Do I Need a Vehicle Transfer on Death Designation in Nevada?

Nevada allows a certificate of title in beneficiary form on motor vehicle, trailer, and semitrailer. A certificate of title in beneficiary form may not be issued to an owner who holds the interest as a tenant in common (NRS 482.247(3)). VP 239 adds that a beneficiary cannot be added when there is a lienholder or ownership is designated as "Tenants in Common," and that "The vehicle owner must be an individual, not a business." A lien is disqualifying both ways: VP 239 states that "If a lienholder or lessor is added to the title at a later time, the beneficiary will be removed from the title." Off-highway vehicles use the parallel forms OHV-022 ("Transfer On Death Application for Off-Highway Vehicle Title," 7/2026) and OHV-023 ("Transfer On Death-Beneficiary's Affidavit for Off-Highway Vehicle Title," 4/2026) processed by the DMV Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Section under NAC 490.435 (OHV transactions are mailed to the OHV Section or handled by a licensed OHV dealer, not at DMV offices); VP 239 itself also carries an "Off-Highway Vehicle Only" checkbox. Leased vehicles are likewise ineligible.Nev. Rev. Stat. 482.247Verified Aug 31, 2026View source

Add the designation through the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) using Transfer on Death Application (Form VP 239). Notarization is not required.Nev. Rev. Stat. 482.247Verified Aug 31, 2026View source

You file the completed designation with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) by mail to Nevada DMV, Title Processing, 555 Wright Way, Carson City, NV 89711 or in person.Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) filing processVerified Aug 31, 2026View source Adding a vehicle TOD beneficiary is a title transaction filed either in person at any Nevada DMV office or by mail to DMV Title Processing in Carson City; submit the completed VP 239 with the original certificate of title (or duplicate-title application VP 012 if lost) and the $20 title fee. There is no online TOD path. The DMV states the new title arrives in approximately 8 weeks. The at-death title claim may likewise be submitted by mail or at any DMV office (new title mailed in 4-6 weeks), but re-registering the vehicle in the beneficiary's name must be done in person.

Yes. Nevada allows more than one beneficiary on a vehicle certificate of title in beneficiary form.Nev. Rev. Stat. 482.247Verified Aug 31, 2026View source

Yes. The designation can be changed or cancelled at any time during your lifetime. In Nevada: Sell the vehicle with proper assignment and delivery of the certificate of title to another person., File an application (VP 239) with, and pay a fee to, the DMV to reissue the certificate of title with no beneficiary or a different beneficiary (mark "Removing beneficiary" or "Change beneficiary" on VP 239)..Nev. Rev. Stat. 482.247Verified Aug 31, 2026View source

The beneficiary retitles the vehicle with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) by submitting: Certified copy of the death certificate for each owner listed on the title, Surrender of the outstanding certificate of title in beneficiary form (if the title cannot be located, submit the notarized Beneficiary's Affidavit VP 241 instead), Application and payment of the title fee (the DMV states $20), To drive the vehicle, separate re-registration in the beneficiary's name: a transfer on death under NRS 482.247 expires the registration (NRS 482.420(1)), and the DMV requires this step in person with proof of ownership, the death certificate(s), a Nevada evidence of insurance card in the beneficiary's name, a smog check if required, the current odometer reading, and surrender of the decedent's plates and driver's license/ID. A vehicle designation covers only that vehicle — to keep a home, accounts, and everything else out of probate in one document, SimplyTrust sets up a revocable trust online.