So I have some bad luck with my maverick... So I was looking at my bill of sell to day and And we did not sign the bottom of the bill of sell but he did sign the top but I have try to contact him but he moved and I do t have his number so I don't know what to do I was thinking of trying to sign it myself but I don't know what would you guys do
Well it sure would not be to commit forgery ................ You said he signed it at the top - so call your DMV and ask if that is sufficient for them. If it is not, they will tell you what you need to do next.
I would fill out another bill of sale, sign his name in the correct spot and keep the old one. he doesn't know it was signed wrong and neither will the DMV...:Handshake I had a bill of sale once that the vin #s were copied incorrectly. there was a 7 where a T should have been. I explained this to the lady at the DMV and she didn't care...it was a wrong vin # to her...no tag would be issued to this bill of sale. I sold the car to a guy, gave him a hell of a deal. I explained what the problem was with the bill of sale. two days later he drove up in the car with a tag on it...he took a pencil and made a T out of the 7 and no one was the wiser... the only one that would question who the car belongs to is the person who sold you the car...he seems to be happy...
As long as the bill of sale has yours and the seller's name on it, you shouldn't have a problem. All they want to see is that the sellers name matches what they have on record for the car so they can establish a chain of ownership. The kicker is, always try to ensure when buying an old car in GA, that the seller has in fact had the car registered in their name. Otherwise, the bill of sale is worthless as far as the tag office is concerned. If they do give you grief, they will give you a form, where you have to call your local police to send an officer to come inspect the VIN. He will check that the VIN is permanently attached to the car in at least 2 locations, and run the VIN to insure it's not been reported stolen. He will then fill out the form, and you take that form to the tag office in lieu of a title or bill of sale, and they will give you a tag no questions asked. Here is what that form looks like: http://motor.etax.dor.ga.gov/forms/pdf/motor/t-22b.pdf I've registered several cars this way, including an '84 Trans AM last year that I had NOTHING for, not even a bill of sale, and their records indicated it hadn't been registered since 2003 to someone I'd never heard of...
Fill out a title transfer/ reassignment form, and sign his name on it. Probably not legal, but then again its not like anyone will contest it because you do own the vehicle now with the bill of sale. Or track him down to sign his spot, or staple the bill of sale where he signed to the form. I have done all 3 with California dmv and never had a issue. I had the form all filled out correctly which is what dmv loves to see.
Every state is different. Georgia doesn't issue titles for pre-1985 vehicles, unless you purchased the vehicle with a valid title. My post is what he will have to do, since we are in the state of Georgia and it doesn't sound like the car came with a title.
Yep bought my green Grabber from Georgia with a bill of sale and old registration from the 90's, had no problems getting it titled here in Florida, but each state has it's own set guidelines.
