Cómo obtener el título de un vehículo tras la muerte del propietario

Explicación Simple

Si alguien muere y era dueño de un auto, sus seres queridos pueden obtener el título del auto. Solo necesitan mostrar que esa persona ha fallecido y que ellos son su pareja o herederos.

Es como cuando en una familia, uno de los padres deja su bicicleta a su hijo. El hijo necesita demostrar que es suya para poder usarla, aunque no tenga un papel que lo confirme.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene un auto y fallece. Su esposa, María, puede ir al secretario de estado y, con el certificado de defunción de Juan, pedir el título del auto. Como el valor del auto es menor a $60,000 y no hay otros bienes, María puede obtener el título sin complicaciones.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

MCL 257.236 - Procuring title to vehicle acquired by operation of law; validity of registration upon death of owner; application for title by surviving spouse or heir; proof of death; certification; petition Sec. 236. (1) If ownership of a vehicle passes by operation of law, upon furnishing satisfactory proof of that ownership to the secretary of state, the person acquiring the vehicle may procure a title to the vehicle regardless of whether a certificate of title has ever been issued. Upon death of an owner of a registered vehicle, the license plate assigned to the vehicle, unless the vehicle is destroyed, is a valid registration until the end of the registration year or until the personal representative of the owner's estate transfers ownership of the vehicle. (2) If an owner of 1 or more vehicles, which vehicles do not have a total value of more than $60,000.00, dies and the owner does not leave other property that requires issuance of letters as provided in section 3103 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.3103, the owner's surviving spouse, or an heir of the owner in the order specified in section 2103 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.2103, may apply for a title, after furnishing the secretary of state with proper proof of the death of the registered owner, attaching to the proof a certification setting forth the fact that the applicant is the surviving spouse or an heir. Upon proper petition, the secretary of state shall furnish the applicant with a certificate of title.