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If the vehicle is titled in your name alone, then upon your death, the vehicle must go through the probate process for your executor to either sell or retitle your vehicle.

The probate proves that the will is legitimate, verifying the deceased person's assets and property. A car title can't be transferred until the probate is completed. Probate may only be avoided if the estate is not indebted. If the deceased person had any debts, the creditor claims must first be resolved.

There are only nine title-holding states: Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, Oklahoma, Wisconsin. In the other 41 states, titles are issued to the lien holder of your vehicle until the loan is fully paid off.

Address changes can be reported: in person at any of the MVA's full service branch offices; or. by mail to the MVA's Corrections Unit in the Glen Burnie office; or. in person at an MVA licensed tag and title service. Note that tag and title services will charge a fee for this service.

If you intend to transfer the ownership of the vehicle to another person, either by sale or as a gift, please complete the "assignment of ownership" section on the back of the "Certificate of Title." To the new owner you will need to give the title, a certified copy of the death certificate or the letter (form VR-278 ...

Death certificate – The death certificate or the letter (form VR-278 or VR-264P) sent by the MVA notifying the surviving vehicle owner the title must be transferred to remove the deceased owner's name can be submitted as long as the surviving spouse (or co-owner) is named on the vehicle's title.