California lost title question....

[ryandalling]

Sooo.... according to California DMV... I need to send them this weird form with money... and they send the last titled owner a letter asking if they should be able to tell me who they are... if they say yes... then they send me contact information... then I send the letter to the registered owner... who needs to then certify that they are signing the bike over to me... then I take that certified letter... and send it to the DMV with an application for a lost title and money... and then they turn around and ship me title.

or I can pay somebody in Maryland like $350 to have them do all the legwork... as all those lost title companies are in Maryland due to the lax title laws in that state. Which seems to be circumventing the California viewpoint on how things should be done.

Anyhow... I sent the weird form.. could be 6 months or more to here anything back.

[hbliam]

with all due respect and no offence, but i see what you are trying to do.

first, if i say anything to rebut this you are going to then say things that are viewed from the side of the law enforcement viewpoint (this is understandable in view of your profession)  which then i can't say anything against because you are part of the "protected class, meaning Law enforcement" that we have rules against this. 

so i'm in a catch-22 situation, you are smart enough to know this so that only your opinion will then be tolerated.

instead, let us drop this, since it has been shown in the past that even slightly contrary views to the "protected class" are not tolerated by this board. 

As such i will respect that rule and i suggest you do the same and keep away from mentioning topics that may even relate to the "protected class" even though you are part of the "protected class". 

so let's agree to disagree.  I will keep my opinion to myself on this matter if you do the same and we can end this civilly right now.

thank you and have a nice day.

The rule is "don't bash cops" not "don't ever talk about points of law". You don't like the rule so at every chance you get you try to poke or prod the rule with a stick. There is no other way to look at this thread. Someone suggested (more then likely innocently) something unethical and illegal. I pointed that out for the benefit of the OP. You don't like authority so you tried, yet again, to poke at authority with your stick. Sorry, I'm not going to agree to disagree. Your wrong to suggest that not getting caught somehow makes something illegal legal. If you want to continue with your chosen course I would suggest a PM.

[hbliam]

Sooo.... according to California DMV... I need to send them this weird form with money... and they send the last titled owner a letter asking if they should be able to tell me who they are... if they say yes... then they send me contact information... then I send the letter to the registered owner... who needs to then certify that they are signing the bike over to me... then I take that certified letter... and send it to the DMV with an application for a lost title and money... and then they turn around and ship me title.

or I can pay somebody in Maryland like $350 to have them do all the legwork... as all those lost title companies are in Maryland due to the lax title laws in that state. Which seems to be circumventing the California viewpoint on how things should be done.

Anyhow... I sent the weird form.. could be 6 months or more to here anything back.

You may be surprised. I'd had good luck with CA DMV the last 5 years or so. They aren't as bad as they were in the past.

[ryandalling]

You may be surprised. I'd had good luck with CA DMV the last 5 years or so. They aren't as bad as they were in the past.

fingers crossed... it was like $10 to ask for the records of last owner.

[lawbreaker]

Going to the DMV... just sucks- I think we can all agree on that. But thats prolly the safest way to resolve your dilema.

I think sbr needs a hug and a 
 





... in my line of work I deliver neither
 


I'm not a cop, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night....


 


 

[sbrguy]

The rule is "don't bash cops" not "don't ever talk about points of law". You don't like the rule so at every chance you get you try to poke or prod the rule with a stick. There is no other way to look at this thread. Someone suggested (more then likely innocently) something unethical and illegal. I pointed that out for the benefit of the OP. You don't like authority so you tried, yet again, to poke at authority with your stick. Sorry, I'm not going to agree to disagree. Your wrong to suggest that not getting caught somehow makes something illegal legal. If you want to continue with your chosen course I would suggest a PM.

forget it, believe what you want.

its impossible to have a rational conversattion with you.

have a nice weekend.

[ryandalling]

Two weeks later and they have not cashed the check or responded in any way. Too soon to start over?

[lawbreaker]

They as in DMV ?....  They arent exactly known for speedy service.

 

[ryandalling]

Finally cashed my check... so I assume there has been some movement on all of this.

[ryandalling]

Today in the mail, I got a letter from the Cali DMV... it had the name of all the owners... and a piece of paper that told me to contact my own state about getting the bike titled. Crikeys... not sure how this was supposed to help me. I think now I have to send a request to get the dude's address... then send him a certified letter and not have him respond... and thus... it becomes an abandoned bike.

Take this as a lesson..... no title... walk away.