LibGuides: Ohio Transfer on Death (TOD) Law: Transfer on Death of Vehicles

Book

8 Ways to Avoid Probate by Mary Randolph
Call Number: KF 750 .Z9 R36
Publication Date: 2018
Also available from the Library's website at https://lawlibrary.franklincountyohio.gov/, under Self-Help Legal Resources.

Ohio Revised Code

Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 2131.13
Transfer-on-Death of Motor Vehicle, Watercraft, or Outboard Motor
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 4505.10
Certificate of title when ownership changed by operation of law.

Forms

Transfer on Death
From the Ohio BMV website. An individual, as the sole owner of a motor vehicle, watercraft or outboard motor may elect to designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to an Ohio title with a signed and notarized Affidavit to Designate a Beneficiary (form BMV 3811). The beneficiary may be an individual, corporation, organization, trust or other legal entity.
A replacement title will be issued with the TOD on record.
Affidavit to Designate a Beneficiary (form BMV 3811).
Transfer to a Surviving Spouse
Upon the death of a married resident who owned at least one automobile at the time of death, the surviving spouse may transfer an unlimited number of vehicles valued up to $65,000 and one boat and one outboard motor, even without a TOD.
Surviving Spouse Affidavit (form BMV 3773)

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If you were the Transfer on Death Beneficiary listed on the reverse side of the title, no tax is due. When the vehicle is titled, use exemption code TD. If you received the vehicle without giving any consideration for the vehicle, no sales tax is due. When the vehicle is titled, use exemption code IH.

Motor Vehicle Taxability - Casual Sale
FAQ's from Ohio Dept of Taxation. Look under Number 10, I inherited a vehicle, do I owe sales tax?
Good Deeds EARLY PREPARATION TO HELP AVOID PROBATE
Brochure from Franklin County Probate Court (rev. 2- 2022)

Ohio Transfer on Death (TOD) Law: Transfer on Death of Vehicles

Introduction

Book

Ohio Revised Code

Forms

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