| If the Title Document Is<\/span>A California Certificate of Title that was unavailable at the time of sale<\/td> | Then the Odometer Mileage Reading Must Be Made<\/span>On a REG 262 completed by\u00a0both<\/strong>\u00a0the seller and the buyer.
The seller and the buyer\u00a0must<\/strong>\u00a0complete the\u00a0same<\/strong>\u00a0REG 262. On transactions involving a dealer, the dealer is the seller and the new registered owner is the buyer. The original copy of the REG 262\u00a0must<\/strong>\u00a0be submitted with the transfer application.
Important<\/span> Do not<\/strong>\u00a0return an application for odometer disclosure on the complying title when a complying title is submitted but the odometer disclosure is on a REG 262. DMV will assume the complying California title was\u00a0not<\/strong>\u00a0available at the time of sale.<\/span><\/td><\/tr>| If the Title Document Is<\/span>An Application for Replacement or Transfer of Title (REG 227) form<\/td> | Then the Odometer Mileage Reading Must Be Made<\/span>On a REG 262 completed by\u00a0both<\/strong>\u00a0the seller and buyer.
The seller and the buyer\u00a0must\u00a0<\/strong>complete the\u00a0same<\/strong>\u00a0REG 262. On transactions involving a dealer, the dealer is considered the seller and the new registered owner is considered the buyer. The original copy of the REG 262\u00a0must<\/strong>\u00a0be submitted with the transfer application.<\/td><\/tr>| If the Title Document Is<\/span>Submitted with an application involving multiple transfers<\/td> | Then the Odometer Mileage Reading Must Be Made<\/span>On a REG 262
Separate REG 262 forms signed by the buyer and seller are required for each transfer.
Private Party Transfers Only<\/strong>\u2014If requesting disclosures from all in-between buyers\/sellers would create an undue hardship on the customer, it is DMV\u2019s policy to accept odometer disclosure from the last buyer and seller only. This policy\u00a0does not<\/strong>\u00a0apply to dealer transactions.<\/td><\/tr>| If the Title Document Is<\/span>A complying title from another state (goldenrod conversion)<\/td> | Then the Odometer Mileage Reading Must Be Made<\/span>In the designated section(s) on the title (the location may vary).
The registered owner of record discloses the odometer mileage and the buyer(s) acknowledges it.
Note<\/span> Depending on the transaction, an out-of-state complying odometer disclosure statement may be used for odometer disclosure.<\/span><\/td><\/tr>| If the Title Document Is<\/span>A noncomplying title from another state (goldenrod conversion)<\/td> | Then the Odometer Mileage Reading Must Be Made<\/span>On an out-of-state odometer disclosure statement or a REG 262.
The seller and buyer must complete the same odometer statement. 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