Can a car be sold with the green book not under the owner's name?
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Selling a car with the green book not under the owner's name is not possible for transferring ownership. Additional information is as follows: 1. Vehicle Registration Certificate: The 'Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate' is a necessary property ownership document for the vehicle, kept by the vehicle owner and not carried with the vehicle. It is required to be presented for any vehicle registration procedures such as transfer or change of ownership, and records the relevant details of the vehicle, equivalent to the vehicle's household registration. 2. Vehicle Transfer: When a vehicle is moved from one city to another, the registration process required to change the affiliated vehicle management authority is called transfer. Vehicle transfer necessitates changing the license plate and vehicle license, and the procedures must be completed at two different vehicle management authorities, including the transfer-out procedure and the transfer-in procedure.
Selling a car with the green book (vehicle registration certificate) but not being the owner yourself can indeed be a bit troublesome. I've come across many such cases, and the key is whether the actual owner can cooperate. The green book serves as the vehicle's ID, and the DMV requires that the owner must be present in person to sign for the transfer of ownership, or provide a notarized power of attorney authorizing someone else to handle it on their behalf. If the owner is abroad or genuinely unable to come, it's advisable to have the owner visit a local notary office to prepare a notarized power of attorney for selling the car in your name. This document should specify the owner's ID number, vehicle details, and the scope of authorization. Then, you can proceed with the transaction by presenting the original power of attorney, a copy of the owner's ID, the original green book, and your own ID. If the green book is still under a lien, it becomes even more complicated—you'll need to contact the financing institution to release the lien first. During the transaction, the buyer will certainly verify the authenticity of the power of attorney; otherwise, they won't dare to make the payment, so notarization is crucial.
