{"id":13975,"date":"2020-04-15T15:27:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T22:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/transfers\/legal-owner-is-a-dealer-out-of-bussiness-as-determined-by-dmvs-records\/"},"modified":"2024-03-08T14:50:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T22:50:25","slug":"legal-owner-is-a-dealer-out-of-bussiness-as-determined-by-dmvs-records","status":"publish","type":"dmv_handbook","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/transfers\/legal-owner-is-a-dealer-out-of-bussiness-as-determined-by-dmvs-records\/","title":{"rendered":"11.100 Legal Owner Is a Dealer Out of Business (as determined by DMV&#8217;s records)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When a dealer is shown as the legal owner\/lienholder of record and cannot be located, the owner must contact the local DMV field office to:     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Determine if the dealer is out of business (DOB)<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obtain the DOB owner\u2019s name and telephone number shown on DMV records.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If the input document does not have a designated space for the lessee address, the lessor must provide the lessee\u2019s address on a Statement to Record Ownership (REG 101) form whenever it differs from the registered owner address shown on the application documents.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The owner must contact the local DMV field office:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>DOB Contact Chart<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<body><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>If<\/th><th>Then<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">If<\/span>The DOB owner\u00a0<strong>can<\/strong>\u00a0be located<\/td><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">Then<\/span>Obtain a release on the original title or Application for Replacement or Transfer of Title (REG 227)\u00a0<strong>or<\/strong>\u00a0a Lien Satisfied\/Title Holder Release (REG 166).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">If<\/span>The DOB owner\u00a0<strong>cannot<\/strong>\u00a0be located<\/td><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">Then<\/span>Evidence of the applicant\u2019s attempt to obtain the owner\u2019s release or lien satisfied in the form of a certified letter returned to the sender, unclaimed and unopened,\u00a0<strong>must<\/strong> be\u00a0submitted.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">If<\/span>The letter was delivered, but a response was\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong>\u00a0received<\/td><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">Then<\/span>The postal receipt acknowledging receipt of the letter by the addressee\u00a0<strong>must<\/strong> be\u00a0submitted. Sufficient time (at least 30 days) must have elapsed to give the recipient time to respond.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/body>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/file\/statement-of-facts-reg-256-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statement of Facts (REG 256) (PDF)<\/a> form stating the current retail value of the vehicle and what efforts were made to obtain the release.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Motor Vehicle Bond for the value of the vehicle <strong>must<\/strong> be submitted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any fees due.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you have difficulty locating the legal owner\/lienholder to obtain a release, the Financial Institution Listing on the DMV website dmv.ca.gov is an alphabetized listing of banks, credit unions and financial\/lending institutions, developed to help locate the legal owner\/lienholder shown on the vehicle record.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This information can also be obtained on the FDIC website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fdic.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fdic.gov<\/a> and search for Bank\/Institution Directory. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When the legal owner\/lienholder <strong>cannot<\/strong> be located for a release or lien satisfied, in addition to all transfer or nonresident requirements, the following are required:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/file\/statement-of-facts-reg-256-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statement of Facts (REG 256) (PDF)<\/a> form stating the current retail value of the vehicle and what efforts were made to obtain the release.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evidence of the applicant\u2019s attempt to obtain the legal owner\u2019s release or lien satisfied in the form of a certified letter returned to the sender, unclaimed and unopened.<br>  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":13912,"menu_order":21,"template":"","dmv_task":[11],"dmv_functional_page_type":[64],"dmv_handbook_category":[910,595],"class_list":["post-13975","dmv_handbook","type-dmv_handbook","status-publish","hentry","dmv_task-educational","dmv_functional_page_type-informational","dmv_handbook_category-transfers","dmv_handbook_category-vehicle-industry-reg-procedures-manual"],"featured_image_src":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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