Vehicle Title and Registration Process

To get a new vehicle title, the following items need to be sent to the Dean's Office:

  1. Application for Certificate of Title for a Motor Vehicle (MV-1)
    • Please fill out as shown in below image
      1. Yellow indicates field to be completed
      2. Section A should be completed as shown
      3. If you are unsure, please leave blank!
    • Section E needs to be signed and dated by the Dean’s Office
  2. Current Certificate ofTitle or Certificate of Origin
    • Certificate of Title
      1. The title must be signed by original owner or Dealership
        1. If the vehicle is being purchased from the original owner (not a dealership) and the vehicle is less than 9 years old, then the odometer certification needs to be signed and notarized
  3. Copy of the invoice or Bill of Sale
  4. Odometer Statement (for NEW vehicles – otherwise odometer disclosure should be signed on current certificate of title).
    • This does not apply to trailers
    • The dealership should provide at least one copy (yellow and/or pink) of a signed odometer disclosure statement
    • Make sure it is signed as transferee. It may be signed by the PI who obtained the vehicle
    • If the dealership did not provide a separate odometer statement make sure that a dealer’s agent signs section D of the Application
  5. Index for Titling and Registration Costs
    • The cost is typically about $20
  6. Insurance Coverage
    • All vehicles must have liability coverage (typically about $180 per year)
    • Comprehensive/collision is recommended for any vehicles driven off State property (typically 1.5% of the market rate of the vehicle per year)Obtaining Insurance

 

Questions? Contact MAESadmin@montana.edu 

 

image of MVD MV-1 form with Montana State University- Montana Ag Experiment Station as the applicant name, 81-6010046 as the corp ID, with the mailing address as: P.O. Box 172860 Bozeman MT 59717 Gallatin. In section B, year, make, model, style, vehicle identification number, and color are highlighted. In section C No-go to section D is highlighted. In section D, vehicle odometer statement with information for new vs. used, sold date, seller name, seller address, number of digits on odometer, number of miles, and date read are highlighted.