Ask DS - boat title?
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Gunslinger
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Ask DS - boat title?
Do boats have titles? Looking at buying a used boat from a guy that never registered the boat and is not sure he has a title. Will I need a title to get stickers, or just a bill of sale? I've never owned more than a john boat, so I have no clue. Thanks in advance!
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quackerkiller
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Re: Ask DS - boat title?
That's right... All you need is a bill of sale and a witness... Take your BOS to mdwfp office (or mail it) and they'll fix you right up....
Brandon Thornton
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Re: Ask DS - boat title?
I just went through this process with MDWFP as described above and it went fine.
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quackerkiller
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Re: Ask DS - boat title?
HOWEVER, correct me if I misunderstood, but if the vessel HAS been titled, then you must provide a title to get registration.... I remember speaking with the lady in the office and was worried about that bc I wasn't sure if it had been titled... All I did was give her my hull ID and she ran the numbers and said it had not been titled... Which was a great thing!
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Re: Ask DS - boat title?
you CAN title it if you want to but its not required. You need a bill of sale to include buyer seller and witness sigs and hin or serial number with date. Get the dept. form fill it out send copy of bos with a check and wait 2 weeks.
Re: Ask DS - boat title?
You will have to show proof MS sales tax has been paid on the boat before you can register it. They will have record of it if it has. If not you will have to pay a 7% use tax on the value of the boat unless the law has changed.
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I don't think you pay sales tax on a used boat. I could be wrong...
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Re: Ask DS - boat title?
You don't if it comes from an individual, but there is no use getting into a HUGE argument about it so I just didn't comment.
Re: Ask DS - boat title?
So, it appears "Dealer" as the key. From an indidual, no tax(???).
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Re: Ask DS - boat title?
See what I mean.
YOu buy a used 1973 jon boat in Arkansas, seller writes you a bill of sale. Paperwork is filled out to include hin # and a witness signs the BOS. You include a check and fill out the registration form. 2 weeks later you receive a registration card. Where in this process do they ask you for proof of sales tax?
YOu buy a used 1973 jon boat in Arkansas, seller writes you a bill of sale. Paperwork is filled out to include hin # and a witness signs the BOS. You include a check and fill out the registration form. 2 weeks later you receive a registration card. Where in this process do they ask you for proof of sales tax?
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