Title 31, Title 31 and Other Vehicles

(a) If a dealer buys a vehicle and holds it for resale and procures the certificate of title from the owner or the lienholder within ten (10) days after delivery to him of the vehicle, the dealer need not send the certificate to the division of motor vehicles. However, upon trans…

(a) If the interest of any owner in a vehicle passes to another other than by voluntary transfer, the transferee shall, except as provided in subsection (b), promptly mail or deliver to the division of motor vehicles the last certificate of title, if available, proof of the trans…

(a) An application for a certificate of title shall be accompanied by the registration card, and the required fee when mailed or delivered to the division of motor vehicles. (b) An application for the naming of a lienholder or his assignee on a certificate of title shall be accom…

(a) The division of motor vehicles, upon receipt of a properly assigned certificate of title, with an application for a new certificate of title, the required fee and any other documents and articles required by law, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the trans…

The registrar is authorized to develop, establish and maintain an electronic data and communications system with banks, credit or other financial institutions for the purpose of electronically recording the existence of security interests under the provisions of this chapter. Whe…

Any individual, company, or corporation that scraps, dismantles, or destroys a vehicle at its final disposition site in this state shall immediately cause the certificate of title or the salvage certificate of title to be mailed or delivered to the division of motor vehicles for …

This chapter does not apply to or affect: (1) A lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the vehicle; (2) A lien given by statute to the United States, this state or any political subdivision of this state; or (3) A security interest in a ve…

(a) Unless excepted by § 31-3.1-18, a security interest in a vehicle of a type for which a certificate of title is required is not valid against creditors of the owner or subsequent transferees or lienholders of the vehicle unless perfected as provided in this chapter. (b) A secu…

No certificate of title need be obtained for: (1) A vehicle owned by the United States unless it is registered in this state; (2) A vehicle owned by a manufacturer or dealer and held for sale, even though incidentally moved on the highway, or used for purposes of testing or demon…

If an owner creates a security interest in a vehicle: (1) The owner shall immediately execute the application, in the space provided for it on the certificate of title or on a separate form the division of motor vehicles prescribes, to name the lienholder on the certificate, show…

(a) A lienholder may assign, absolutely or otherwise, his or her security interest in the vehicle to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the validity of the security interest, but any person without notice of the assignment is protected in…

(a) Upon the satisfaction of a security interest in a vehicle for which the certificate of title is in the possession of the lienholder, the lienholder shall, within fifteen (15) business days, execute a release of his or her security interest, in the space provided for it on the…

A lienholder named in a certificate of title shall, upon written request of the owner or of another lienholder named on the certificate, disclose any pertinent information as to his or her security agreement and the indebtedness secured by it.

The method provided in this chapter of perfecting and giving notice of security interests subject to the chapter is exclusive. Security interests subject to this chapter are exempted from the provisions of law which prescribe technical requirements in execution or acknowledgment …

(a) The division of motor vehicles shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title, upon notice and reasonable opportunity to be heard in accordance with § 31-3.1-36, when authorized by any other provision of law or if it finds: (1) The certificate of title was fraudulently procur…

(a) The division of motor vehicles shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests, and all other notices and forms necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (b) The division of motor vehicles may: (1) …

In the case of motor vehicles or trailers, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a transaction does not create a sale or security interest merely because it provides that the rental price is permitted or required to be adjusted under the agreement either upward or downward …

The owner of an implement of husbandry or special mobile equipment may apply for and obtain a certificate of title on it. All of the provisions of this chapter are applicable to a certificate of title so issued, except that a person who receives a transfer of an interest in the v…

A person aggrieved by an act or omission to act of the division of motor vehicles under this chapter is entitled to a review by the sixth division of the district court in accordance with the administrative procedure act of this state. A party aggrieved by a final order of the co…

Unless otherwise provided in the last will and testament of a decedent, any motor vehicle(s) owned by the decedent shall belong, and title to them shall pass, to the surviving spouse. (1) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall register the motor vehicle(s) in t…

This chapter shall apply to all model vehicles; provided, however, that all vehicles designated as model years prior to 2001 shall not be required to be issued a title certificate until ownership is transferred or the current owner creates a security interest in the vehicle; prov…

(a) The application for the first certificate of title of a vehicle in this state shall be made by the owner to the division of motor vehicles on the form it prescribes and shall contain: (1) The name, residence, and mailing address of the owner; (2) A description of the vehicle …

The division of motor vehicles, receiving application for a first certificate of title, shall check the identifying number of the vehicle shown in the application against the records of vehicles required to be maintained by § 31-3.1-6 and against the record of stolen and converte…

(a) The division of motor vehicles shall file each application received and, when satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity and that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title, shall issue, upon payment of a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00), a certifica…

(a) Each certificate of title issued by the division of motor vehicles shall contain: (1) The date issued; (2) The name and address of the owner; (3) The names and addresses of any lienholders, in the order of priority as shown on the application or, if the application is based o…

The certificate of title shall be mailed to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner.

If the division of motor vehicles is not satisfied as to the ownership of the vehicle or that there are no undisclosed security interests in it, the division of motor vehicles may register the vehicle but shall either: (1) Withhold issuance of a certificate of title until the app…