What does this means on vehicle titles. If buy this am i good to run/use vehicle on the roads and will be able to register it in DMV or not.

And if possible can y tell me which vehicles i cannot run on street/register with DMV. I am from california and it’s making me confused. I see this title on one of the vehicle in which i am interested in buying. RI CLEAN TITLE (MAY BECOME SALVAGE UPON OWNERSHIP TRANSFER AS PER NMVTIS REGULATIONS)


All clean titles, you should be able to register them with no problems. Please do keep in mind, any vehicle sold through a salvage auction may become salvage due to NMVTIS law (in which case you would have to go through a local reconstruction process to obtain a rebuilt/reconstructed title). This happens extremely rarely, but can happen. Read more

When I’m buying a car with out of state title, after you transfer the title to me is it considered as in-state title in my state?

It will most likely still be out of state title until you put it on your name in your own state or register the vehicle. Read more

Can I register the car and drive it in the United States?

If it’s a clean title, yes. If it’s a salvage title, you would first have to do a reconstruction on it in your state in order for it to become street legal again. Parts only or certificate of destructions cannot be registered in the USA. They can only be used for parts. Read more