Motor Vehicle Corrections
If you receive a bill for a vehicle that you did not own on 10-1-2007, you must prove you did not own that vehicle on 10-1-2007. All forms of proof must identify the vehicle by make, year and identification number. All forms of proof must contain a date of sale, or of theft, or of loss or of registration. Only the following forms of proof are acceptable:
If your vehicle was SOLD on or before October 1, 2007:
- You provide proof that the person to whom you sold the vehicle is listed on the October 1, 2007 Grand List in a Connecticut Municipality.
- You provide a copy of the original registration of the person to whom you sold this vehicle.
- You provide a copy of your transferred title. This is your title that you dated, signed and wrote in the buyer's name, thereby signing over ownership to the buyer.
- You provide a copy of your cancelled title. (Obtain from Copy Record Section of Motor Vehicle Dept.)
- You provide a letter from the junk dealer to whom you sold the vehicle.
- You provide a dealer sales document which shows you traded in the vehicle.
- You provide a registration cancellation from the Department of Motor Vehicles which shows that you cancelled the registration and you sign an affidavit that you no longer owned the vehicle at the time of registration cancellation. (Cancellation for "no insurance" is not acceptable proof)
If your vehicle was STOLEN on or before October 1, 2007:
- You provide a statement from the insurance agent or company that you were compensated for this vehicle.
- You provide a larceny report from the Police Department which states that vehicle was not recovered.
If your vehicle was TOTALLED in an accident on or before October 1, 2007:
- You provide a statement from the insurance company that you were compensated for total loss of this vehicle.
- For a vehicle that is not insured for collision, you must supply at least 2 of the following 3 forms of proof:
(a) A copy of the accident report.
(b) A statement from your insurance agent or company stating the date you dropped your liability coverage on this vehicle.
(c) A letter from the junk dealer to whom this vehicle was sold.
If you MOVED on or before October 1, 2007 to another Connecticut community:
- You may provide a letter or a record from the assessor in the community where you moved that states when you bought your new home. Or you may provide a copy of the deed for this house.
- You may provide a lease which shows you rented elsewhere 10-1-2007.
- You may provide a copy of a utility bill (phone, electric, cable), insurance document (car, house, apartment), bank document (credit card, checking), employment document (check stub, statement from personnel), DMV document (registration, license), registrar of voters document, etc. which indicates that you moved on or before 10-1-2007.
If you MOVED and REGISTERED OUT OF STATE on or before October 1, 2007:
- You provide a copy of the out-of-state registration dated prior to October 1, 2007.
(Proof of residence in other state may also be required)
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