Free Missouri Vehicle Transfer on Death

Free Missouri 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 must hold their interest as joint tenants with right of survivorship or as tenants by the entirety.

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 Missouri Vehicle Transfer on Death Designations

A vehicle transfer-on-death designation in Missouri 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 Missouri, you make the designation through the Missouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Bureau using Application for Missouri Title and License (Form Form 108). Notarization is not required. See all Missouri signing requirements.

You file the completed designation with the Missouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Bureau by mail to Missouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Bureau, P.O. Box 100, Jefferson City, MO 65105-0100 or in person. Adding a vehicle TOD beneficiary is a titling transaction made via the Transfer on Death block on Form 108 (the title application): submit by mail to the Motor Vehicle Bureau in Jefferson City, or in person at a Missouri contract license office. There is no online path; the license plate renewal portal does not add or change TOD beneficiaries.

If no designated beneficiary survives you in Missouri, on the owner's death the vehicle passes to the surviving owner(s) or, if none, to the surviving beneficiary or beneficiaries (RSMo 301.681.5(1)). If no owner and no beneficiary survives, RSMo 301.682 governs: the Department of Revenue reissues the title only on proof of death of all persons on the certificate, surrender of the outstanding certificate, and one of a court order approving the transfer, a small estate affidavit certified by the probate division clerk (RSMo 473.097), a surviving spouse or unmarried minor children exempt-property claim (RSMo 474.250), or a notarized application from the personal representative. In short, the vehicle falls back into the estate.

Yes. Missouri allows more than one beneficiary on a vehicle TOD designation. If more than one survives you, they take title as joint owners with right of survivorship.

Yes. A vehicle TOD designation in Missouri is revocable during your lifetime at any time. Missouri recognizes: Sell or assign the certificate of ownership to another person.; File an application to reissue the certificate of ownership with no beneficiary designation, or with the designation of a different beneficiary or beneficiaries, with the director of revenue..

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.

Missouri Vehicle Transfer on Death

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

In Missouri, the designation is made through the Missouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Bureau using Application for Missouri Title and License (Form Form 108). Notarization is not required.

Missouri extends the designation beyond cars: it covers motor vehicle, trailer, manufactured home, vessel (watercraft), and outboard motor.

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.

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Mo. Rev. Stat. 301.681

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Frequently Asked Questions About Missouri Vehicle Transfer on Death Designations

Yes. Missouri allows more than one beneficiary on a vehicle TOD designation. If more than one survives you, they take title as joint owners with right of survivorship.

Missouri Vehicle Transfer on Death

In Missouri, the designation is made through the Missouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Bureau using Application for Missouri Title and License (Form Form 108). Notarization is not required.

Missouri extends the designation beyond cars: it covers motor vehicle, trailer, manufactured home, vessel (watercraft), and outboard motor.

Free Missouri Vehicle Transfer on Death

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Frequently Asked Questions About Missouri Vehicle Transfer on Death Designations