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    Ms Denise Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 18, 2014, 05:04 PM
    How do obtain a title of a vehicle when I don't know the last registered owner
    I have recently purchased a vehicle and I can't find my paper work. The person I purchased the vehicle from has recently moved.
    I need to go to the DMV to register it
    What should I do
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    Sep 18, 2014, 05:12 PM
    I'd contact a Title Search company... they carry steep fees... and it might take some time. But with the VIN they can find out from DMV records. I'm drawing a blank right now on the names of a couple I've heard of. Maybe someone else can name at least one or more.
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    Sep 19, 2014, 09:00 AM
    First, if they did not sign a title over to you, you have not "bought" a vehicle. I would assume, you have not paid them, since you do not have a title.

    If you paid them, what type of paper work, do you have?
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    Sep 19, 2014, 10:29 AM
    You recently bought it, nobody signed the title, and now they have moved away....something doesn't sound right. I'm with Fr_Chuck on this one.
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    Sep 19, 2014, 10:32 AM
    I understood "Paperwork" to be a signed title and bill of sale they never took to the DMV to process, and now misplaced or lost. But you both could be right.
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    Sep 20, 2014, 05:34 AM
    ... I can't find my paper work. The person I purchased the vehicle from has recently moved. ...
    Paperwork could mean a bill of sale, a title, or something else.

    The person has moved away; do you have contact information for that person? If so, you should be able to re-establish title with the DMV. Ask them what form you will need the seller to sign.
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