33.04.020 Application for Certificate of Title

An application for a Certificate of Title shall be made to the Director upon a form prescribed by the Director and shall be accompanied by the required fee. Each application for Certificate of Title shall contain the following information:

(a) The name and address of the owner.

(b) A description of the vehicle, including make, model, identifying number and any other information which the Director may reasonable require for proper identification of the vehicle.

(c) The date of purchase by the applicant, the name and address of the person from who the vehicle was acquired, and the names and addresses of any secured parties in the order of their priority and the dates of their security agreements.

(d) If the vehicle is a new vehicle being registered for the first time, the signature of a dealer authorized to sell such new vehicle.

(e) Any further evidence of ownership, which may reasonable be required by the Director to enable the Director to determine whether the owner is entitled to a Certificate of Title and to determine the existence or nonexistence of security interests in the vehicle.

(f) Authorization from any bank, finance company shall be required prior to Certificate of Title.

(g) If the vehicle is a used motor vehicle which was last previously registered in another jurisdiction, the applicant shall furnish the title or other proof or ownership issued by the other jurisdiction, and a statement pertaining to the title history and ownership of such motor vehicle, such statement to be in the form the Director prescribes, and shall furnish a certification by a law enforcement officer or by an employee designated by the Director to the effect that the physical description of the motor vehicle has been checked and conforms to the description given in the application.

(h) Any person who knowingly makes a false statement for a Certificate of Title shall be subject to a civil fine of not more than $75.00.