Free Virginia Vehicle Transfer on Death

Free Virginia 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. All owners must sign the application; the transfer to the beneficiary occurs upon the death of the last surviving owner, and nothing limits the rights of a surviving 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*

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State Where the Vehicle Is Titled*

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In Virginia the beneficiary is added with Beneficiary Transaction Request (Form VSA 18), a separate designation form. The title then shows it this way: The owner's name (or owners' names) is followed by "transfer on death" or "TOD" and the name of the beneficiary on the certificate of title.

No. Notarization is not required; the owner signs the form. Form VSA 18 is signed by the owner(s) under penalty of perjury; the form contains no notary acknowledgment.

The designation is filed with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The current title is surrendered and reissued in beneficiary form. For a vehicle already titled, the owner submits the Virginia title, VSA 18 (Beneficiary Transaction Request), VSA 67 (Replacement and Substitute Title), and the $15 substitute-title fee.

Yes. Virginia lets joint owners name a beneficiary together. All owners must sign the application; the transfer to the beneficiary occurs upon the death of the last surviving owner, and nothing limits the rights of a surviving owner. Owners holding as tenants in common cannot.

Virginia lets the designation lapse when no beneficiary survives the owner. If the beneficiary does not survive the owner, or does not apply for a certificate of title within 120 days of the death of the owner, the beneficiary or the beneficiary's estate has no right to obtain title to the vehicle under this section. Where the beneficiary survived the owner but is no longer living, DMV states the beneficiary's estate must apply within the same 120 days. The designation covers the vehicle alone; a revocable trust set up with SimplyTrust carries the rest of the estate.

Virginia Vehicle Transfer on Death

Virginia 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 Virginia, the designation is made through the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) using Beneficiary Transaction Request (Form VSA 18). No notary is involved. A new certificate of title is issued showing the beneficiary.

The completed designation goes to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) by mail to Virginia DMV Titling Department, P.O. Box 27412, Richmond, VA 23269 or in person. Adding, changing, or removing a TOD beneficiary is a paper title transaction: submit the Virginia title, VSA 18 (Beneficiary Transaction Request), VSA 67 (Replacement and Substitute Title), and the $15 substitute-title fee in person at any DMV customer service center (VSA 18: 'return to any DMV customer service center') or by mail to the DMV Titling Department. There is no online path to add a beneficiary.

Virginia extends the designation beyond cars to these title classes: motor vehicle, trailer, and semitrailer. A certificate of title with a designated beneficiary shall not be issued if any owner is not a natural person, or if the vehicle is encumbered by a lien or security interest.

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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Va. Code 46.2-633.2

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

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SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated August 25, 2026

Legal Sources

Va. Code 46.2-633.2

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

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Owner Information

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