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On 2/28/2011 1:28 PM, Califbill wrote:
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Buying a car for cash from a private party you do not have to show
insurance. And the lack of insurance takes a while to kick in. I
sold my 96 s10 and the person failed to register the car in a timely
manner. We file a document with the DMV when you sell a car that
removes you from the liability for the car. I got a letter months
later about expired insurance. But that is more a problem with the DMV
and their crappy records system.

I think in some states you are libel for the car until it is retitled
under someone else's name. Too bad for the seller if the car was bought
to be used in a crime or if the car killed someone and was later abandoned.

Here, you are required to turn in the old plates or transfer them when
you sell the car.. So, you may be correct.