New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Saf - Department of Safety
Subtitle Saf-C - Commissioner, Department of Safety
Chapter Saf-C 1900 - BUREAU OF TITLE AND ANTI-THEFT RULES
Part Saf-C 1926 - JOINT OWNERSHIP
Section Saf-C 1926.01 - Joint Ownership of Motor Vehicles

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Saf-C 1926.01

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) In the event ownership of a motor vehicle is in the form of a joint ownership, the parties may request that the names on the title be displayed as follows:

(1) "John Doe or Jane Doe"; or

(2) "John Doe and Jane Doe".

(b) In the event ownership of a motor vehicle is in the form of joint tenancy with rights of survivorship by 2 or more persons who are not married to one another, the parties may request that the names on the title be displayed as follows:

(1) "John Doe or Jane Smith"; or

(2) "John Doe and Jane Smith, JTWROS".

(c) The effect of ownership in paragraph (a)(1) or (b)(1) above, shall permit one of the 2 persons listed to transfer by his or her signature, ownership of the vehicle, without the consent or knowledge of the other, except that one of the 2 joint owners shall not transfer interest to him or herself as the sole owner.

(d) The effect of ownership in paragraph (a)(2) or (b)(2) above, shall require the signature of both persons, if both are living, to transfer ownership of the vehicle or to encumber the vehicle.

#4823, eff 6-1-90; ss by #4981, eff 11-16-90; ss by #6293, eff 7-23-96; ss by #8123, INTERIM, eff 7-17-04, EXPIRED: 1-13-05

New. #8339, eff 4-26-05; ss by #10190, eff 9-27-12

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