How does a vehicle TOD beneficiary work in Delaware?

A vehicle transfer-on-death designation in Delaware names a beneficiary who receives your vehicle directly at your death, without probate (21 Del. C. § 2304). You keep full ownership and control during your lifetime and can change or cancel the designation at any time.

Free Delaware Vehicle Transfer on Death

Free Delaware 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. Multiple owners may designate when they hold as tenants in common, tenants by the entirety, or joint tenants with right of survivorship; for owners with right of survivorship, the TOD takes effect on the death of the last to die.

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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Frequently Asked Questions About Delaware Vehicle Transfer on Death Designations

A vehicle transfer-on-death designation in Delaware 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 Delaware, you make the designation through the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (Department of Transportation) using Transfer on Death Application (Form MV2025). Notarization is not required. See all Delaware signing requirements.

You file the completed designation with the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (Department of Transportation) by mail to State of Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, PO Box 698, Dover, DE 19903 or in person. Adding a vehicle TOD beneficiary is a paper title transaction: form MV2025 must accompany the certificate of title and be filed in person at a DMV facility or by mail to the Division of Motor Vehicles (PO Box 698, Dover; FedEx/courier deliveries go to 303 Transportation Circle, Dover, DE 19901). No consumer online path exists to add a TOD beneficiary to a Delaware title. All documents must be originals.

If no designated beneficiary survives you in Delaware, if no beneficiary survives the death of the owner (or the last to die of multiple owners with right of survivorship), the interest in the motor vehicle belongs to the estate of the deceased owner.

Yes. Delaware 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 Delaware is revocable during your lifetime at any time. Delaware recognizes: File an application for a subsequent certificate of title changing or removing the beneficiary designation (no beneficiary consent required)..

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.

Delaware Vehicle Transfer on Death

Delaware allows a transfer-on-death beneficiary designation on a vehicle title: Yes. It names someone to receive the vehicle directly at your death, without probate. You keep full ownership and control during your lifetime — you can sell the vehicle, or change or cancel the designation, at any time.

In Delaware, the designation is made through the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (Department of Transportation) using Transfer on Death Application (Form MV2025). Notarization is not required. A new certificate of title is issued showing the beneficiary.

In Delaware, the designation covers motor vehicle.

A vehicle TOD designation covers only the vehicle on the title — not your home, accounts, or other property. A revocable living trust covers all of your assets in a single document and avoids probate for everything it holds. Compare the approaches with the trust vs. will tool.