Motor Vehicle Dealer Resources (Including Out-of-State Dealers)

• New Motor Vehicles (with franchise agreements)
• Used Motor Vehicles
• Trailers (with the exception of Travel Trailers)
• Motorcycles
• UTVs
• ATVs
• Mopeds
• Unconventional Vehicles
• Snowmobiles
• Low Speed Vehicles

• Used Motor Vehicles
• Trailers (with exception of Travel Trailers)
• Motorcycles
• UTVs
• ATVs
• Mopeds
• Unconventional Vehicles
• Snowmobiles
• Low Speed Vehicles

• Off Highway Vehicles (UTVs, ATVs, Mopeds, Dirt Bikes, and Snowmobiles)
• Unconventional Vehicles
• Motorcycles
• Low Speed Vehicles

• All Trailers (with the exception of Travel Trailers)
• Low Speed Vehicles

• Motor Homes
• Mobile Homes
• Manufactured Homes
• Travel Trailers (includes Horse Trailers with living quarters)
• Low Speed Vehicles

• Low Speed Vehicles

Requirements to apply for a North Dakota title with an out-of-state title or MCO (Manufacturers Certificate of Origin).

1. An application for certificate of title must be made by the owner using their legal name evidenced by a valid state-issued driver’s license, non-driver identification card, or any other document confirming the true identity of the owner.
   
   Non-residents and military personnel must provide a paper copy of their current driver’s license card or nondriver identification card with their certificate of title application. 
   
   A business, trust, partnership, or corporation must provide a paper copy document confirming the legal name.
    
2. We will need the original out-of-state title completed by the seller and the buyer. If it is a new vehicle, we will need the MCO completed by the seller and the buyer.
    
3. If purchased from a dealership we will need a copy of the Dealer Bill of Sale which includes the seller and buyer information, purchase price, date of sale, and vehicle information (make, model, & VIN).
    
4. If the vehicle is 2011 or newer, the odometer information must be completed within the reassignment on the title or the Odometer Disclosure for Retail Sale on the MCO, with the seller's and buyer's signatures.
    
5. If the vehicle is less than nine (9) years old SFN 18609 Damage Disclosure Statement must be completed by the seller.
    
6. SFN 2872 Application for Certificate of Title and Registration of a Vehicle must be completed in full and signed by the buyer.
    
7. Tax is due on 5% of the purchase price.
    
8. Certificate of title fee - $5.00
    
9. Abandoned Vehicle Disposal fee - $1.50
    
10. Registration fees due are based on the first year registered and weight of the vehicle. You can find the Fee and Credit Schedules under Other Motor Vehicle Topics here.