Procedimientos para la transferencia voluntaria de vehículos por concesionarios

Explicación Simple

Si un concesionario compra un auto para venderlo, tiene que asegurarse de tener el título del auto en 45 días. Si vende el auto a alguien más, debe hacer unos papeles y enviarlos al departamento de vehículos.

Es como cuando compras un regalo y tienes que guardar el recibo. Si lo vendes a otra persona, necesitas darles el recibo y asegurarte de que todo esté en orden.

Ejemplo Práctico

Juan es dueño de un concesionario de autos y compra un coche usado de María. Ella le da el título y Juan tiene 45 días para venderlo. Vende el coche a Pedro y, antes de entregárselo, completa los papeles necesarios y se asegura de enviarlos al departamento de vehículos para que Pedro tenga todo en regla.

Penalidades

Multa de al menos 500 dólares o hasta 30 días de prisión por no registrar el vehículo a tiempo.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 56-19-370. Procedures for voluntary transfer; dealer purchasing vehicle for resale. (A) If a dealer buys a vehicle and holds it for resale and procures the certificate of title from the owner within forty-five days after delivery to him of the vehicle, he need not send the certificate to the Department of Motor Vehicles, but, upon transferring the vehicle to another person other than by the creation of a security interest, promptly shall execute the assignment and warranty of title by a dealer, showing the names and addresses of the transferee and of any lienholder holding a security interest created or reserved at the time of the resale and the date of his security agreement, in the spaces provided on the certificate or as the department prescribes, and mail or deliver the certificate to the department with the transferee's application for a new certificate. (B)(1) The dealer must properly title and, if applicable, register the vehicle within forty-five days after the sale. A dealer who receives in a timely manner a title lien release from a financial institution, titling agent, or another state department of motor vehicles, or its equivalent, and who fails to either properly title or, if applicable, register the vehicle the dealer sold within forty-five days after the sale may be assessed points against his dealer record pursuant to Section 56-37-30. (2) If the department has reason to believe that the dealer knowingly did not properly title, or if applicable, register the vehicle within forty-five days after the sale, the dealer is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be fined not less than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both, and is further subject to the provisions of Section 56-15-350. (3) If a title is in suspended status, th