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So the fact that you no longer own the car is not enough to release you from liability from it? Typical "may cause cancer in the state of California" style regu

So the fact that you no longer own the car is not enough to release you from liability from it? Typical "may cause cancer in the state of California" style regulations. Glad I don't live there anymore

tingletech 10y ago
Where do you live that you don't have to notify the DMV of a title transfer in order to be released from liability? When I sold my Dad's car in South Carolina, I had to collect the license plates (called "tags" there) and physically return them to the DMV with the required paperwork.
- hydrogen18 10y ago
  Pretty much anywhere with a sensible idea of what liability means. When the car is gone, you're not liable for it. This year a car I used to drive was involved in a serious accident. I sold the car 7 years ago, the owner was just driving it illegally without registration. A few minutes on the phone with the police officer and it was cleared up.
  - tingletech 10y ago
    so far I can't find a single state where you don't have to notify the DMV of a title transfer. I don't agree that this is some crazy "only in California" type of deal.
    - aidenn0 10y ago
      I don't know if it's still the case, but it used to be in Virginia that it was the buyer's responsibility to notify the DMV; the seller signed and handed over the title; if the buyer never registered the car it would be completely possible for the DMV to not have record of the transfer in that case.
      - alistairSH 10y ago
        While not required, the seller can also mail back their registration with a notice of sale (there is a small form on the back of the registration card, if I remember correctly).
      - tingletech 10y ago
        Looks like Virginia is currently one of those states where you have to turn in the license plates -- so how would the camera ticket get to you? https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/vehicles/#selling.asp https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/vehicles/#selling.asp In California, the plates stay with the car (unless they are vanity or you are attached to your plate number)
    - jmaygarden 10y ago
      I don't know about cars, but I had this happen with a boat that I sold in Florida. The buyer is supposed to register the boat. The registration sticker did not expire for another year. So, they didn't bother to pay the fees. When I went to the DMV a few months later to renew a car registration, they thought that I still owned the boat. They said it happens all the time. I had the bill of sale to sort things out.
    - hydrogen18 10y ago
      I never said it was "crazy", you inferred that yourself.

tingletech 10y ago

Where do you live that you don't have to notify the DMV of a title transfer in order to be released from liability? When I sold my Dad's car in South Carolina, I had to collect the license plates (called "tags" there) and physically return them to the DMV with the required paperwork.

hydrogen18 10y ago
Pretty much anywhere with a sensible idea of what liability means. When the car is gone, you're not liable for it. This year a car I used to drive was involved in a serious accident. I sold the car 7 years ago, the owner was just driving it illegally without registration. A few minutes on the phone with the police officer and it was cleared up.
- tingletech 10y ago
  so far I can't find a single state where you don't have to notify the DMV of a title transfer. I don't agree that this is some crazy "only in California" type of deal.
  - aidenn0 10y ago
    I don't know if it's still the case, but it used to be in Virginia that it was the buyer's responsibility to notify the DMV; the seller signed and handed over the title; if the buyer never registered the car it would be completely possible for the DMV to not have record of the transfer in that case.
    - alistairSH 10y ago
      While not required, the seller can also mail back their registration with a notice of sale (there is a small form on the back of the registration card, if I remember correctly).
    - tingletech 10y ago
      Looks like Virginia is currently one of those states where you have to turn in the license plates -- so how would the camera ticket get to you? https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/vehicles/#selling.asp https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/vehicles/#selling.asp In California, the plates stay with the car (unless they are vanity or you are attached to your plate number)
  - jmaygarden 10y ago
    I don't know about cars, but I had this happen with a boat that I sold in Florida. The buyer is supposed to register the boat. The registration sticker did not expire for another year. So, they didn't bother to pay the fees. When I went to the DMV a few months later to renew a car registration, they thought that I still owned the boat. They said it happens all the time. I had the bill of sale to sort things out.
  - hydrogen18 10y ago
    I never said it was "crazy", you inferred that yourself.