Free Vehicle Transfer on Death

A vehicle transfer on death designation names a beneficiary on the title through the state's titling agency, so the vehicle passes at the owner's death without probate. The owner keeps the right to sell the vehicle or change the beneficiary, and the designation is made on the agency's own form.

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Your Information

Enter your information as the registered owner. If the vehicle is jointly owned, you can add the second owner below.

How is the vehicle titled?*

Choose "Jointly owned" if two people are on the title. Both owners must sign the designation.

I am the sole ownerJointly owned with one other person

First Name*

Middle Name

Last Name*

Driver License / ID Number

Most state titling forms ask for the owner’s driver license or ID number.

Street Address*

City*

State*

ZIP Code*

State Where the Vehicle Is Titled*

Email Address*

Phone Number*

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A vehicle transfer on death (TOD) designation names a beneficiary who receives your vehicle directly at your death, without probate. It is the vehicle equivalent of a transfer on death deed for real estate. You keep full ownership during your lifetime and can change or cancel it at any time.

Vehicle TOD designations are available in 26 states and the District of Columbia. States without them offer alternatives like joint "or" titling or small-estate transfer. Each state page states whether the designation is available there and names the agency's form.

Vehicle titles are issued only by the state titling agency, so the designation is made on that agency’s official form. Where the state publishes a fillable form, the builder fills it with your answers; elsewhere it produces a filled-in summary and the filing instructions for the state form.

A co-owner has rights to the vehicle right now and must sign to sell it. A TOD beneficiary has no rights until your death — you keep sole control and can sell the vehicle or change the beneficiary at any time without their involvement.

The state titling agency sets the fee. In most states it is the standard title fee for issuing the title with the beneficiary named; a few price the designation itself, and a few charge nothing until the beneficiary retitles the vehicle after the death. Each state page prints its agency's fee note.

What is a Vehicle Transfer on Death Designation?

A vehicle transfer on death (TOD) designation names a beneficiary who receives your vehicle directly upon your death, without probate. It is the vehicle equivalent of a transfer on death deed for real estate.

Unlike adding a co-owner, a TOD beneficiary has no rights to the vehicle during your lifetime. You keep full ownership and control, can sell the vehicle, and can change or cancel the designation at any time. The transfer only takes effect at death.

Vehicle TOD is available in 26 states and the District of Columbia. The designation is made on the state titling agency’s official form rather than a document you draft, and each state has its own form and process.

The designation covers the one vehicle on the title; which vehicles qualify (cars, trucks, boats, trailers, manufactured homes) is the state's own list.

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What is a Vehicle Transfer on Death Designation?

The designation covers the one vehicle on the title; which vehicles qualify (cars, trucks, boats, trailers, manufactured homes) is the state's own list.

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