Vermont'ers,,,,??

 OK,,,,here;s what I got,,,,Ya'll remember bout me postin where I bought an ATV a month or so ago, and now want to get the paperwork to get it registered in order to drive it up in the mountains. When I bought it from the original owner,,he gave me what we thought was the title but turns out it is a " Certificate Of Origin For A Vehicle" from Polaris Industries.  Looks like a Title with the VIN, date of sale, engine VIN and Seller but according to New Mexico DMV,,is NOT a title. They tell me I have to get a "Bill Of Sale" that has the original amount of sale, which was right at $6,200. That is not a problem getting from the PO, BUT NM DMV is telling me that since the PO never registered the ATV,,,they say,  I owe 20% of the initial price in TAXES  and registrations fees,,,,WTF,,,,,$1,200,,? PLUS, I have to have a piece of paper FROM THE DEALER stating that they did in fact sell this ATV to HIM for this price,,,in 2004. Never mind that I have thei official piece of paper from the dealer stating all of this info,,!! The dealer went belly-up in 2012,,and moved to Florida with no way to contact them.

 NM DMV is adament to this  and will not give any.

 I read on a ATV forum on FB, where Vermont is the only'ist state that WILL process and issue a title based on a "Bill Of Sale"

 Does anybody know bout this possibility???

Can you claim the PO lost the title and you want to buy it needs a new title?  How about don't you have a son in TX?  Can he get it registered there and then sell it to you for, say $1000.00?

Whenever I sell or buy anything used that needs registered, I usually lower the price significantly to avoid paying so much Sales Tax.

 Well Now,,TBone,, that right there is one great question. Me thinks I musta been asleep when the lady at MVD started in on me as I prolly interrupted her break time when I called,,,,!!

 (The place they bought the ATV was one of the bigger Polaris dealers in New Mexico and I seriously doubt that they would sell any items without adding the sales tax at the time of sale,,!! The dealer retired in the mid 2000's and moved away. The company that bought them out is no longer a Polaris dealer)

 As soon as I told her I wanted to register the ATV in my name,,she asked me if I had the title and I told her YES. She asked if it in my name and I said it was in original owner's name. I read off what was on the Polaris looking "title" and she immediately told me that was NOT a valid title and I would have to pay 20% of the cost of original sale price as I DID NOT have "Proof" that any sales tax had been paid when ATV was purchased. I told her I doubted that any business would sell a brand new ATV without automatically adding the 8% sales tax!!  She insisted to see proof that sales tax had been paid.

 I have talked to the PO and he will give me a "Bill Of Sale" that we can get notarized  as to Sale Price that includes taxes paid when they purchased the ATV, but still doubt that will satisfy people like her,,,,,,

 Hey TMiller,,bout 5-6  years or so,,New Mexico started requiring ATV owners to license all ATV's including 3 wheelers, 4 wheelers, side by sides and UTV's. The US Forest service had been maintaining back country "trails" for all these vehicles including any of the 2 wheeled motorcycles and the state wanted to make sure they got their cut of the tax monies being generated. That proved a big struggle for many enthusiates as everybody knows,,Most MFgrs did not supply a "title" for their equipment when sold off the showroom floor. I KNOW,,as I bought 3 Polaris 4 wheelers from the local Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) and they furnished me with a "Bill Of Sale" but NO title. I figured them being a Federal Agency, I would not have any problems getting a title from MVD. Dang was I wrong,,!!  I would up having to go all the way to Georgia FLETC headquarters to get an official papers stating they did not receive Titles from Polaris when the federal GAO originally purchased 50 of them from Polaris International for distribution to different federaL AGENCIES all over the country,!!  They were finally able to trace the 3 I had bought from the VIN's I supplied. THEN, MVD made "me" buy a surrety Bond that cost me $50 each and supply MVD with these in order for them to issue the titles,,,, IT WAS A FRIGGIN NIGHTMARE,,!!! New Mexico is NOT User Friendly towards the ATV crowd.

 About 2-3 years ago New Mexico started allowing the ATV's , UTV's and side by sides to be driven on the roads as long as they were equipped with lights, turn signals, horn, all the "safety" stuff,,,and,,,you guessed it ,,NM now requires all of these to be licensed registered and insurred just like a car trk.........

 I do not plan to drive this thing in town cause I want a heck of a lot more metal around me than these things provide,,but I sure like drivin em on them trails up in the mountains,,!!

Don't know anything about New Mexico,but in Arkansas they are sales tax exempt for farm use.

 Maybe you can see if your state has that law.