only definitive answer is the one his DMV, or county clerk, can provide. In my state it is the county clerk who issues tags and collects any sales tax, then the state mails you the title. The DMV has nothing to do with the process.
Speaking of sales tax. Even if the sales tax was paid when it was bought new, on resale, sales tax is due again. Even if the OP won't owe the original sales tax, he will owe sales tax on this transaction, if it was not already collected. (Remember, that when you buy something online from out of state, sales tax is actually owed. You are
SUPPOSED to notify the state and submit the tax, although no one ever does.)
