Can I sell my car without a title in hand? (it's lost)

[TwinTurbo]

@Bill_Mahelona

What you said is true, but you were talking about selling without a title.

I’m just responding to your comments:

@Bill_Mahelona

However, until the title transfers, you’re on the hook for damages if the pending owner has an accident.

And

@Bill_Mahelona

Also, the car can’t be insured or registered without a title transfer. IT’S STILL YOUR CAR!

Both of which are not true.

@Bill_Mahelona

As for your comment on a new car: The dealership does own the car. If you finance it,

Now we’re deviating from the original contested comments regarding who owns what until title transfer. Personally, I have never financed a new car. I always pay cash and have done so numerous times. So I do own the car the day I drive it off the lot, regardless of the processing time for the title application.

[MikeInNH]

@TwinTurbo

Bill_Mahelona:

However, until the title transfers, you’re on the hook for damages if the pending owner has an accident.

And

Bill_Mahelona:

Also, the car can’t be insured or registered without a title transfer. IT’S STILL YOUR CAR!

Both of which are not true.

TwinTurbo is correct.

[ok4450]

A bill fo sale can be faked though; even a notarized one. Last week the small town clerk/treasurer in an adjoining small town had felony charges filed for embezzlement. Come to find out she was also playing free and loose with her notary stamp.