Page 1 of 1

Registration in Michigan

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:32 pm
by lishperton
I went to the Michigan secretary of state with a bill of sale, and was not granted a moped registration. The bill of sale states the time, place, vin #, price, and our signatures, but I was told unless it had the registration number, I could not get registration in my name without a title. Is this a load of crap or was the lady correct? I have no idea if the moped was ever previously registered.

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:36 pm
by Kenny_McCormic
Lady at counter is *, there are no titles on mopeds.

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:52 pm
by Dac
Kenny_McCormic wrote:Lady at counter is *, there are no titles on mopeds.
depends on state.


what state are you in?

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:03 pm
by lishperton
Michigan. Sorry I figured since the title of the thread was Michigan Registration it was obvious it was in Michigan. I'll edit the post! :D

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:19 pm
by Dac
:lol: LOL :lol:
MY BAD!
see, when i first load the page i just open all new post in new tabs. then i just kinda go though them one by one, i really didnt even think twice that it was the in the michigan moped mafia forum.

but yeah, back to topic.... :lol:
the lady is wrong, mopeds in michigan dont have titles. hence what kenny said, a bill of sale is all your ever need. but do add 49cc. I also put 25mph top speed on there, just so they dont ask.
Head in there and try again.

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:33 pm
by lishperton
So for clarity, all I need on the Bill of Sale is the date, the seller's name, my name, the date, the VIN number, motor size, top speed and how much I paid for it. The crappy thing is this guy was super far away, and the top speed, motor size stuff wasn't on there in the first place. She mentioned I couldn't register it without a registration number.

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:35 pm
by Kenny_McCormic
Ask for somebody else, she doesnt know anything.

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:59 pm
by Dac
im not sure what you have for a bill of sale, if its an official one or what.
but i have just took a piece of paper, scribble down all the into, signed it, had someone else sign it, ( not the real seller).

if you get the same person say you looked up how everything works in michigan, that you respect them, but they are wrong.

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:11 am
by lishperton
Success! I basically told the lady she was an idiot and was clueless, and now I have a fresh registration. Thanks for the help everyone.

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:13 am
by Dac
Nice. :lol:

glad to see you got your bike on the road.
What part of Michigan are you in?