Car permit · Licenses and permits
Which of these events requires you to inform the DMV within 5 days?
Correct answer: Selling your vehicle or transferring its ownership.
Answer options
- ASelling your vehicle or transferring its ownership Correct
- BReceiving a ticket for a traffic violation
- CHaving your vehicle repainted a new color
Why
When a vehicle is sold or its ownership is transferred, the DMV must be notified within 5 days so that the former owner is no longer held responsible for it. Repainting the car or getting a traffic ticket does not create this 5-day duty.
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