07-19-2016, 12:27 AM
Racer X wrote:
[quote=Filliam H. Muffman]
I wouldn't have considered removing the plates until a down on her luck family friend bought one and got several tickets and hadn't registered it in their name. Kind of a no good deed goes unpunished situation.
That's why here in Washington State, we are required to file a Report Of Sale to the state DMV within 5 days. You can do it on -line. That theoretically get's you off the hook if the buyer never transfer/registers it.
I sold a car, and reported it. The buyer never transferred title, and a collections agency hired by the state tried to come after me for tickets, and the abandoned vehicle. I sent them a copy of the Report of Sale and asked why the state never checked their own database? I told them if they ever contacted me again, it was harassment. Never heard from them again.
Same law is in effect here in CA. Way back in the '80s, I sold a motorcycle to a buddy, who never transferred the title. About six months later I received a notice from the city of L.A. regarding an unpaid parking ticket for the bike. I mailed back a copy of the Report of Sale and never heard another peep about the matter.