Ohio Dealer Reassignment Form and Power of Attorney
Title Application and Power of Attorney
When you
purchase a vehicle, take a trade in, or sell a vehicle you
will need to apply for a title. If you purchase a vehicle or
take a trade in you will apply for a title for resale in
your dealership name. If you sell a vehicle you will be
required to apply for a title in your customer’s name with
the new title being mailed directly to your customer. R.C.
1337.06
Your customer will need to give you
permission to apply for the title by signing a notarized
Power of Attorney or signing a notarized Dealer
Assignment form BMV 3772 that includes Power of Attorney.
Power of Attorney is a written document that is used
when one person assigns another person the ability to act on
their behalf. When you are applying for title for a vehicle
you have sold your customer must sign a notarized Power of
Attorney or Dealer Assignment granting your permission to
act for them when ordering a new title.
In order to
apply for a new title you will need to complete a title
application on the back of the old title, or complete a
notarized Dealer Assignment form BMV 3772, which is
basically a dealer title application. If you are applying
for a title simply by using the title application on the
back of the title you will always need a separate notarized
Power of Attorney. When transferring an out of state title
to an Ohio title be prepared to use the
Dealer Assignment
form as many states do not have a title application on the
back of their titles. You will need an Out of State
Inspection on out of state titles as well. Out of State
Inspections will be covered later in the manual.
You
will complete a notarized Power of Attorney on every
transaction whether it is a separate Power of Attorney form
or the Power of Attorney is
included on the Dealer
Assignment form BMV 3772.
When completing a power of
attorney be sure the customer enters their name and contact
information along with the make, model, & VIN of the
vehicle. The customer must then sign the power of attorney
and include
their social security number.
IF THE TITLE YOU ARE USING HAS A TITLE APPLICATION ON
THE
BACK AND YOU ARE USING IT TO APPLY FOR A NEW TITLE
YOU
MUST ALSO USE A SEPARATE NOTARIZED POWER OF ATTORNEY.
It is recommended that you use the Dealer Assignment form
BMV 3772 on every transaction. Some Clerk of Courts may ask
you to use a Dealer Assignment form BMV 3772 AND a separate
Power of Attorney on every transaction. Be sure to contact
the Clerk of Courts your county lies in to
ensure what
documents they require on motor vehicle transactions.
You can download an Application for Dealer Assignment
at
https://autodealers.ohio.gov/dealers-forms.aspx#gsc.tab=0
You can download a Power of Attorney Form
at
https://autodealers.ohio.gov/dealers-forms.aspx#gsc.tab=0
THE DEALER MAY NEVER USE A POWER OF ATTORNEY TO SIGN
FOR A CUSTOMER ON AN ODOMETER DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.
Any licensed motor vehicle dealers or agents who make
false statements on the power of attorney may be found
guilty of falsification, or falsification
in a theft
offense. This is could happen to a dealer when your agent is
using a Power of Attorney to apply for a title.