[WSBAPT] Old vehicle no title, no DOL records

[jbdolan at jbdolan.com]

Eric:

 

I just went through this last week with an estate with three abandoned
vehicles on the property.  If you want a junk/recycling company to haul it
off, you will need to have law enforcement come out, run the numbers, and
complete a "Junk Vehicle Affidavit," which you can obtain and complete part
of from the DOL website.  The law enforcement officer will finish the form,
write "no record found" on the relevant section, and sign it.  If there is a
previous owner, you then send the form to that person and wait 15 days.  If,
as you have been told, there is no owner found, you don't have to wait 15
days to have it removed.

 

Not certain if that works in King County, but that's how it's done on Camano
Island.  That is probably more than you ever wanted to know about getting
rid of junk vehicles, but there you go . . .

 

Jim Dolan 

 

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On Behalf Of Eric Nelsen
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2022 3:59 PM
To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>
Subject: [WSBAPT] Old vehicle no title, no DOL records

 

I have an estate in possession of a 40+ year old vehicle in non-running
condition, likely has not been running for at least 15 years. I have the VIN
but DOL says their records are purged "after six years" and they have no way
to determine ownership. This seems kind of crazy to me, but that's what they
say. I've submitted a second request trying to trace it via the names of the
probable/possible owners.

 

Is there another place I can search that might give me a clue on ownership?
Or can I get it junked/donated without a title in some fashion?

 

Sincerely,

 

Eric

 

Eric C. Nelsen

Sayre Law Offices, PLLC

1417 31st Ave South

Seattle WA 98144-3909

206-625-0092

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