Does Mississippi Have A Title Application
Ena Baccari
Mississippi law requires all sailboats and every undocumented vessel equipped with propulsion machinery, whether or not such machinery is the principal source of propulsion, using the territorial and navigable waters of the State of Mississippi to be registered and numbered for identification. No person may operate or give permission for the operation of any boat powered by machinery unless it is registered and numbered in accordance with the law. The owner of any vessel required to be numbered has ten (10) days from the date for acquisition to register the boat.
This number should contain 12-digits if the boat was manufactured after November, 1972. Boat manufactured prior to 1972 will have a serial number. If your boat does not have a 12 digit Hull Identification Number or an incorrect Hull Identification Number, your boat must be inspected by an MDWFP officer. You must complete a MDWFP Boat Inspection Form (Click Here) and reach out to a Regional Office nearest you or the Jackson Office.
Boat Registrations are valid for three consecutive years, beginning the day the boat is registered. The expiration date is printed on your boat registration card. You have 60 days prior to the boat expiration date to renew your boat registration.
If requesting a duplicate boat and/or motor title, you must furnish information concerning the original title and the circumstances of its loss, theft, mutilation or destruction. You must complete a boat and/or motor title application, sign, have the application notarized, and attach your statement as to why a duplicate is needed. You can obtain and duplicate boat and/or motor title at the MDWFP Headquarters ONLY.
During the processing of your boat registration at MDWFP Headquarters, your boat will be assigned a number to be displayed on your boat. This number consist of both alphabetical and numerical numbers (Ex: MI-1234-AB). This number will be on the boat registration card that is mailed to the owner of the boat. When MDWFP issues a registration number, that number is permanently assigned to that boat and remains as identification. The same registration number will be used as identification if the boat is transferred to a new owner. You must keep your boat registration card onboard of the vessel when in operation.
You must provide the new owner a copy of the current registration. The new owner must complete a boat registration application and provide the appropriate documents to transfer the registration. The original numbers issued to that boat will be transferred to the new owner.
If a numbered boat is stolen, lost, or abandoned, the owner should first report it to the local authorities having jurisdiction. Then it should be reported to Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks' Boat Registration Office by contacting 601-432-2055.
To obtain a duplicate boating education card, you can purchase online (Click Here) or you can mail your information along with a check or money order in the amount of $3.00 to MDWFP Boating Education, 1505 Eastover Dr. Jackson, MS 39211
Title 35, Part VII, Subparts 5-7 of the Mississippi Administrative Code includes rules and regulations for Titles for Motor Vehicles and Manufactured Homes. See information concerning registration of Motor Vehicles and a PDF for the entire Part VII.
No Certificate of Title will be issued with more than two (2) names of owners and one (1) address. In the event more than two (2) owners and are involved the names of the owners and the address that will appear on the certificate must be determined by the owners in private.
In the event the name and/or address of a Designated Agent, Dealer, Owner, or Lienholder is too long to be handled by our mechanical capabilities the State Tax Commission may use abbreviations when necessary.
On any motor vehicle required to be Titled in this State, the names of the owner on the title certificate or application for certificate of title must be the same as shown on the Road and Bridge Privilege Tax Receipt. The foregoing does not apply to leased motor vehicle.
Security interest is perfected at the time owner signs a security agreement describing the vehicle, and an application for certificate of title signed by the owner is presented to a designated agent. Upon submission of said application to the State Tax Commission, any lien date will be recorded as shown thereon.
The application for Certificate of Title is required to be signed by the seller of the vehicle, as well as by the owner and the Designated Agent. Every effort should be made to secure the signature of the seller on the application. But the fact is that many motor vehicles are now in the hands of owners where the sellers have long since moved from the vicinity where the sales were made. This makes it impossible on some instances to obtain the signature of the seller on the application. If, after exhausted every avenue, the application for Certificate of Title will be honored by the State Tax Commission. This regulation will also apply to vehicles purchased out of state.
When applying for a Certificate of Title on a used vehicle that has not been previously titled, the following supporting documents must accompany the title application:
1. A certificate copy of Current Bill of Sale.
2. A certified copy of Previous Bill of Sale or certified copy of two years Tag and Tax receipts of previous owner.
When submitting an application for Title accompanied by required supporting documents, if the Vehicle Identification number on any of the supporting documents is different from the Vehicle Identification Number on the application for title, Form 78-019 (Pencil Tracing of Vehicle Identification Number) must accompany said application.
Anyone intending to sell an abandoned vehicle must notify the owner and any lienholder by certified mail within ten (10) days that unless a claim on the vehicle is made within thirty (30) days or before the scheduled sale, whichever is later, the vehicle will be sold. The ten (10) days begins to run when the vehicle actually qualifies as an abandoned vehicle under section 101 of this rule. The party initiating the sale should use the last known address of both the owner and lienholder. Such information may be obtained from the Mississippi State Tax Commission or other appropriate authority. Any information obtained from an authority other than the Mississippi State Tax Commission may not be complete. If the Mississippi State Tax Commission determines that all required notifications were not made, a new title will not be issued.
If the letter is returned undelivered, the vehicle is not titled in Mississippi, or it is impossible to determine with reasonable certainty the identity and addresses of all lienholders, notification may be accomplished by publication once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the motor vehicle was abandoned. However, any owner or lienholder whose identity and address is known must be sent notice by certified mail.
Such notice, whether by certified mail or publication, must include the date, time, and location of the sale and the name and contact information of the party in possession of the abandoned vehicle. The notice should also include the amount of charges due to claim the vehicle. The sale must be by public auction.
If the abandoned vehicle has no market value, it may be disposed of after receiving two (2) written statements from licensed automobile dealers as to the worthlessness of such vehicle and proper notification as described above to the owner and lienholders.
The proceeds of the sale in excess of repair, towing, and reasonable storage expenses and all expenses incurred in connection with the sale shall become the property of the county and be paid to the chancery clerk of the county in which the sale was held to be deposited into the county general fund, subject, however to any rights of the recorded lienholder.
A party selling an abandoned motor vehicle must submit an Affidavit of Abandonment to the Mississippi State Tax Commission along with documentation that the procedural requirements to sell an abandoned car under Miss. Code Ann. Section 63-23-1 et seq. have been met.
A towing company may sell a motor vehicle for towing, reasonable storage and necessary expenses to procure the sale under Miss. Code Ann. Section 85-7-251 in lieu of following the procedures of Miss. Code Ann. Section 63-23-1 et seq. However, repair costs may not be obtained under Miss. Code Ann. Section 85-7-251.
The towing company must notify local law enforcement of any vehicle that has been towed within twenty-four (24) hours of towing, unless the vehicle was towed at the request of the owner of the vehicle.
If the owner of a towed vehicle has not contacted the towing company within five (5) days of the initial tow, the towing company must obtain the names and addresses of any owner and lienholder from the Mississippi State Tax Commission or other appropriate authority. If the information is not available from the Mississippi State Tax Commission or appropriate authority, the towing company must make a good faith effort to locate ownership. The towing company must then notify the owner and lienholder by registered mail the amount due within ten (10) days following the initial tow. Any information obtained from an authority other than the Mississippi State Tax Commission may not be complete. If the Mississippi State Tax Commission determines that all required notifications were not made, a new title will not be issued.
If the amount due is not paid within thirty (30) days from the initial tow, the towing company must notify by certified mail the owner and lienholder that the vehicle will be sold if the towing and reasonable storage charges are not paid. The sale must be at least ten (10) days after the mailing of the certified letter.
The towing company must publish a notice of sale in a newspaper of general circulation once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in the county where the motor vehicle was towed prior to the public auction. The publication may begin any time after the certified letter is mailed and but must end prior to the public auction.
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