Help from those who have bought cars from other states...

[uflnuceng]

Ok... I live in Pennsylvania. Here if you purchase a car you have to get the title notarized when you transfer it. i.e. I physically have to sit down with the owner of the car, he has to sign the title over to me, I sign it and it gets notarized. That is from my own personal experience.

I have now purchased a car that has an Indiana title and I am flying out there on Friday to pick it up and drive it home. I have talked to my insurance agent who will fax me the insurance card and the insurance begins on Friday morning.

My wife is bitching and being a know-it-all (a rank which only I may properly claim!) and saying that I have to get the title notarized when I get the car or this guy could call the cops and I could get arrested for stealing a car.

However, I have read Indiana Code 9-17-3 "Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Certificates of Title" Section 3, Item 2 states, as I read it, that all he has to do is sign the back of the title and I am golden. As I am not a resident of Indiana I can't go to the notary (DMV, whatever) because they can't issue me PA plates there (duh woman!). That is my responsibility to do as soon as I get to PA, which I can do on Saturday morning since I have proof of insurance.

Anybody else have input? Am I wrong (which would honestly be the very first time in my entire life!)?

Thanks
Jared

[hamann318is]

I bought my car from Alabama. We went to the bank and had the Bill of Sale notorized, but not the title. I don't remember signing anything on the title; he just gave us it. The Bill of Sale was more important document it seemed. Both parties signed it, and then we had it notorized.

[Dave]

Easy breezy. Get a bill of sale from the seller (simple as a statement indicating that he is selling the car to you with the VIN and the sale price and his signature) and a copy of his driver's license. Or, if it has to be notarized, go to a bank and get it done.

[uflnuceng]

Well... Im planning on leaving right from the airport when he picks me up in the M6 (and after we exchange money and he shows me around the car of course).

If I had him write up a bill of sale and have his bank notarize with just his signature would that be sufficient you think? Just something like:

"This document is a receipt for a 1988 BMW M6, VIN# XXX, which was purchased for $YYY via eBay. There was a Paypal payment of $ZZZ and a certified bank check of $WWW. Ownership is transferred over to Jared M Squires"

Previous Owner Sig
My Sig
His son's sig as witness

His son is going to be following him to the airport. If he witnesses it is that sufficient? I mostly don't want to waste time driving around for a notary out near the Fort Wayne Airport... I'd rather just get started home so I can get back in time for dinner.

Im not expecting to have any trouble from this guy, Im just trying to get my wife to shutup without having to resort to physical violence. :evil:

[Mot]

is Wayne brady gonna have to slap a bitch? :twisted:

Seriously, your plan should be plenty sufficent, you won't get pulled over for stealing a car or anything... You should be just fine. Im actaully suprised but it seems OR is even more forgiving when it comes to selling cars, just need to sign the title and make a bill of sale, none of this notorizing crap you guys gotta do.

[ColdAccord]

I bought a car from PA but brought it to NY. So I got my shit notarized in PA, but I don't know what you have to do when bringing a car to pa from elsewhere. If I recall he could get it notarized without you being there, so it could be done in advance