I need advice/ help to title a car

[Vander]

This is very complicated and I don't know how to go about getting this titled, if I can at all. Well here goes the story.........

 

So I currently live in Arizona going to school here. I got a car from a guy who use to live in Kansas. He gave me the title, it is a Kansas title. He is the second owner of the vehicle, the title is addressed to him from the first owner, but the second owner never took the vehicle to the dmv to transfer it into his name. So I am stuck with a Kansas title to a car that is in Arizona, and is sold by the first owner sold to the 2nd ( I am the 3rd). How do I get this in my name in either Arizona or Ohio? How should I go about doing this? What is the easiest way. I have no way of getting anything done in Kansas, so that is not an option. I also have a bill of sale from the 2nd owner, but he never put the vehicle in his name.

[Mensan]

Is the vehicle signed over to him? You have a few options. If the vehicle is signed over to the second owner on the back of the title, then a title needs to be placed into his name, then a new one into yours. If the vehicle has an "open" title, meaning the first owner signed it, but never put anyone's name on the back, then you could *possibly* put your name in the buyers position. It is also possible to contact the first owner of the car and have him obtain a duplicate title from his DMV and sign the car over to you.

 

Good luck, in any case it's a PITA.

[Vander]

It's signed over to the second owner, but not notarized. I have no idea of how placing it in the 2nd owners name. Just to make it more complicated, he moved to colorado!

 

Can an Ohio Notary notarized a kansas title if it is going to be titled in Ohio? just thinking of ideas! Please help

[Mensan]

Nope, the notary needs to witness the signature. Call the DMV in AZ and ask what your options are. There may be a way around this problem.

 

However, you could also contact the guy in Colorado and have a limited power of attorney made up for the car. If he gives you power of attorney then you can place the car in his name, then your own. I hope this was a good deal.