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State Title Information
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When donating a car it is necessary to transfer ownership. Various states have different regulations on how this is done. This page is a collection of actual references from various state web sites.
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1. What kinds of vehicles are exempt from titling?
2. What kinds of boats need to be titled?
3. How do I obtain a duplicate Title?
5. Transfer of Ownership Overview
1. What kinds of vehicles are exempt from titling?
A Certificate of Title is required for all types of vehicles driven or moved on the highways and roads of Nebraska, with the following exceptions:
- ATV’s sold new prior to January 1, 2004;
- Minibikes sold new prior to January 1, 2004;
- Mopeds (with pedals);
- Snowmobiles;
- Off-road designed vehicles (including Electric Assistive Devices);
- Road and general construction maintenance equipment not designed or primarily used for the transportation of persons or property;
- Trailers with a gross weight, including load, of 9000 pounds or less (utility trailers);
- Trailers used exclusively by farmers or ranchers to haul their own product from ranch storage or market.
2. What kinds of boats need to be titled?
A Certificate of Title is required for all motorboats manufactured after November 1, 1972 unless the motorboat falls under the specific category of Motorboats Exempt from Titling. If you are attempting to title a motor vehicle, please refer to Certificate of Title – Motor Vehicle.
The Certificate of Title serves as proof of ownership and only one title is allowed to be issued and in existence at any one time for the same motorboat.
Titles are issued on the county level. There are 93 counties in Nebraska. To determine the title issuing site for your county, refer to the County Officials Listing.
To obtain a Certificate of Title you must be a resident of Nebraska and submit a completed Application for Certificate of Title * signed by all parties whose names are to appear on the title. The only exception to this are titles to be held by husband and wife, in which case either, acting as an agent for the other, may sign the application.
A fee of $10.00, payable to the designated County Official, and proper evidence of ownership must accompany the application for title.
Proper evidence of ownership is one of the following:
Manufacturer’s Statement of Origin (MSO);
Certificate of Title – properly assigned.
If you purchased the motorboat and were not provided with the appropriate documents to provide evidence of ownership, you may be eligible for a Bonded Certificate of Title.
The designated County Official retains all evidence of ownership.
All motorboats are required to have a 12 digit Hull Identification Number. If your boat does not, you must make application to this office for an Assigned ID Number. Motorboats are exempt from Sheriff’s Inspection.
If the motorboat is coming into Nebraska from another state, please refer to the section on Out-of-State Titles.
Refer to the section on Liens for lien information. For information regarding boat registration, refer to the Games and Parks Commission.
3. How do I obtain a duplicate Title?
A duplicate Certificate of Title is issued in the event the Certificate of Title has been lost, destroyed or mutilated.
To obtain a duplicate title, you must submit a completed Application for Duplicate Certificate of Title * to any designated County Official. If you are uncertain of the location of a title issuing office, refer to the County Officials Listing.
All person(s) whose name(s) appear on the face of the title must sign the completed application. The exception to this is a title that is held by husband and wife, in which case either, acting as agent for the other, may sign the application. A lienholder may also make application for a duplicate title. All signatures must be notarized.
The fee for a duplicate Certificate of Title is $14.00. Please contact the designated County Official where the application for duplicate title is submitted for information regarding acceptable methods of payment.
4. Salvage Title Overview
When an insurance company acquires a salvage vehicle through payment of a total loss settlement due to damage, a Salvage branded Certificate of Title must be issued in the name of the insurance company.
If, after the insurance company has paid a total loss settlement on a vehicle that meets the definition of salvage, the owner (insured) of the damaged vehicle chooses to retain ownership, the insurance company must notify the Department of Motor Vehicles. The Department of Motor Vehicles will then enter the Salvage brand onto the computer record of the vehicle.
An insurance company may notify the Department on a form of their own design or, as a courtesy, the Department has a form available for download at Notice of Owner-Retained Salvage. ( If the insurance company elects to use their own form, it must contain all information requested on the Department of Motor Vehicles Notice of Owner-Retained Salvage form.)
The insurance company is also required to notify the insured of their responsibility to obtain a Salvage title within thirty (30) days after the settlement of loss. Once the Salvage title has been issued, and prior to operating the vehicle on public roads, the insured is required to have a Vehicle Inspection performed and a title issued that will be branded “Previously Salvaged”. This brand must be carried forward on any subsequent titles.
After the Previously Salvaged Certificate of Title has been issued the insured must make application for a new vehicle registration.
A salvage vehicle is a vehicle that is a late model vehicle that has been wrecked, damaged, or destroyed to the extent that the estimated total cost of repair to rebuild and restore the vehicle to its condition immediately before it was damaged exceeds 75% of the retail value of the vehicle at the time it was damaged.
Late model vehicle is a vehicle that:
- is 7 years old or less, as determined by the manufacturer’s model year designation, or;
- has a retail value of more than $10,000 until January 1, 2005.
Cost of repairs :
The estimated or actual retail cost of parts needed to repair a vehicle, plus the cost of labor computed by using an hourly labor rate and time that are customary and reasonable. Retail cost of parts and labor rates may be based upon collision estimating manuals or electronic computer estimating systems customarily used in the automobile insurance industry.
Retail value means the actual cash value, fair market value, or retail value as:
a. set forth in a current edition of any nationally recognized compilation, including automated data bases, or;
b. determined according to a market survey of comparable vehicles with respect to condition and equipment.
The salvage designation also applies if the owner of a vehicle voluntarily obtains a Salvage branded Certificate of Title on the vehicle, regardless of the damage, age or value of the vehicle.
If an Out-of-State title is presented with any indication of damage, the brand will be carried forward along with the name of the jurisdiction that issued the previous title, on the Nebraska Certificate of Title. This includes, but is not limited to, the following notations:
- Damaged;
- Flood;
- Junked (in those states where this is not a death certificate);
- Manufacturer Buyback;
- Non-Highway Use (not eligible for registration);
- Previously Salvaged;
- Rebuilt;
- Reconstructed;
- Repaired;
- Total Loss;
- Any other language that would indicate damage.
Once a vehicle with a Salvage brand Certificate of Title has been repaired, a Vehicle Inspection must be performed and a Vehicle Inspection Statement must accompany the application for title, before a new title can be issued and the vehicle can be registered. The new title is required to have the words “Previously Salvaged” branded on the face under the designation, Legends. All brands must be carried forward on any titles issued thereafter and will also appear on any initial and subsequent registrations issued for that vehicle.
A Salvage brand Certificate of Title is obtained by submitting the Salvage vehicle’s Certificate of Title and a properly completed Application for Certificate of Title * to any designated County Official (refer to the County Officials Listing for contact information).
The fee for a Salvage branded Certificate of Title is $10.00. Please contact the designated County Official where the application for title is submitted for information regarding acceptable methods of payment.
5. Transfer of Ownership Overview:
To transfer ownership of a motor vehicle, motorboat, ATV or minibike, all names that appear on the Certificate of Title must sign off in the Seller’s section of the title. If there are any open liens, they must be released by the lienholder and County Official on the face of the title prior to reassignment of the title to the new owner.
The seller is responsible for completing the Odometer Certification section of the title and for providing the buyer with a notarized Bill of Sale*.
The Seller must also provide the buyer with a completed Nebraska Department of Revenue Form 6 – Nebraska Sales/Use Tax and Tire Fee Statement for Motor Vehicle And Trailer Sales. (NOTE: Nebraska Department of Revenue Form 6 is not available for download. It must be obtained by requesting it from the Nebraska Department of Revenue or any County Treasurer.)
The buyer’s name, address and signature must appear in the purchaser’s section of the title. This must be done at the time of purchase. If the seller has signed off on a title and the purchaser’s information is not completed the title is considered open. An “Open Title” is a violation of the law and will be confiscated by the County Official, the DMV or law enforcement.
Note: When transferring ownership, husband and wife cannot sign as agent for the other.
With most Nebraska Certificates of Title, the Seller, Purchaser and Odometer sections will appear in the lower half on the face of the title. On some older Certificates of Title, these sections will appear on the back.
Make sure that you read the title carefully before making any marks. If a signature is placed in the wrong place or an alteration of any kind is made, the title is mutilated and the seller will be required to obtain a Duplicate Certificate of Title* before the sale can proceed.
Application for title is made on the backside of the title in the lower portion or with an Application for Certificate of Title* and presented to the designated County Official in the county where the vehicle has situs (where it is housed) along with the appropriate $10.00 titling fee. The County Official then issues a title to the new owner. Please refer to Certificate of Title for further information regarding the title application process and Vehicle Registrations for information about obtaining a registration.
Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
