VEHICLES PURCHASED FROM OUT OF STATE
Step 1:
- All five-model year or newer vehicles that are purchased out-of-state must have their vehicle identification number verified
- Present your vehicle at any DMV recheck inspection lane. New car dealers are authorized to perform this verification on new vehicles and must provide you with the Application for Title (MV212)
- All other vehicles are required to be inspected at any DMV Inspection Lane before a Delaware title can be issued
Step 2:
- At the Inspection Lane, you will be given an application for a Delaware title. Along with your Application for title, you will need to provide the following documents: the Certificate of Origin or the existing title with an Odometer Disclosure, the bill of sale if purchased from a dealer, proof of valid Delaware liability insurance, and your Delaware driver’s license or other accepted proof of residency
- The signatures of all owners must appear on the Delaware application and the existing title or certificate of origin
- Please check to see if the state in which you purchased the vehicle also requires title related documents to be notarized
Step 3:
Fees for titling most passenger vehicles weighing five thousand pounds (5,000 lbs.) or less are:
- Twenty-five dollars ($25) for a title without a lien or thirty-five dollars ($35) for a title with a lien; PLUS
- A three and a quarter percent (3.25%) document fee is based on the sale price or current NADA trade-in value of the vehicle, whichever is higher. Bring your Bill-of-Sale if the vehicle was purchased from a dealer or auction; AND
- Passenger vehicles registrations of forty dollars ($40) per year
- Trailer
and commercial vehicle registration fees are based
on weight
