{"id":13969,"date":"2020-04-15T15:26:56","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T22:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/transfers\/legal-owner-lienholder-transfers\/"},"modified":"2024-03-08T14:48:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T22:48:53","slug":"legal-owner-lienholder-transfers","status":"publish","type":"dmv_handbook","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/transfers\/legal-owner-lienholder-transfers\/","title":{"rendered":"11.090 Legal Owner (Lienholder) Transfers (VC \u00a75603)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The following must be submitted:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Certificate of Title endorsed as follows:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<body><figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"region\"><table><thead><tr><th>If the Transaction Is a<\/th><th>The Certificate of Title Must Be Completed as Follows<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">If the Transaction Is a<\/span>Change of lienholder and the registered owner(s) remains the same<\/td><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">The Certificate of Title Must Be Completed as Follows<\/span><li>Signature of the lienholder on line 2. When a Lien Satisfied\/Title Holder Release (REG 166) form is used to release the lienholder\u2019s interest, write \u201cL\/S att\u201d on line 2.<\/li><br><span role=\"region\" class=\"format-label--note\"><span class=\"format-label__text\">Note<\/span> If a vehicle is two model years old or newer, the California Certificate of Title is the\u00a0<strong>only<\/strong>\u00a0document that can be used to release the lien.<\/span><br><br><li>The name and address of the new lienholder entered on the back of the title.<\/li><br><span role=\"region\" class=\"format-label--note\"><span class=\"format-label__text\">Note<\/span> The registered owner\u2019s signature is not required on the title. For change of lienholder in conjunction with a goldenrod conversion.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">If the Transaction Is a<\/span>Sole owner(s) adding a lienholder<\/td><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">The Certificate of Title Must Be Completed as Follows<\/span><li>Signature of the sole owner(s) on line 2.<\/li><li>The name and address of the new lienholder on the back of the title.<\/li><span role=\"region\" class=\"format-label--note\"><span class=\"format-label__text\">Note<\/span> If a sole owner releases on an Application for Replacement or Transfer of Title (REG 227) form, notarization is not required.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span role=\"region\" class=\"format-label--note\"><span class=\"format-label__text\">Note<\/span> If the registered owner signs line 1 in error, they must complete a Statement of Error or Erasure (REG 101) form\u00a0<strong>or\u00a0<\/strong>complete and sign the new registered owner section on the back of the title. 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