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

Ohio allows a transfer-on-death beneficiary designation on motor vehicle, watercraft, outboard motor, all-purpose vehicle, and off-highway motorcycle.Ohio Rev. Code 2131.13Verified Jul 14, 2026View source

Add the designation through the County Clerk of Courts Title Office (Ohio BMV oversees motor vehicle records) using Transfer on Death Beneficiary Designation / Removal Affidavit (Form BMV 3811). The designation must be notarized.Ohio Rev. Code 2131.13Verified Jul 14, 2026View source

Yes. Ohio allows more than one beneficiary on a vehicle transfer-on-death beneficiary designation.Ohio Rev. Code 2131.13Verified Jul 14, 2026View source

Yes. The designation can be changed or cancelled at any time during your lifetime. In Ohio: File a new BMV 3811 affidavit marking the "Removal" box to remove the beneficiary., Apply for a new certificate of title changing or removing the beneficiary designation..Ohio Rev. Code 2131.13Verified Jul 14, 2026View source

The beneficiary retitles the vehicle with the County Clerk of Courts Title Office (Ohio BMV oversees motor vehicle records) by submitting: Original Ohio certificate of title, Certified copy of the owner's death certificate, Application for Certificate of Title (BMV 3774), Government-issued driver license or identification card, Payment of title fees. 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.