You'll need to: Fill out the official Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) transfer forms. Get a smog certification. Submit transfer forms. Complete the California certificate of title. Get an odometer reading. Collect any valid warranties or as-is documents. Collect all maintenance records.
Anytime there's a change to a vehicle or vessel's registered owner or lienholder, that change must be updated in DMV's records within 10 days and the California Certificate of Title must be transferred to the new owner. A change in ownership is usually due to: Sale, gift, or donation.
If the seller is not the owner whose name is on the title, you will need a Bill of Sale signed by both the seller and the person whose name appears on the title. A record of the odometer mileage (if the vehicle is less than 10 years old).
You'll need to: Fill out the official Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) transfer forms. Get a smog certification. Submit transfer forms. Complete the California certificate of title. Get an odometer reading. Collect any valid warranties or as-is documents. Collect all maintenance records.
Seller's Checklist: Apply for a demonstration only temporary tag, if needed; Conduct a VIN inspection, if necessary; Record odometer reading on title; Complete title transfer in a motor vehicle service center; Remove license plate from the sold vehicle; Surrender the license plate, if applicable; and.
After you sell or transfer ownership of a vehicle or vessel to another party, complete a Notice of Transfer and Release of Liability (NRL) to let DMV know that ownership of the vehicle/vessel has changed.