Selling Trailer with Expired Tag
I am selling my fifth wheel (located in Maryland) to a buyer who lives in California. My tag has expired and I am trying to find a way to avoid renewing a 2-year registration, but I want the buyer not...
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Dr Quick wrote:
If you renew the registration, and an accident happens, guess WHO will be sucked into a law suit? Trailer is still legally yours, until new owner registers it in his name. Could you not express mail the title to new owner, assuming that he has paid you a good down payment? He could then register trailer in his state and bring a plate with him.
Good idea ... except in the state of Indiana, if you purchase from out of state, before you can re-register in the state, you have to have a certification (an inspection of the vehicle, usually from a law enforcement officer) that the VIN on the vehicle actually matches the VIN on the title, and usually they do a background to make sure it's not stolen.... at least in Indiana they use to do this. Other states may require the same thing.
