Not that that will do you a lot of good in CA.

I sold a 1970 Nissan pickup. Filed the appropriate DMV paperwork. About
two years later I get a nastygram from some property owner 120 miles away (but
near where the new owner was going to school) telling me to get my truck off
his property. Fortunately I worked with his mom.

I sold a Yamaha motoscooter. Filed the appropriate DMV paperwork. DMV
sent me a registration bill about nine months later. I got that one straightened out
by CA DMV's solution to all wierd problems. It's a form called "Statement of
Facts". It's more or less a blank piece of paper with a place at the bottom to
sign under penalty of perjury. It also straightened out an inheiritance problem.




"Calif Bill" wrote in message nk.net...

"Clams Canino" wrote in message nk.net...
Bill of sale was primarily so new owner could regiter said boat.
As luck would have it we did have a copy.
As **** luck would have it, wife *disposed* of said copy 2 weeks before this
all came down while she was weeding out the files of old stuff. She didn't
have to admit this.... heh

-W

"John Gaquin" wrote in message
. ..

"Clams Canino" wrote in message news:a8Wzg.1881

... This was three years ago. All I
remember was that I gave the guy a bill of sale and that he was from
Londonderry NH.


I gather you didn't keep a copy of the BoS?





In calif, you file a notice with the DMV when you sell a vehicle. Boats included.

Clams, it would seem sensible that, since you weren't there and can prove
it, that should be enough.

But I saw a post on some blog the other day that court is not about
justice, it's about who can win.

Good luck.

Off topic tax registration/tax story follows:

On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 01:31:28 -0400, Chuck Tribolet
wrote:


I sold a Yamaha motoscooter. Filed the appropriate DMV paperwork. DMV
sent me a registration bill about nine months later.

When my father died, my brother and sold his car to one of my co-workers.
When the personal property tax bill arrived, we paid the tax on his truck
(which my son now drives) and sent a note to Northampton County, Va.,
saying that the car had been sold and moved out of state, DMV had been
properly notified, and asking if tax was still owed.

Six months later, in the spring of this year, I got a tax notice for the
personal property tax PLUS late fees and interest.

I sent in the payment, along with a copy of the original note, and letter
saying politely that, after they waited six months to respond to my
inquiry, it seemed to me that charging ME a late fee was inappropriate.

A month later, the county refunded the entire amount.

I was shocked.




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