Does anyone on here know....

[madmom]

if the state of Ohio will NOT let you transfer your driver's license from another state if you have out standing fines? Like for bad checks. I think I'm being duped here by someone (a relative) who wants my car but "can't" transfer license so they want me to keep paper work in my name. Any info would be REALLY helpful. Thanks in advance.

[Curmudgeoness]

1. When you say driver's license, that is the card you show a cop

and the TSA at the airport. If you say car registration, it is the title on the car as well as the license plate (which would have to be replaced with an Ohio plate). So please specify what you are asking. Is it the title to the car, which is what is sounds like to me?

[madmom]

4. This person has an out of state drivers license, lives here now. Wants to buy my car but

wants me to leave it in my name for plates and registration, because they say they can't get their license transferred to Ohio because of out standing fines. He said there is no child support violations ( I know Ohio takes them for this) it's because of other debts.I'm just curious to see if Ohio really does this. I am NOT going to deal with him, but I would like to know if he is lying to me.

[madinmaryland]

6. If he wants to buy the car, then he MUST also register the car in HIS name.

His DL is irrelevant to the whole deal. If he cannot take full possession of the vehicle, then WALK away.

He may or may not be lying, but it way too much of a risk to take.

[Curmudgeoness]

7. I'm glad that you want to avoid this situation, a smart move,

but whether or not he has a driver's license in Ohio has no bearing on whether he can buy a car and have the name transferred over to him. It may be possible that he can't get the driver's license transferred, it may depend on the violation. However, I live on the Ohio/PA border, and there would be no problem with my buying a car in Ohio, can getting the registration in my name. Of course for me, I would then transfer the car to PA registration, but that would not stop the transfer at the time of sale. So, this person is trying to stick you with some major problems---insurance problems (you are responsible), parking fines, traffic light and speeding cameras.

[LostinVA]

10. Oh, I would soooo not do that

YOU will get in so much trouble if he does certain things in your car, like get parking tickets, red-light camera tickets, etc. And, usually the only "fees" that stop getting a registration and plates are court judgments and DMV fines, which means you don't want him driving your car. He probably can't even get insurance if it's the latter.

Seriously, don't do it.

[flvegan]

11. Your name and registration? You gotta insure it too.

Bad mojo all over this idea.

[petronius]

2. Sounds like a bad idea. If the car is still registered to you, any parking

or camera tickets will come to you, and you'll be stuck with a lot of potential responsibility. If they want the car from you, make it clean and complete or no deal...

[LiberalAndProud]

3. If they're askng you to keep the car in your name, they are tryng to sidestep the law.

Always. Don't do this. It always ends badly.

[quakerboy]

5. Agree with the others

This is a very bad idea. Don't do it. Its either their car or it ain't, and whatever they have done or plan to do, you don't want to be in the middle of it.

[Kali]

8. I don't know about Ohio, but

in AZ you can own and register a vehicle (title and registration) without having an AZ drivers license or any drivers license for that matter - it could be a collector or a disabled person who hires a driver or a parent who owns a car a kid drives etc etc etc.

I wouldn't do it if I were you. Sign the title over to him and have it notarized, then send in the registration saying it was sold.

I believe you could even sign and notarize the title without naming the buyer - I have done that before so it would be handy to give to a buyer without going through a bunch of hassle getting things signed at the time of sale.

Just make sure you have some official proof the car is no longer in your name and no longer your responsibility.

[newcriminal]

9. I agree with everyone else about not getting into any of this mess with your relative.

I can tell you that you can not get a driver's license in another state with unpaid fines on your driver's license in another state. I can also tell you that if he/she has unpaid fines on his/her driver's license his/her driver's license is suspended in that state as well. So they might be telling you the truth, but not the whole truth.

[LiberalAndProud]

12. I found this online. May not be a lie. But it's still suspicious.

http://publicsafety.ohio.gov/links/bmv2401.pdf
NONRESIDENT VIOLATOR COMPACT
A nonresident violator compact suspension results when an out-of-state
court informs the Ohio BMV that there is an outstanding traffi c ticket
against you. You must meet the following requirements:
1. Pay any fi nes or costs from the out-of-state court.
2. Have the out-of-state court send a release to the Ohio Bureau of
Motor Vehicles.
3. Pay a $40 reinstatement fee if you do not comply within specifi ed
period.
The fee may be waived if the out-of state court requirements were
satisfi ed prior to the beginning date of suspension.
You have the opportunity for a hearing. You may submit a request in
writing to the BMV within 30 days of the date of the suspension notice.
The scope of this hearing is to give evidence, oral or written, to indicate
why your driver license should not be suspended under the Ohio Revised
Code, Section 4510.71.
Mail requirements to: Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Attn: RE FEE, PO
BOX 16520, Columbus, OH 43216-6520.

[Jamastiene]

13. Run away from that deal as fast as you can.

Sounds like trouble.