<p>A family member will soon be moving to New York state and they’ve been researching into the various things one needs to do when moving. Anyway, in regards to their driver’s license and car registration they were looking at what needs to be done to get NY plates and registration. </p>
<p>On the DMV website it says that for the registration you need to present a copy of the title from your previous home state; however because the car is not yet fully paid off (it was actually just purchased about 3 months ago) their bank still has the title (or I assume they do since we’ve never seen it). </p>
<p>According to the DMV they should present a copy of the title from the lender along with certification, on the same page, indicating that the copy is a copy of the original. Is that the sort of thing they can just call the bank and ask to be sent? Not to sound dumb (we’ve never moved states before) but I just picture them calling the bank and this bit of paper being lost in an office building somewhere. </p>
<p>Any other advice regarding moving states and changing license/registration are also appreciated.</p>
<p>I am having the same issue with my Mustang. I actually was send a “summons” to appear in some office somewhere. I called them, explained special circumstances, told them I needed some time to make the decision to keep the car in Virginia/DC or send it back to Florida, and so they sent me a permit decal so I can park legally on the street with my Florida tags, and they told me to take my time with my decision. </p>
<p>This doesn’t help your situation of course but my point is I don’t think these “requirements” are as strict as they are made to look like on paper, so…</p>
<p>Lenders are used to these types of requirements, give them a call.</p>
<p>I’ve moved a lot. I think in some states you can have the title with a note on it that there is a lien, and in some states the bank keeps the actual title. I found the NY DMV website to be very helpful re what docs you need, you can even download the form to register I think, and that has a list of what to bring. And banks are used to getting calls about intrastate transfers!</p>
<p>I had a remarkably good experience with NY DMV recently; they made a mistake in losing a document which they admitted was their fault and not mine but needed me to come in personally anyway to correct it. I emailed their customer complaint line and a very nice guy called me the next day and apologized and fixed the whole thing.</p>