Vehicle Title and Registration Process

To get a new vehicle title, the following items need to be sent to the Dean's Office:

  1. Application for Certificate of Title for a Motor Vehicle (MV-1)
    • Please fill out as shown in below image
      1. Yellow indicates field to be completed.
      2. Section A should be completed as shown.
      3. If you are unsure of a field, leave it blank.
    • Section E needs to be signed and dated by the Dean’s Office.
  2. Current Certificate of Title or Certificate of Origin
    • Certificate of Title
      1. The title must be signed by original owner or Dealership
        1. If the vehicle is being purchased from the original owner (not a dealership) and the vehicle is less than 9 years old, then the odometer certification needs to be signed and notarized.
  3. Copy of the invoice or Bill of Sale
  4. Odometer Statement (for NEW vehicles – otherwise odometer disclosure should be signed on current certificate of title).
    • This does not apply to trailers.
    • The dealership should provide at least one copy (yellow and/or pink) of a signed odometer disclosure statement.
    • Make sure it is signed as transferee. It may be signed by the PI who obtained the vehicle.
    • If the dealership did not provide a separate odometer statement make sure that a dealer’s agent signs section D of the Application.
  5. Index for Titling and Registration Costs
    • The cost is typically about $20.
  6. Insurance Coverage
    • All vehicles must have liability coverage (typically about $180 per year).
    • Comprehensive/collision is recommended for any vehicles driven off State property (typically 1.5% of the market rate of the vehicle per year)Obtaining Insurance.

Sample Form - Fill in all fields in yellow.

Vehicle form