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Cannibal

Cannibal

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Summit Lake, WA
Most states have a way. Here in WA, we send in a request for the previous owners contact info (you have to have a good reason with todays privacy lawes), then send a release of interest by cirt mail to them, then if they sign and notarize, title is yours, if not, and cirt mail comes back undeliverable, then you get it registered to you, but no title for 3 years. It can be sold in that time frame as well.
 
Peter123

Peter123

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Houston, TX
In Texas, it can be very difficult if it wasn't a case where YOU lost the titles to YOUR skis. I'm assuming you bought the titleless skis from someone?

Keep in mind that if you purchased, unknowingly, stolen skis, you'll lose them once they run the VIN numbers. If you don't register them and they turn out to be stolen skis, they could possibly charge you with possession of stolen property if they think you knew they were stolen (because you didn't register them).

On the Houston CraigsList, there used to be listings for a 'company' that would help with title/registration issues. I don't know if it was legit or not, but you might search for companies in your area that do it.
 
Dustin Mustangs

Dustin Mustangs

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Holland, MI
Peter123 said:
Keep in mind that if you purchased, unknowingly, stolen skis, you'll lose them once they run the VIN numbers. If you don't register them and they turn out to be stolen skis, they could possibly charge you with possession of stolen property if they think you knew they were stolen (because you didn't register them).
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This is not true in our state at least. If you can prove you paid a fair market value and bought it in good faith you get to keep it even if it is stolen and you don't get in any trouble. This usually involves not only a bill of sale signed by both parties but also a paper trail on the money that transferred hands. A good way to accomplish the later is to pay with a money order (and keep the stub).
 
Proformance1

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Not in New york. DMV here is quite strict, especially if it was from a titled state where it was last registered. If it was you need info from last title holder including title signed from them, or court order from that state, stating something, i cant remember what. It is diff for most states, whrere it was bought and where it is now, and if it was titled last time, etc.
 
Peter123

Peter123

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Houston, TX
Dustin Mustangs said:
This is not true in our state at least. If you can prove you paid a fair market value and bought it in good faith you get to keep it even if it is stolen and you don't get in any trouble. This usually involves not only a bill of sale signed by both parties but also a paper trail on the money that transferred hands. A good way to accomplish the later is to pay with a money order (and keep the stub).
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Wow, not the case in Texas. My next door neighbor bought a side by side Polaris (Rhino or whatever the Polaris is) that turned out to be stolen. The dealer ran the serial nunber when he took it in to get it serviced. He had a bill of sale and everything. They (the police) took it from him, and it was up to him to sue the seller for his money. (I don't know what happened to the seller).

Personally, I think this is the way it should be. If your car gets stolen, it's YOUR CAR regardless of who else may buy it down the road. I find it odd that Michigan does it different.
 
Dustin Mustangs

Dustin Mustangs

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Holland, MI
There is a process involved but if you cya and put up a fight it is possible to keep it. Not exactly common knowledge tho, and I am sure the cops/dmv just assume it stays that way. In fact it wouldn't surprise me if it's the same way in tehas, you'd have to talk to an attorney to get a 'real' answer.
 
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snowxr

snowxr

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Waterford, MI
Dustin Mustangs said:
This is not true in our state at least. If you can prove you paid a fair market value and bought it in good faith you get to keep it even if it is stolen and you don't get in any trouble. This usually involves not only a bill of sale signed by both parties but also a paper trail on the money that transferred hands. A good way to accomplish the later is to pay with a money order (and keep the stub).
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Whoa there, not quite... A stolen vehicle that was insured and paid off by the insurance co. is no longer owned by the person it was stolen from. In that case the insurance agency can make a deal with the purchaser if they like. They don't have to let them keep it. If they aggree on a price, they are in essance selling it to the person who purchased the stolen property.
If a stolen ski were not insured it still would be the property of the owner, and would be returned to the owner. They may also be owed restitusion, depending on the circumstances.
 
Peter123

Peter123

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Houston, TX
Yep, different than in Texas...

http://www.2ndcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?OpinionId=16423

"It is well settled that one who purchases stolen property, no matter how innocently, acquires no title to the property; rather, title remains in the owner. "

"One who purchases stolen property from a thief, no matter how innocently, acquires no title in the property; title remains in the owner. The rule places the responsibility of ascertaining true ownership on the purchaser."

In Texas, the original owner gets their property back. The only exception is if the original owner created a situation where the purchaser of the stolen property believes that they are rightfully purchasing the stolen property from the original owner.

I like how Texas does it.
 
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