Free Minnesota Vehicle Transfer on Death

Free Minnesota 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 title with rights of survivorship; the vehicle transfers on 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*

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In Minnesota the beneficiary is added with Application to Title and Register a Vehicle (Form PS2000A), the beneficiary written on the title application. The title then shows it this way: On the certificate of title, the owner (and any joint owners with identification of rights of survivorship) is followed by the words "transfer-on-death to (name of beneficiary or beneficiaries)"; the abbreviation "TOD" may be used instead of "transfer-on-death".

No. Notarization is not required; the owner signs the form. The statute does not require notarization to designate a TOD beneficiary. If the owner is married and designates a beneficiary other than the spouse, the spouse's written consent is required (Minn. Stat. 168A.125 subd. 2).

The designation is filed with the Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS), Department of Public Safety (applications made at deputy registrar offices). The current title is surrendered and reissued in beneficiary form. The standard certificate-of-title fee applies to issue the title in transfer-on-death form; the statute states no separate TOD fee.

Yes. Minnesota lets joint owners name a beneficiary together. Joint owners must hold title with rights of survivorship; the vehicle transfers on the death of the last surviving joint owner. Owners holding as tenants in common cannot.

Minnesota puts the vehicle in the probate estate when no beneficiary survives the owner. If no designated beneficiary survives the owner, the motor vehicle must be included in the probate estate of the deceased owner (Minn. Stat. 168A.125 subd. 4). The designation covers the vehicle alone; a revocable trust set up with SimplyTrust carries the rest of the estate.

Minnesota Vehicle Transfer on Death

Minnesota allows a transfer-on-death beneficiary designation on a vehicle title. It names someone to receive the vehicle directly at the owner's death, without probate. The owner keeps full ownership and control during life and can sell the vehicle, or change or cancel the designation, at any time.

In Minnesota, the designation is made through the Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS), Department of Public Safety (applications made at deputy registrar offices) using Application to Title and Register a Vehicle (Form PS2000A). No notary is involved. A new certificate of title is issued showing the beneficiary.

The completed designation goes to the Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS), Department of Public Safety (applications made at deputy registrar offices) by mail to Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS), 445 Minnesota Street, St. Paul, MN 55101-5187 or in person. In person, the TOD designation is filed through Minnesota's deputy registrar network (a local, non-county agent system; use the DVS office locator) on the title application (PS2000A); alternatively the completed application and fees may be mailed to central DVS in St. Paul. Adding a TOD beneficiary is a title transaction and is not available through DVS online services.

In Minnesota, the designation is available for one title class: motor vehicle. The statute by its terms applies to a 'motor vehicle' titled under Minn. Stat. ch. 168A; the owner making the designation must be a natural person.

A vehicle TOD designation covers only the vehicle on the title, not a home, accounts or other property. A revocable living trust covers every asset it holds in one document and avoids probate for all of it; the trust vs. will comparison sets the two side by side.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated August 25, 2026

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Minn. Stat. 168A.125

Data sourced from Minnesota statutes and official state code. How we research.

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SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated August 25, 2026

Legal Sources

Minn. Stat. 168A.125

Data sourced from Minnesota statutes and official state code. How we research.

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