Free Colorado Vehicle Transfer on Death

Free Colorado vehicle transfer on death form. Name a beneficiary to inherit your vehicle without probate. No notarization required. PDF download.

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Owner 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. Joint owners must hold the vehicle as joint tenants with rights of survivorship; the transfer occurs only upon the death of the last surviving joint owner.

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*

County Where You Live

Colorado files vehicle titles at a county office rather than a central DMV.

Email Address*

Phone Number*

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Frequently Asked Questions About Colorado Vehicle Transfer on Death Designations

A vehicle transfer-on-death designation in Colorado names a beneficiary who receives your vehicle directly at your death, without probate. You keep full ownership and control during your lifetime, and can change or cancel the designation at any time.

In Colorado, you make the designation through the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles, Department of Revenue (title transfers are processed through county motor vehicle offices) using State of Colorado Transfer of Title Upon Death Designated Beneficiary Form (Form DR 2009). Notarization is not required. See all Colorado signing requirements.

If no designated beneficiary survives you in Colorado, if the named beneficiary does not survive the owner, the designation transfers nothing and the vehicle passes through the owner's estate. C.R.S. 42-6-110.5 contains no antilapse provision, and the Colorado Probate Code's antilapse rule for nonprobate beneficiary designations does not reach it: C.R.S. 15-11-706(1) expressly excludes "a transfer of a vehicle title as described in section 42-6-110.5" from that section, so no substitute gift is created in the deceased beneficiary's descendants. The vehicle is then retitled through the Division's ordinary deceased-owner path (Letters of Testamentary, Letters of Administration, or small-estate proceedings).

Yes. Colorado allows more than one beneficiary on a vehicle TOD designation. If more than one survives you, they take title as the certificate of title specifies; state law does not set a default form of co-ownership among them.

Yes. A vehicle TOD designation in Colorado is revocable during your lifetime at any time. Colorado recognizes: Sell the vehicle with proper assignment and delivery of the certificate of title to another person.; Properly execute a subsequent beneficiary designation form (DR 2009) that designates a new beneficiary..

No. A vehicle TOD designation only transfers the vehicle named on the title. Bank accounts, your home, and other property pass through whatever else you have in place — a will (probate) or a trust. A revocable living trust covers everything in one document. Set up a revocable trust if you want a single instrument for the whole estate.

Colorado Vehicle Transfer on Death

A vehicle transfer-on-death designation in Colorado lets you name a beneficiary who receives your vehicle at death, bypassing probate for that vehicle (available in Colorado: Yes). The designation has no effect during your lifetime: you remain the sole owner and can revoke it whenever you choose.

In Colorado, the designation is made through the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles, Department of Revenue (title transfers are processed through county motor vehicle offices) using State of Colorado Transfer of Title Upon Death Designated Beneficiary Form (Form DR 2009). Notarization is not required.

Colorado extends the designation beyond cars: it covers motor vehicle, motorcycle, motor home, and trailer. Covers any "vehicle" for which the Division issues a certificate of title (motor vehicle, motorcycle, motor home, trailer, or other titled item).

This designation is a focused tool — one vehicle at a time. For families with assets beyond a vehicle, a revocable living trust handles everything in one place and adds incapacity planning. The trust vs. will comparison shows the trade-offs.