Requisitos y responsabilidades de los concesionarios de vehículos en Míchigan

Explicación Simple

Si un concesionario compra un auto para venderlo, no necesita registrar el auto de nuevo, pero debe tener el título en su poder. Cuando vende el auto a alguien, debe llenar un formulario que dice que el auto es suyo y ayudar a registrar el auto a nombre del nuevo dueño.

Es como cuando prestas tu bicicleta a un amigo: no necesitas que la bicicleta esté registrada a su nombre, pero debes asegurarte de que él sepa que es tuya y que la cuide mientras la tiene.

Ejemplo Práctico

Juan es un concesionario de autos usados. Compra un auto a un particular y lo mantiene en su lote sin registrar el auto nuevamente. Cuando vende el auto a María, Juan llena el formulario de transferencia y ayuda a María a registrarlo a su nombre.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

MCL 257.235 - Dealer as transferee of vehicle; requirements; duties; liability of dealer or transferee; transfer of title or interest to another dealer; duties of dealer; dealer reassignment of title form; buy back or off lease vehicle Sec. 235. (1) If the transferee of a vehicle is a new motor vehicle dealer or a used or secondhand vehicle dealer that acquires the vehicle for resale, the dealer is not required to obtain a new registration of the vehicle or forward the certificate of title to the secretary of state, but shall retain and have in the dealer's immediate possession the assigned certificate of title with the odometer information properly completed, except as otherwise provided in section 235b. A dealer shall obtain a certificate of title for a vehicle having a salvage certificate of title before the dealer may operate the vehicle under dealer's license plates. Upon transferring title or interest to another person that is not a dealer, the dealer shall complete an assignment and warranty of title upon the certificate of title, salvage certificate of title, or dealer reassignment of title form and make an application for registration and a new title as provided in section 217(4). (2) The dealer or transferee is liable for all damages arising from the operation of the vehicle while the vehicle is in the dealer's or transferee's possession. (3) Upon transferring title or interest to another dealer, the dealer shall complete an assignment and warranty of title upon the certificate of title, salvage certificate of title, or dealer reassignment of title form and deliver it to the licensed dealer to which the transfer is made. (4) The secretary of state shall prescribe the dealer reassignment of title form. The form shall contain the title number of the accompanyin