If you have purchased a new or used vehicle, you will need to submit the following items to a DMV office in order to obtain title and registration in your name.  It is illegal for the buyer to sell the vehicle again without first obtaining a title in their name.  Alaska Statutes require that you apply for a title in your name within 30 days of purchasing a vehicle.  Please click on Remote Alaska if you are living in a remote part of Alaska and do not have access to a DMV office.

REQUIREMENTS:

• OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT(s) ~ Title, MCO or other comparable document
  MCO: When a Manufacture's Certificate of Origin (MCO) is submitted, it must either have the applicants name printed on the face, or the Dealership printed on the face must use the Dealer Reassignment to assign the vehicle to the applicant. 
  TITLE:  The title must be properly released from the previous owner and assigned to the applicant.  A private individual cannot reassign a title until obtaining a title in their name.  CONJUNCTION:  When the ownership document is assigned to more than one person, all parties are required to release their interest in the vehicle when the conjunction is anything other than "OR".  This applies when there is nothing between the names or when the conjunction shows "AND/OR" or "AND".  For other conjunctions, check directly with DMV.
  
  Special Note:  When there is a title that is already in your name in another state, and the lienholder is holding the original title outside of Alaska, we will issue a 'registration only'.   You would just need to provide the registration or a photocopy of the title to show it is in your name in the other state.  The $15.00 title fee and $15.00 lien recording fees would be waived as we would not be issuing a title.
  

• Application for Title & Registration  Must be completed in full (in ink).
  
  Current odometer reading for vehicles under 12,000 pounds and less than 10 years old.  Caution:  Do not guess as this cannot be changed.  The current odometer reading must be on the ownership document and the application.  If either the buyer or seller has not attested to the odometer reading, a separate Odometer Disclosure is required.
  
  You must enter your complete mailing and residence address in sections 3 and 4 of the Application.  Unless you are active duty military or a full-time college student, you must have an address in the State of Alaska.
  
  If you are making payments to an individual, business or financial institution, you must provide their name and mailing address in section 5 (Lienholder).  All titles with a lien will be mailed directly to the lienholder.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Transferring license plates
• The Division of Motor Vehicles does not accept applications by mail for an original title or transfer of title for a vehicle located outside of Alaska.  This includes vehicles purchased through Dealerships or vehicles that are financed through out-of-state banks, credit unions or individual parties.