Transferring the title of a car in California is a simple process that never requires both the buyer and the seller to be in the same room. A title may be transferred in California whether the car has been sold or given as a gift. In addition, the seller must notify the DMV within five days that they have sold the car by completing a Notice of Transfer and Release of Liability, which can be done online or through the mail. This relieves the buyer of any responsibility to the vehicle.
Instructions
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Locate the car title and fill in the odometer reading, your name and address, the buyer's name, address and date, and your signature. If the car is under a lien and the lien is also being transferred, have your old lienholder sign the form as well.
2Mail the completed document to the buyer with instructions to sign the title.
3Instruct the buyer to take the title to the DMV so that it can be transferred legally to their ownership. You do not need to be present for this to happen.
4Fill out a Notice of Transfer and Release of Liability Form so that if the buyer is not prompt in changing the ownership of the car, you will not be responsible for anything that happens with it.
5Mail the form to:
Department of Motor Vehicles
PO Box 942859
Sacramento, CA 94259-0001
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