Signing Over A Car
G.L. c. 90D, § 15 — the assignment with the odometer reading at delivery, and no liability after it
At delivery. An owner transferring a titled vehicle, at the time of delivery, executes an assignment including the actual odometer reading and a warranty of title, and has the certificate and assignment mailed or delivered to the transferee or the registrar.
The buyer, promptly. The transferee, promptly after delivery, executes the application for a new certificate of title and has it mailed or delivered to the registrar.
No liability after. An owner who delivered possession and did what the section requires of the owner is not liable for damages from the vehicle's later operation, or for automobile law violations in that operation, even if no new certificate has been issued.
Other sections, and how courts read these words, are not on this page. Whether a particular sale left the seller liable in a particular case is a question for a licensed Massachusetts attorney.
Sources for this section (1)
- G.L. c. 90D, § 15 — Transfer of title, and the owner relieved of liability
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