IADA Broker Practice Exam

Who is typically responsible for recording and maintaining title and registration documents?

The DMV is responsible for recording and maintaining title and registration.

The DMV—Department of Motor Vehicles—is the entity that records and maintains titles and registrations. In practice, the DMV administers the official records of who owns a vehicle, records any liens, and issues and stores the title and registration documents. The dealer may handle the paperwork and provide documents to the DMV, but the DMV is the official custodian of the records. The owner may hold the physical title, but the DMV’s records confirm ownership and status. The attorney general does not handle registrations, and a dealership cannot issue a new title without DMV involvement.

The attorney general handles registration.

The customer keeps the title and registration.

The dealership issues new titles without DMV involvement.